Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 01:04:50 -0500 (EST) From: Tim Kellers <timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com> To: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: heinous X and this blasted laptop Message-ID: <20020201010408.K36119-100000@serv1.wallnet.com> In-Reply-To: <20020201060123.GA4840@moo.holy.cow>
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Thanks, parv, I'll give it a shot. (I'm flat-out of other ideas) Tim On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, parv wrote: > in message <20020131234721.T34511-200000@serv1.wallnet.com>, > wrote Tim Kellers thusly... > > > > Man, do I miss the VGA XF86Setup utility, but, now, I'm not sure > > even it would help. I built XFree86 from ports, and I assumed > > --I'm quite sure-- it is the 3.x flavor, not 4.x. > ... > > Anyway, X is still kicking my butt. Relevant hardware details are: > > > > Dell Inspiron C600 laptop FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE (built from sources, > > fresh, after an initial minimimal > ... > > (--) SVGA: PCI: ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF rev 2, Memory @ 0xf8000000, MMIO @ 0xfdffc000, I/O @ 0xec00 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ... > > > i am using XFree86 4.1.x on dell inspiron 5000e; X id's the ati chip > as... > > (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF rev 2, Mem @ 0xf8000000/26, 0xf4100000/14, I/O @ 0x2000/8 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > ...and uses r128 driver. i have to upgrade from 3.3.x to 4.x as at the > time there was no support for this chip in v3.3.x. > > so, if you try XF86 v4.x, then perhaps this XF86Config may be > helpful... > > http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/unix/cf/x/XF86Config > > ...mind you that there are some options in XF86Config which may not > be compatible between v3.3.x and v4.1.x. > > - parv > > > -- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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