From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jul 15 5:27: 1 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.gmx.net (pop.gmx.net [194.221.183.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DFD6637B406 for ; Sun, 15 Jul 2001 05:26:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from AVWallpapers@gmx.net) Received: (qmail 30481 invoked by uid 0); 15 Jul 2001 12:26:39 -0000 Received: from pd9013528.dip.t-dialin.net (HELO mangler2001) (217.1.53.40) by mail.gmx.net (mp007-rz3) with SMTP; 15 Jul 2001 12:26:39 -0000 Message-ID: <000f01c10d29$51251710$283501d9@mangler2001> From: "AVW Productions" To: Subject: Frame Buffer Device under FreeBSD ??? Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 14:18:07 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C10D38.F8270140" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2462.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2462.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C10D38.F8270140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I'm using your FreeBSD4.3 for some time now and i love it. I also wanted to run XFree86 now...Unfortunately i have problems with my = graphic card SiS630. I can run KDE but the desktop is not in the middle of the screen but = half cut away : ( I already tried hundreds of XF86Configs and installed the newest drivers = for my card but it didnt help. I read some articles about my graphic card and XFree86 and found out = that the only way to run=20 XF86 decent is to use a frame buffer device like VESA. Does freebsd 4.3 support this frame buffer device ? If yes how can i install it ? In order to configure this frame buffer device i also read that the = following chnages must be made to lilo.config. i read this on a linux help page: ------------------ The display is driven by a SiS630 graphics controller.=20 There is an X-server which should work with that chip (XF86_SVGA). = However, all trials with different modelines weren=B4t successful. So I = fear that an accelerated driver is not applicable and one must use the = framebuffer device. There is a kernel framebuffer module (sisfb) which should drive the = SiS630 but is an experimental state. On my machine, it definetely does = not work. The computer hangs in any way I tried this driver. Instead, I = use the VESA framebuffer, vesafb. This driver must be compiled into the = kernel (which is true for the SuSE standard kernels). When compiling the = kernel by yourself, you must enable "prompt for development and/or = incomplete code/drivers" under "code maturity level options". The = framebuffer devices can then be found under "console drivers". In /etc/lilo.conf you must enable an appropriate VGA mode. In this case = it is 1024x768 with a color depth of 64k. So the correct line in = lilo.conf is vga=3D0x317 Now, use sax with the framebuffer X-server:=20 sax -s XF86_FBDev and set all parameters needed by X. Especially in the card-section you = have to choose the framebuffer driver. The /etc/XF86Config on my site = may give you a hint how the result can look like. The version number of = the installed X window system is XFree86 4.0.2 ------------------------ is there any chnace to make these chnages to freebsd too to get the = frame buffer device working ? I really hope you can help me because KDE looks very nice and = comfortable and i would like to use it. Best regards Andreas ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C10D38.F8270140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,
 
 
I'm using your FreeBSD4.3 for some time = now and i=20 love it.
 
I also wanted to run XFree86 = now...Unfortunately i=20 have problems with my graphic card SiS630.
I can run KDE but the desktop is not in = the middle=20 of the screen but half cut away : (
 
I already tried hundreds of XF86Configs = and=20 installed the newest drivers for my card but it didnt help.
 
I read some articles about my = graphic card and=20 XFree86 and found out that the only way to run
XF86 decent is to use a frame buffer = device like=20 VESA.
 
Does freebsd 4.3 support this frame = buffer device=20 ?
 
If yes how can i install it = ?
 
In order to configure this frame buffer = device i=20 also read that the following chnages must be made to = lilo.config.
i read this on a linux help = page:
------------------

The display is driven by a SiS630 graphics controller.

There is an X-server which should work with that chip (XF86_SVGA). = However,=20 all trials with different modelines weren=B4t successful. So I fear that = an=20 accelerated driver is not applicable and one must use the framebuffer=20 device.

There is a kernel framebuffer module (sisfb) which should drive the = SiS630=20 but is an experimental state. On my machine, it definetely does not = work. The=20 computer hangs in any way I tried this driver. Instead, I use the VESA=20 framebuffer, vesafb. This driver must be compiled into the kernel (which = is true=20 for the SuSE standard kernels). When compiling the kernel by yourself, = you must=20 enable =84prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers=93 under = =84code=20 maturity level options=93. The framebuffer devices can then be found = under=20 =84console drivers=93.

In /etc/lilo.conf you must enable an appropriate VGA mode. In this = case it is=20 1024x768 with a color depth of 64k. So the correct line in lilo.conf = is

vga=3D0x317

Now, use sax with the framebuffer X-server:

sax -s XF86_FBDev

and set all parameters needed by X. Especially in the card-section = you have=20 to choose the framebuffer driver. The /etc/XF86Config= on=20 my site may give you a hint how the result can look like. The version = number of=20 the installed X window system is XFree86 4.0.2

------------------------
 
 
is there any chnace to make these = chnages to=20 freebsd too to get the frame buffer device working ?
 
 
I really hope you can help me because KDE looks very nice and = comfortable=20 and i would like to use it.
 

Best regards Andreas
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