From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 30 16:59:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 708FD1065676 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:59:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 292428FC16 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:59:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBUGxjA2071870; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:59:45 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id nBUGxjEp071867; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:59:45 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:59:45 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: x z In-Reply-To: <41b66750912300544s489e6796g347284ce7ed204d0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <41b66750912260753v2ac9366dm2c1ebf15a127d686@mail.gmail.com> <41b66750912270539i3e71a069xa0524106e913c98b@mail.gmail.com> <41b66750912300544s489e6796g347284ce7ed204d0@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:59:45 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Matrox [was Re: downgrade xorg to 7.1] X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:59:46 -0000 On Wed, 30 Dec 2009, x z wrote: > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Warren Block wrote: > >> On Sun, 27 Dec 2009, x z wrote: >> >>> >>>> Thank you! I got it,but is there any way to get my card worked with >>> property >>> driver, while I think it is very difficult that downgrading Xorg from the >>> current 7.4 to 6.9 as there are big changes between xorg 6 and xorg 7? >>> >> >> I got motivated and set up an old system with 8.0 and current ports. The >> patched 1.9.100 mga driver works, at least with one monitor. >> >> Are you trying to use dual monitors with the G550, or is one monitor >> enough? >> >> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA >> > Thanks. I used the DVI head of G550 which can't get more than 800x600 res. > My system is on 8 stable with xf86-video-mga-1.4.10,2. I just want the res > can be 1024x768,that is what I want. Does the patched 1.9.100 mga driver met > my quest? It might, but my G450 cards don't have DVI to test. I have the patches, the port, and instructions here: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/mgapatch/xorg-patch.txt -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA