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Subject: Re: Signal over range, WAS: X -configure fails: Number of created
 screens does not match number of detected devices. Configuration failed.
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On Tue, 22 Dec 2009, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
> Warren, thank you, but this doesn't help. I've added:
>
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier   "Monitor0"
> 	HorizSync	30-50
> 	VertRefresh	60
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier  "Card0"
> 	Driver      "mach64"
> 	BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
> EndSection

Hmm.  Some web searching says non-Intel platforms might need a different 
reference clock:

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml#doc_chap4_sect1

> (EE) [drm] drmOpen failed.
> (EE) MACH64(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit Failed
>
> should I add device drm to the kernel?

It seems unlikely that you'll get DRM on that card anyway.

> Just to remind, this is sparc64.
>
>> Incidentally, Radeon 7000 cards are available in standard PCI for $20 or
>> so.  Not a great card, but quite an upgrade over a Mach64, and supported
>> by a current driver.
>
> wow.. you mean on sparc64? I didn't know.
> If it'll work on sparc, this would be great. There
> are many more radeon 7000 on offer than pgx64.

No experience on my part, but...  The card BIOS may not work (as above 
with the reference clock), but if the system can do without and the PCI 
bus is standard...

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA