From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 24 17:27:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EB8E16A4CE for ; Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:27:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A131E43D3F for ; Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:27:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fj@panix.com) Received: from panix5.panix.com (panix5.panix.com [166.84.1.5]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A12F981E9; Fri, 24 Sep 2004 13:27:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from fj@localhost) by panix5.panix.com (8.11.6p2-a/8.8.8/PanixN1.1) id i8OHRS203956; Fri, 24 Sep 2004 13:27:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 13:27:28 -0400 From: Joe Altman To: doug@safeport.com Message-ID: <20040924172728.GA26987@panix.com> Mail-Followup-To: Joe Altman , doug@safeport.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <20040923123835.H11866@pemaquid.safeport.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040923123835.H11866@pemaquid.safeport.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xorg and ATI Rage-Mobility X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:27:30 -0000 On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 02:22:53PM -0400, doug@safeport.com wrote: > > I have tried the default xorg.conf (from Xorg -configure), one that I edited, > All do the same thing - give a black screen, Me, too. > Xorg.0.log has no error messages. Me, too. > vendor = 'ATI Technologies' > device = '01541014 Rage P/M Mobility AGP 2x' The P/M Mobility AGP 2x matches what the laptop I have uses: an IBM A20m. What I see from ps ux is that both my X session and window manager start, but (as you point out) the screen goes black. It's almost as if xset comes on and blanks the screen, immediately pursuant to the invocation of X, for this particular chip. > Thanks for any ideas I've no ideas. I've pondered and used google and the search function for the lists; no joy. I do note that there is a recommendation to use the gatos bits (gatos.sourceforge.net) if one wishes to use the multimedia capabilities of this chip; this occurs during the compile of Xorg and/or in the Xorg log. It doesn't seem to me that the multimedia capabilities of the card are relevant to the basic use of X for a windowing system. -- One million points of light shining on the new world-order model for fascism and tyranny. Get in line.