From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Sep 6 19:21:14 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 943AF37B400 for ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:21:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from magnesium.net (toxic.magnesium.net [207.154.84.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 23E0A43E65 for ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:21:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from unfurl@dub.net) Received: (qmail 3932 invoked by uid 1001); 7 Sep 2002 02:21:09 -0000 Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:21:09 -0700 From: Bill Swingle To: Bob Johnson Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ATI 3D Rage Mobility-M1 on a Sony FXA59 Message-ID: <20020907022109.GA3521@dub.net> References: <20020906231856.GA89224@dub.net> <200209062208.15164.bob89@bobj.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="82I3+IH0IqGh5yIs" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200209062208.15164.bob89@bobj.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD toxic.magnesium.net 4.6-STABLE FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org --82I3+IH0IqGh5yIs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 10:08:14PM -0400, Bob Johnson wrote: > On Friday 06 September 2002 07:18 pm, Bill Swingle appears to have=20 > written: > > I recently got a new laptop, issued from my employer. It's a Sony > > PCG-FXA59. Quite a nice and fast laptop, except for the problems I've > > had with X over the past two days. > > > > Basicly, I can't get any usable X session to start up. The best I can > > manage when running 'X' is a screen with a tiny white window in the > > upper left hand corner and a background that looks like it's trying > > to be the standard graphic-less X background, only instead of tiny > > black/white checked squares, they're thin vertical rectangles. (if > > that makes any sense) > > > > I've searched google and both the freebsd and xfree86 mail archives > > for info on this particular model without any luck. There is a > > scattering of info on other laptops with ATI Mobility chips and 15" > > SXGA screens rated at 1400x1050 and I've tried out their Modeline, > > HorizSync and VertRefresh settings with very little change. > > >=20 > Possibilities: >=20 > 1) Go to http://www.afn.org/~afn01750/inspiron.html and try the=20 > XF86Config linked there, or at least the modelines. =20 I actually found this page earlier in the day and tried both config's there. No go :( > 2) Upgrade to XF86 4, which doesn't need modelines for standard=20 > scan rates and is working fine with my Inspiron at 1400 x 1050 (and=20 > all the others). The XF86Config that I use now is also linked on the=20 > page above. I'm already running XF86 4.2.0 and it's pretty much the same deal with or without modelines. > 3) In difficult cases, I've found that it is a good idea to first try to= =20 > get X working at 640x480, 256 colors. Once that is working, then=20 > manually edit XF86Config to add higher resolutions and depths. I=20 > strongly recommend this approach if the first two ideas don't help. If I add "640x480" the to the Display section I just get a lower resolution version of what I was getting before. :( -Bill --=20 -=3D| Bill Swingle - -=3D| Every message PGP signed -=3D| Fingerprint: C1E3 49D1 EFC9 3EE0 EA6E 6414 5200 1C95 8E09 0223 -=3D| "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers" Pablo Picasso= =20 --82I3+IH0IqGh5yIs Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE9eWKVUgAclY4JAiMRApbuAJ9W+BG2UI16y5AHlSbVYb0M2CcDZACfcu7U /WKq63XYIokT/lqnHJxMxko= =KOEX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --82I3+IH0IqGh5yIs-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message