Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 09:36:41 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SVGA X Server and S3 ViRGE/DX Message-ID: <19990104093641.B14927@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901041841480.12809-100000@corp.au.triax.com>; from Jim Mock on Mon, Jan 04, 1999 at 06:46:44PM %2B1100 References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901041841480.12809-100000@corp.au.triax.com>
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On Mon, Jan 04, 1999 at 06:46:44PM +1100, Jim Mock wrote:
> I just installed a 4meg S3 ViRGE/DX card earlier today, and
> occasionally (it's happened 3 times so far) the monitor flashes to
> black and then right back into WindowMaker after a second or two.
>
> The card I used to have was a 1meg Diamond which ran the S3 server..
> I never had it happen previously. I have the monitor specs the same
> as they were with the Diamond.. the only thing that's changed in my X
> settings is the card and the resolution. I have it running at
> 1024x768 @ 16bpp instead of 800x600. The monitor isn't clicking or
> making any unusual sounds or anything, and it seems to be kind of
> random as far as when it happens.
>
> Has anyone seen this before? What could be causing it to randomly
> flash out like that?
I have the same symptoms on my Matrox Milennium 2. It has something to
do with the drivers from xfree86.org But actually on that machine there
are similar symptoms in M$ NT, so I guess it has something to do with
drivers or AGP.
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