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Date:      Sun, 23 Jun 2002 11:01:55 +0100
From:      Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com>
To:        Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, XFree86 FreeBSD LIST <FreeBsd-XFree86@Lists.CSociety.Org>, XFree86 LIST <Newbie@XFree86.Org>
Subject:   Re: I x-have x-amazing x-news!
Message-ID:  <20020623110155.E359@fishballoon.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020622214152.U561-100000@66-75-1-142.san.rr.com>; from Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com on Sat, Jun 22, 2002 at 09:47:38PM -0700
References:  <20020622214152.U561-100000@66-75-1-142.san.rr.com>
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On Sat, Jun 22, 2002 at 09:47:38PM -0700, Peter Leftwich wrote:
> Remembering reading something about just settling for UNaccelerated XFree86
> use, I recently edited the ~/XF86Config.new file created by `XFree86
> -configure` and changed the line saying "ati" (driver) to "svga" (having
> long-given-up on the r128 driver and replacement r128 driver I downloaded
> from sourceforge.net)  That produced an error in my /var/log/XFree86.0.log
> file about a "Fatal error ... no screens found" or something.
> 
> Well the x-AMAZING NEWS is that I remembered to check the contents of the
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ directory and, noticing no svga driver, in
> seeing the vga driver ... [catches his excited breath] changed the line in
> my XF86Config.new file from svga to vga and ran X!  Well it worked, but a
> hugely-dotted background and a huge X (movable) cursor is all I get.
> What's the next step, that is, to get a normal 1024x768 resolution and
> functional desktop manager?  :)  Yeay!

I don't think you can do this with the VGA driver.  According to vga(4) it
won't use more than 256K of video memory, which won't get you much of a
display... 1024x768x8 requires 1MB, as I recall.

What was the problem with your r128 (sorry if I missed the thread earlier)?
I've attached my XF86Config that works beautifully for my 8MB Rage 128
RL... this was mostly autogenerated; I think the only thing I had to do was
reorder the resolutions so it comes up in 1600x1200x24 by default.

HTH,

	Scott

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Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "xie"
	Load  "pex5"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "dri"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "record"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "keyboard"
	Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option      "XkbLayout" "gb"
	Option	    "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option      "Protocol" "Auto"
	Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
	Option      "Emulate3Buttons"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "MAX"
	ModelName    "106080"
	HorizSync    30.0 - 110.0
	VertRefresh  50.0 - 160.0
	Option      "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Card0"
	Driver      "ati"
	VendorName  "ATI"
	BoardName   "Rage 128 RL"
	BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     1
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     4
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     8
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     15
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     16
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection


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