Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 01:21:11 +0200 From: "zerohero" <zerohero@dreadnaught.net> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Graphical Problems with X Message-ID: <004001bfd8b2$bff5d280$5216fed4@zerohero>
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Sorry, this is the third time i've submitted this message but I still haven't gotten any successful help (but thanks to the three who tried). I really want to get X up and running and i've been devoting way too much spare time trying to get it to work... I should also add that my mouse doesn't work when I use the graphical installer (but i did get the mouse daemon to work. i have a cheap crap logitech two-button, but i really don't like to use the mouse that much anyways except in games and on web sites).
I just installed FreeBSD 3.3 on the slave HD in my gaming box (running windows 98, the original not SE) and I'm having trouble getting X to run. I installed X using x86config from sysinstall and had to configure my video card, a Guillemot 3D Prophet SDR (nVidia Geforce chip), manually as best I could. I selected the XF86_SVGA server, ignored the chipset, and specified that I had 32768 kb of RAM. I configured my monitor correctly based on the manual, so this shouldn't be the problem. When I boot into X, I get nothing but garbled blocks of color and the odd greyish scrambled line, and ctrl+alt+backspace doesn't work. ctrl+alt+del works after I've been at the screen for about 30 seconds. I'm thinking this is a result of misconfiguring my video card... what should I do?
Here is a little info about my system (all that should be necessary I hope):
ADI Microscan 6P monitor - I don't think this is a problem
MSI 6167 Motherboard, BIOS v1.3
AMD Athlon 600 mhz CPU overclocked to 700 mhz (with a very nice peltier cool system -- never presented any problems)
256 MB PC133 SDRAM
Guillemot 3D Prophet SDR Video Card
I've checked all the FAQ's, a couple books (The Complete FreeBSD and UNIX Power Tools), and posted to several forums with no luck. I've also tried running XF86Setup without any luck - I got the same problem except when I booted into windows my resolution had been decreased to 640x480 and my refresh rate seemed pretty low. Anyways, I'd appreciate it if you guys could help me out in any way. I'm still really new to UNIX, although I've done plenty of reading and used Linux a bit -- I just figured out vi last night, although I'd used emacs before and intent to use it with FreeBSD -- so a point to some good newsgroups and other resources would be nice too.
Thanks,
Scott Brackett
zerohero@dreadnaught.net
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Sorry, this is the third time i've submitted
this message but I still haven't gotten any successful help (but thanks to the
three who tried). I really want to get X up and running and i've been
devoting way too much spare time trying to get it to work... I should also add
that my mouse doesn't work when I use the graphical installer (but i did get the
mouse daemon to work. i have a cheap crap logitech two-button, but i
really don't like to use the mouse that much anyways except in games and on web
sites). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> I just installed FreeBSD 3.3
on the slave HD in my gaming box (running windows 98, the original not SE) and
I'm having trouble getting X to run. I installed X using x86config from
sysinstall and had to configure my video card, a Guillemot 3D Prophet SDR
(nVidia Geforce chip), manually as best I could. I selected the XF86_SVGA
server, ignored the chipset, and specified that I had 32768 kb of RAM. I
configured my monitor correctly based on the manual, so this shouldn't be the
problem. When I boot into X, I get nothing but garbled blocks of color and
the odd greyish scrambled line, and ctrl+alt+backspace doesn't work.
ctrl+alt+del works after I've been at the screen for about 30 seconds. I'm
thinking this is a result of misconfiguring my video card... what should I
do?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Here is a little info about my system (all that
should be necessary I hope):</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> ADI Microscan 6P monitor - I
don't think this is a problem</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> MSI 6167 Motherboard, BIOS
v1.3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> AMD Athlon 600 mhz CPU
overclocked to 700 mhz (with a very nice peltier cool system -- never presented
any problems)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> 256 MB PC133
SDRAM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> Guillemot 3D Prophet SDR
Video Card</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I've checked all the FAQ's, a couple books (The Complete
FreeBSD and UNIX Power Tools), and posted to several forums with no luck.
I've also tried running XF86Setup without any luck - I got the same problem
except when I booted into windows my resolution had been decreased to 640x480
and my refresh rate seemed pretty low. Anyways, I'd appreciate it if you
guys could help me out in any way. I'm still really new to UNIX, although
I've done plenty of reading and used Linux a bit -- I just figured out vi last
night, although I'd used emacs before and intent to use it with FreeBSD -- so a
point to some good newsgroups and other resources would be nice too.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Scott Brackett</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="mailto:zerohero@dreadnaught.net">zerohero@dreadnaught.net</A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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