From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 4 04:32:03 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id EAA08085 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 04:32:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp1.vnet.net (smtp1.vnet.net [166.82.1.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA08073 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 04:32:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rivers@dignus.com) Received: from dignus.com (ponds.vnet.net [166.82.177.48]) by smtp1.vnet.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id HAA22913; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 07:31:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from lakes.dignus.com (lakes.dignus.com [10.0.0.3]) by dignus.com (8.9.1/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA02844; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 08:13:45 -0500 (EST) Received: (from rivers@localhost) by lakes.dignus.com (8.9.1/8.6.9) id HAA02028; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 07:32:41 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 07:32:41 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers Message-Id: <199901041232.HAA02028@lakes.dignus.com> To: flygt@sr.se, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SVGA X Server and S3 ViRGE/DX In-Reply-To: <19990104093641.B14927@sr.se> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Gunnar Flygt 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