Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 10:40:11 +0100 From: Robert Slade <bsd@bathnetworks.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.4 & Xwindows Message-ID: <1117964411.30051.14.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20050605020444.GB70563@keyslapper.net> References: <1117908387.25428.6.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> <20050605020143.GA70563@keyslapper.net> <20050605020444.GB70563@keyslapper.net>
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On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 03:04, Louis LeBlanc wrote: > On 06/04/05 10:01 PM, Louis LeBlanc sat at the `puter and typed: > > On 06/04/05 07:06 PM, Robert Slade sat at the `puter and typed: > > > Hiya, > > > > > > I've been trying to figure this out. I've tried googling for an answer > > > but only got confused. > > > > > > I have a P4 machine with an ATI Radeon 9200 with 128Mbyte of memory > > > built into the motherboard. I have not been able to get Xwindows to run > > > at any greater resolution than basic VGA. All I seam to get is no driver > > > or no screen defined. > > > > > > > > > Goggle troughs up some info but for linux. Can anybody help please. > > > > You might find some useful info in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.ati > > > > One notable paragraph from this doc: > > > > The newer Rage 128 and Radeon chips are not yet supported by this > > driver. Rage 128's and Radeon's are, however, supported by separate > > drivers, and owners of such adapters should consult the documentation > > provided with these drivers. This driver will also invoke the > > appropriate driver if it finds Rage 128 and/or Radeon adapter(s) in > > the system. > > > > Good luck > > BTW, as mentioned by another poster, you probably need the RADEON > driver. Check the manpage (RADEON(4x)) - it does mention several 9200 > models. > > Lou Lou, Thanks, Please see my previous post. I suspect that the card is one of the later non supported chip sets. It looks like it uses 2 busids one for the main card and the 2nd for the some of the memory - probably a fudge to get the memory up to 128Meg. I this that this is confusing the RADEON driver. I can't afford the time to mess about with it any further time for a new card I think. Rob
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