From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 26 20:44:57 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D40C9106567E for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:44:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gizmo.2hip.net (gizmo.2hip.net [64.74.207.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AC4F8FC1D for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:44:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [192.168.166.46] ([68.0.14.34]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n0QKiD5h039173 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:44:13 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: Warren Block In-Reply-To: References: <+$PUWxC8yOfJFwC1@lap.knigma.org> <1232939280.1973.7.camel@wombat.2hip.net> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-zTjFGWRZJZaBjqCtySeN" Organization: FreeBSD Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:44:49 -0500 Message-Id: <1233002689.88679.24.camel@squirrel.corp.cox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.24.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gizmo.2hip.net Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg 7.4 breaks mga with G450 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:44:59 -0000 --=-zTjFGWRZJZaBjqCtySeN Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 10:04 -0700, Warren Block wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jan 2009, Robert Noland wrote: >=20 > > On Sun, 2009-01-25 at 22:50 +0000, Mark Knight wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've been using the same PC with a Matrox G450 on AGP with a trusty ol= d > >> iiyama CRT monitor (Vision Master pro 410) for years. System is runni= ng > >> FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p1 > >> > >> Having just upgraded to Xorg 7.4 from 7.3 and following the instructio= ns > >> in UPDATING I cannot get a stable picture. > >> > >> Using my stock xorg.conf (see below), or a brand new config version > >> created by "Xorg -configure" I get an extremely noisy (but stable) ima= ge > >> if I lower resultion from my normal 1280x1024 to 1027x768. At the > >> standard resolution the monitor is unable to sync. > >> > >> http://www.knigma.org.uk/scratch/Xorg.0.log > >> http://www.knigma.org.uk/scratch/xorg.conf > >> > >> I've tried with and without DDC and with and without > >> HorizSync/VertRefresh and with and without SyncOnGreen (my monitor has > >> always product a slightly sharper picture with the latter). > >> > >> Any ideas? > > > > I think your on the right track... It sounds like the mode calculation > > is off... I won't have access to mga hardware before next weekend, but > > even then mine is connected to a panel. >=20 > My G450 does the same (sync problem/noisy picture) on an LCD.=20 > mga-1.4.9 does it too, so I'd suspect a change in xorg-server. I just discovered an issue... Can you forcibly rebuild the 1.4.9 driver against the new server and see if that works? robert. > Resolutions other than 1024x768 come up as 1024x768 anyway. That could=20 > be the monitor trying to be smart. Sample log and xorg.conf at: >=20 > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/mga >=20 > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA --=-zTjFGWRZJZaBjqCtySeN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkl+IMEACgkQM4TrQ4qfROMPewCeNSslLWW/aiVQIdkj5jM4LBXC kXYAnRJzUkIh40kBcwvVNKfhrOf8SorQ =+VgL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-zTjFGWRZJZaBjqCtySeN--