Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:04:56 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Randy Pratt <bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> Cc: x11@freebsd.org, Florent Thoumie <flz@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: x11-drivers/xf86-video-mga: current issues Message-ID: <20071213105120.U6078@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20071213092859.28f17904.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> References: <a01628140712120517k667af97clddb475aca3b644d8@mail.gmail.com> <20071213092859.28f17904.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com>
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On Thu, 13 Dec 2007, Randy Pratt wrote: > On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:17:22 +0000 > "Florent Thoumie" <flz@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > >> Can I have confirmation from a couple people that the patch from >> ports/117726 actually solves most (if not all) problems with the mga >> driver? > > I've been using the xf86-video-mga-1.4.7,1 from that PR for awhile > now and it performs like previous versions. I can't use the version > presently in the tree for reasons discussed on this mailing list: > > http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20071103180058.1c1bd333.bsd-unix > http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20071103114415.7d910c32.bsd-unix > > I did try to fuss with the xf86-video-mga-1.9.100 using xrandr and such > and did manage to get a resolution my eyes could live with but mplayer > would only display a blue screen in its window. This version certainly > didn't work out-of-the-box for me. > > I'm in favor of the patched version from ports/117726 but there was > some discussion of having both versions in the tree since the newer > version seemed to have solved some dual-head issues for others. > They'll have to speak up regarding those though since I can't readily > find the list references. Last I tried 1.4.7, dualhead did not work at all. Single monitor setups were okay. Has anyone who had problems with 1.9.100 contacted Tilman Sauerbeck or put a bug report on bugs.freedesktop.org? It would be nice to see this problem fixed so we could all be running the same version. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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