Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 07:32:41 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: flygt@sr.se, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SVGA X Server and S3 ViRGE/DX Message-ID: <199901041232.HAA02028@lakes.dignus.com> In-Reply-To: <19990104093641.B14927@sr.se>
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Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> writes: > > 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. > > -- > __o > regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ Just F.Y.I. - I have a Matrox Millenium 2 card. I've never seen this particular problem. Could it be a bad card, and/or a bad cable? Also, since you have the problem with NT - that points toward a hardware problem. - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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