From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 5 09:34:03 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F01E516A41C for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 09:34:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29FFD43D49 for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 09:34:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 30386 invoked by uid 510); 5 Jun 2005 10:40:13 +0100 Received: from 84.92.24.252 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.85/888. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-1.8/5.0):. Processed in 1.771036 secs); 05 Jun 2005 09:40:13 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.8 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-1.8/5.0):. Processed in 1.771036 secs Process 30379) Received: from mail.bathnetworks.com (HELO ?84.92.24.252?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@84.92.24.252) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 5 Jun 2005 10:40:11 +0100 From: Robert Slade To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" In-Reply-To: <20050605020444.GB70563@keyslapper.net> References: <1117908387.25428.6.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> <20050605020143.GA70563@keyslapper.net> <20050605020444.GB70563@keyslapper.net> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1117964411.30051.14.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 10:40:11 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.4 & Xwindows X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 09:34:04 -0000 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