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Date:      Sun, 14 May 2000 10:49:25 +0000
From:      Kevin <kweiss@jump.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Graphical Problems with X
Message-ID:  <00036791ec73a1da_mailit@smtp.jump.net>
In-Reply-To: <000701bfbe84$d0f8f3c0$1616fed4@zerohero>
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>Hi,
>    I just installed FreeBSD 3.3 on the slave HD in my gaming box (running 
>windows 98, the original not "special edition") and I'm having trouble 
>getting X to run.  I installed X using x86config from sysinstall and had to 
>configure my video card, a Guillemot 3D Prophet SDR (nVidia Geforce chip), 
>manually as best I could.  I selected the XF86_SVGA server, ignored the 
>chipset, and specified that I had 32768 kb of RAM.  I configured my monitor 
>correctly based on the manual, so this shouldn't be the problem.  When I 
boot 
>into X, I get nothing but garbled blocks of color and the odd greyish 
>scrambled line, and ctrl+alt+backspace doesn't work.  ctrl+alt+del works 
>after I've been at the screen for about 30 seconds.  I'm thinking this is a 
>result of misconfiguring my video card... what should I do?
>
>Here is a little info about my system (all that should be necessary I hope):
>    ADI Microscan 6P monitor - I don't think this is a problem
>    MSI 6167 Motherboard, BIOS v1.3
>    AMD Athlon 600 mhz CPU overclocked to 700 mhz (with a very nice peltier 
>cool system -- never presented any problems)
>    256 MB PC133 SDRAM
>    Guillemot 3D Prophet SDR Video Card
>
>I've checked all the FAQ's, a couple books (The Complete FreeBSD and UNIX 
>Power Tools), and posted to several forums with no luck.  I've also tried 
>running XF86Setup without any luck - I got the same problem except when I 
>booted into windows my resolution had been decreased to 640x480 and my 
>refresh rate seemed pretty low.  Anyways, I'd appreciate it if you guys 
could 
>help me out in any way.  I'm still really new to UNIX, although I've done 
>plenty of reading and used Linux a bit -- I just figured out vi last night, 
>although I'd used emacs before and intent to use it with FreeBSD -- so a 
>point to some good newsgroups and other resources would be nice too.  
>
>Thanks,
>Scott Brackett
>zerohero@dreadnaught.net
>  
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I just installed FreeBSD 
>3.3 
>on the slave HD in my gaming box (running windows 98, the original not 
>&quot;special edition&quot;) and I'm having trouble getting X to run.&nbsp; 
I 
>installed X using x86config from sysinstall and had to configure my video 
>card, 
>a Guillemot 3D Prophet SDR (nVidia Geforce chip), manually as best I 
>could.&nbsp; I selected the XF86_SVGA server, ignored the chipset, and 
>specified 
>that I had 32768 kb of RAM.&nbsp; I configured my monitor correctly based on 
>the 
>manual, so this shouldn't be the problem.&nbsp; When I boot into X, I get 
>nothing but garbled blocks of color and the odd greyish scrambled line, and 
>ctrl+alt+backspace doesn't work.&nbsp; ctrl+alt+del works after I've been at 
>the 
>screen for about 30 seconds.&nbsp; I'm thinking this is a result of 
>misconfiguring my video card... what should I do?</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Here is a little info about my system (all 
>that 
>should be necessary I hope):</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ADI Microscan 6P monitor 
-
> I 
>don't think this is a problem</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MSI 6167 Motherboard, 
BIOS 
>v1.3</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AMD Athlon 600 mhz CPU 
>overclocked to 700 mhz (with a very nice peltier cool system -- never 
>presented 
>any problems)</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 256 MB PC133 
>SDRAM</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Guillemot 3D Prophet SDR 
>Video Card</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>I've checked all the FAQ's, a couple books (The Complete 
>FreeBSD and UNIX Power Tools), and posted to several forums with no luck.&
>nbsp; 
>I've also tried running XF86Setup without any luck - I got the same problem 
>except when I booted into windows my resolution had been decreased to 
640x480 
>and my refresh rate seemed pretty low.&nbsp; Anyways, I'd appreciate it if 
>you 
>guys could help me out in any way.&nbsp; I'm still really new to UNIX, 
>although 
>I've done plenty of reading and used Linux a bit -- I just figured out vi 
>last 
>night, although I'd used emacs before and intent to use it with FreeBSD -- 
so 
>a 
>point to some good newsgroups and other resources would be nice too.&nbsp; 
></FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>Scott Brackett</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>zerohero@dreadnaught.net</FONT></DIV>
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