From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 15 18:04:01 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B45016A469 for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:04:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00E9413C45D for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:04:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l9FI42Wj054395; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:04:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l9FI426K054390; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:04:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:04:02 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Gary Kline Message-ID: <20071015180402.GB54185@thought.org> References: <20071015053710.GA48887@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071015053710.GA48887@thought.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: xorg driver bug X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:04:01 -0000 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. -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org