Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 15:55:07 -0500 (EST) From: "Michael C. Newell" <mnewell@lupine.nsi.nasa.gov> To: Jeff Mitchell <skeezix@io.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: X set up Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950302154642.1582c-100000@lupine.nsi.nasa.gov> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.950302143624.21790A-100000@trepan.io.org>
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On Thu, 2 Mar 1995, Jeff Mitchell wrote:
>
> I have a standard boring 640x480 monitor (VGA) (Goldstar, unknown
> specs). I have a vgawonder card - in the past it was no problem to set
> up, just give it a few standard modelines kicking around, and let it go -
> the probe would reveal all. Now, however, the old reliable mode lines
> fail, and all modes are deleted, so the various servers cannot start.
>
> startx (vga2) output follows:
>
> If anyone can let me know of a boring standard modeline that
> would allow SVGA and VGA16 and even Mono to go on a normal VGA monitor, I
> would be very happy..
>
The SVGA server VGA Wonder driver in V3.1 is broken and requires a patch;
as I understand it this has been fixed in V3.1.1. It won't work at all
no matter what your configuration values are set to. I too beat my head
against the wall until some kind soul (I forget his name, but I can look
it up. :{)
The patch to fix this is:
*** 3.1-ati_driver.c Tue Sep 27 09:06:18 1994
--- ati_driver.c Thu Nov 17 11:10:33 1994
***************
*** 1197,1204 ****
/*
* Set up extended register addressing.
*/
- outw(0x03CE, ((ATIExtReg & 0x00FF) << 8) | 0x0050);
- outw(0x03CE, (ATIExtReg & 0x0300) | 0x8051);
ATI_IOPorts[0] = ATIExtReg;
ATI_IOPorts[1] = ATIExtReg + 1;
--- 1197,1202 ----
You need to apply this to the ATI driver in the directory
"/usr/X11R6/lib/Server/drivers/vga256/ati", then rebuild the SVGA
server. After I did that I was able to use the configs from my V2.1
system as well as the configuration program.
Thanks,
Mike
[PS - Flames about this not being the correct forum for XFree questions
will be cheerfully ignored. :{)]
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