Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:04:02 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: xorg driver bug Message-ID: <20071015180402.GB54185@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20071015053710.GA48887@thought.org> References: <20071015053710.GA48887@thought.org>
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On Sun, Oct 14, 2007 at 10:37:10PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote:
> Guys,
>
> Has anybody with any Dell run into this before? I just got a new
> Matrox with 32M of video ram. Run with the "mga" driver, X comes
> up extremely dark. If I change the driver to the "vesa" X comes
> up with normal brightness but the resolution is terrible. At
> most 640x480. tHis could be a hardware bug;I'm hoping it is
> just not having selected the right driver.
>
> Anybody know what to try next?
>
Update, and no-joy: i've added Modes lines, tried different flags.
Still, using the "mga" drivr gives a dark screen; only the "vesa" works.
none of the xorg config toools work. The Matroc Millennium G450
is brand new, so doubt it's the card. The previous card had the
same problem--way to dark--soI got this new card.
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Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix
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