Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 00:29:27 -0400 From: "Ian Molee" <molee@mindspring.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Using XFree 3.3.3.1 with a Matrox Millenium II @ 24+ bpp Message-ID: <000101bed7e8$9c988ba0$1d5556d1@emulsive>
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I currently have an 8MB PCI Matrox Millenium II in my FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE machine, which uses XFree86 3.3.3.1. I should ideally like to run the X server at 1600x1200x24bpp or 1600x1200x32bpp. However, whenever I attempt to start the X server in these modes (or the same color depth at 1280x1024), the display is unaddressable and garbled from about the vertical midpoint down. This is to say that I can see windows just fine in the upper portion of my display, but if I drag it down the screen, it gradually disappears into thin air (as I continue to drag it downward) at a certain vertical point on the display. Accompanying this syndrome are a series of vertical, stippled, multi-colored lines on the display upon startup (rather than the standard moire-inducing "checkerboard" background). I have read the XFree86 readmes for both FreeBSD and MGA users, and haven't found anything that fixes the problem, in spite of having tried the suggested fixes in the README.MGA file, including 'Option "no_accel"' 'Option "nobitblt"'. Here is the section of my XF86Config file that might be of interest: Section "Device" Identifier "Primary Card" VendorName "Unknown" BoardName "Matrox Millennium II 8MB" Chipset "mga2164w" VideoRam 8192 # Option "sw_cursor" # this doesn't fix anything # Option "mga_24bpp_fix" # neither does this EndSection This hardware appears to work properly when using Red Hat Linux 6.0. However, the default XF86Config on this platform is somewhat different (e.g., it supports 1600x1200 @85Hz out of the box, whereas I will either have to tweak my FBSD modelines or [preferably] update my XFree86 installation), so I'm not sure of specifics with respect to this; just that the hardware _will_ work properly. :| Additionally, and not very related to my video card woes: is there some trick to getting the wheel on my IntelliPoint mouse working properly? I am using moused, have XF86Config properly set to use the "SysMouse" protocol, and have "ZAxisMapping Y" set. Alas, though, rolling the mouse wheel doesn't do anything in Emacs or Netscape (two apps where I'd most like to use it). A preemptive "thanks" for any pointers. Trying to phase in FBSD and out NT, Ian Molee To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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