Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:39:54 -0700 From: David Harnick-Shapiro <davidhs@intelenet.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: X configuration, Rage IIc video card, mystery monitor -- added info Message-ID: <200010240039.RAA21362@irv1-mail2.intelenet.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:09:04 -0700. <200010240008.RAA17124@irv1-mail2.intelenet.net>
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Uh, and my first message really should have included
davidhs_dot% X -version
XFree86 Version 3.3.5 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: August 23 1999
Operating System: FreeBSD 3.1-STABLE i386 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
Mach64: accelerated server for ATI Mach64 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0)
davidhs_dot% uname -a
FreeBSD dot.dhs.intelenet.net 3.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE #0: Fri May 12 01:50:54 PDT 2000 root@dot.dhs.intelenet.net:/usr/src/sys/compile/DOT i386
(That "DOT" kernel is just GENERIC with
> device pcm0 at isa? port ? tty irq 10 drq 1 flags 0x0
added, and a few devices (wt0, mcd0, matcd0, scd0) commented out.
/david
On Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:09, David Harnick-Shapiro writes:
> I can't quite get X configured; at best, I get a clear image on the
> left half or so of the screen, and that same image repeated another
> time or two, often less clearly, on the right side. (Does this imply
> a bad horiz sync value?)
>
> The box is an eMachines etower 333k, which means it has an ATI Rage IIc
> video card. SuperProbe (Version 2.20 (17 June 1999)) says:
>
> First video: Super-VGA
> Chipset: ATI 264GT-IIc (3D Rage IIc) (Port Probed)
> Memory: 4096 Kbytes
> RAMDAC: ATI Mach64 integrated 15/16/24/32-bit DAC w/clock
> (with 6-bit wide lookup tables (or in 6-bit mode))
> (programmable for 6/8-bit wide lookup tables)
> Attached graphics coprocessor:
> Chipset: ATI Mach64
> Memory: 4096 Kbytes
>
> The monitor, of course, has no manual, because it's a hand-me-down.
> Front says "Gateway2000" and "Vivitron"; on the back, "Model CPD-GF250T"
> and the fact that it was manufactured in 1997 in Tijuana :-) (In the
> past, when using other equally-undocumented monitors, I've been able to
> figure out the OEM, and get the specs from them, but no go on this one.)
>
> Suggestions?
>
> P.S. For completeness' sake, I'm including a recently-generated
> XF86Config, but it's so bad that I would not encourage anyone to try
> to debug -- just tell me what to tell XF86Setup or xf86config :-}
>
> David H-S
>
>
> # XF86Config auto-generated by XF86Setup
> #
> # Copyright (c) 1996 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
>
> #
> # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
> # copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
> # to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
> # the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
> # and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> # Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
> #
> # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
> # all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> #
> # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
> # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
> # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
> # THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
> # WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
> # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
> # SOFTWARE.
> #
> # Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
> # not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
> # dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
> # XFree86 Project.
> #
>
> # See 'man XF86Config' for info on the format of this file
>
> Section "Files"
> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerFlags"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Keyboard"
> Protocol "Standard"
> AutoRepeat 500 30
> LeftAlt Meta
> RightAlt Meta
> ScrollLock Compose
> RightCtl Control
> XkbKeycodes "xfree86"
> XkbTypes "default"
> XkbCompat "default"
> XkbSymbols "us(pc101)"
> XkbGeometry "pc"
> XkbRules "xfree86"
> XkbModel "pc101"
> XkbLayout "us"
> XkbOptions "ctrl:swapcaps"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Pointer"
> Protocol "PS/2"
> Device "/dev/sysmouse"
> BaudRate 1200
> Emulate3Timeout 50
> Resolution 100
> Emulate3Buttons
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Primary Monitor"
> VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
> HorizSync 31.5-57.0
> VertRefresh 50-90
> Modeline "1024x768" 75.00 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Primary Card"
> VendorName "Unknown"
> BoardName "None"
>
>
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "Accel"
> Device "Primary Card"
> Monitor "Primary Monitor"
> DefaultColorDepth 16
> BlankTime 0
> SuspendTime 0
> OffTime 0
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "SVGA"
> Device "Primary Card"
> Monitor "Primary Monitor"
> DefaultColorDepth 16
> BlankTime 0
> SuspendTime 0
> OffTime 0
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "VGA16"
> Device "Primary Card"
> Monitor "Primary Monitor"
> BlankTime 0
> SuspendTime 0
> OffTime 0
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 4
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "VGA2"
> Device "Primary Card"
> Monitor "Primary Monitor"
BlankTime 0
> SuspendTime 0
> OffTime 0
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 1
> Modes "1024x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
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