Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:23:09 -0800 (AKDT) From: peter stern <pstern@65north.com> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: Kurt Jaeger <lists@c0mplx.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: recovering from the 6.3 xorg mess Message-ID: <20080317211824.H3271@jago.65north.com> In-Reply-To: <20080317224136.8B03A4500F@ptavv.es.net> References: <20080317224136.8B03A4500F@ptavv.es.net>
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On Mon, 17 Mar 2008, Kevin Oberman wrote: >> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:36:23 +0100 >> From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@c0mplx.org> >> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> >> Hi! >> >>> I'd appreciate suggestions on how to get a working xorg from the mess 6.3 >>> shipped with. I've been using FreeBSD since 2.2 and have never had much >>> trouble with it until the 6 branch was released. My hardware is pretty >>> generic Intel brand D865 motherboard, matrox g550 video. I don't customize >>> the kernel. I do clean installs not upgrades. >> >> Basically, the problem is with the matrox board. >> >> Due to the very same reasons I had to upgrade my workstation >> (good excuse 8-) >> >> Matrox provides a mga_hal binary to support the relevant resolution >> and other gimmicks of that board. This binary works with xorg-6.x, >> but not with xorg-7.x, because there were changes in the interfaces >> to the low-level things. >> >> As far as I can see, there is no driver from mga for 7.x available >> as of now. >> >> -- >> pi@opsec.eu +49 171 3101372 12 years to go ! >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > I have run the Matrox G550 under both 6 and 7. I had some problems, but > not too many. I do need to use xrandr to set up the proper resolution, > though. > > #!/bin/sh > # Set 1280x1024 mode on second display > xrandr --addmode VGA2 1280x1024 > # Set 1024x768 mode on second port (Why? Why not.) > xrandr --addmode VGA2 1024x768 > # Set the second port to use 1280x1024 > xrandr --output VGA2 --mode 1280x1024 > > If you have a dual-monitor setup, you need xf86-video-mga-1.9.100. The > version in ports is mga-1.4.7. You will have to pull the old port out of > cvs. The version was rolled back on Jan. 2, 2008 due to problems people > were having with the new code, > > Let me know if you need a copy of my xorg.conf for this beast. The > xrandr setup is a bit different from the old one. > -- > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer > Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) > Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) > E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 > Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 > I was not familiar with using xrandr. I am now able to control the resolution and refresh rate from the command line. xrandr -v however is not reporting all the refresh rates that this monitor is capable of at higher resolutions. Am I going to have to set those manually? This is an ugly way to have to deal with X. So this definitely means the mga driver is broken? I would appreciate a copy of your xorg.conf Thanks for your suggestions. peter
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