Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 17:39:48 -0600 From: Jeffrey Dunitz <orpheus@lemieux.hockey.net> To: Gerry Marcelo <germar@pair.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 crashes after install-newbie needs help Message-ID: <19981224173948.G27377@lemieux.hockey.net> In-Reply-To: <005c01be2f82$34cebad0$47762581@doppelganger>; from Gerry Marcelo on Thu, Dec 24, 1998 at 03:13:05PM -0600 References: <005c01be2f82$34cebad0$47762581@doppelganger>
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On Thu, Dec 24, 1998 at 03:13:05PM -0600, Gerry Marcelo said something like:
> Happy holidays!
> Please help a newbie keep his x-windows installation from crashing...
> Symptoms and known technical information is below.
> Sorry in advance for the length of this message.
I've whacked out several chunks of stuff. I commented some stuff in
your config file, things I think might help.
>
> The OS... FreeBSD 2.2.8 from the CD-ROM
> Attempting to install XFree86, the version that shipped with Walnut Creek's
> CD ROM set.
>
> The machine...
>
> i486 DX50
> 20 megs ram
> SIIG Fast EIDE Controller
> 2 gig EIDE Maxtor Hard drive
> TEAC CD-56 4x CD-ROM ATAPI
That's quite reasonable...
>
> The video card...
> Trident 8900Dz Video Card, with 1meg ram
> This card is in the card database, and that data is used in the setup.
> The documentation for the card has the following information:
These cards used to be popular, so you should be OK there, too.
>
> 460X480 with 16,256, 64K colors
> 768X1024 with 16-I
> 800X600 16,256, 32K
> 1024X 768 16-I/IN, 256-I/IN
> All modes non-interlaced except where indicated by an "I"
>
> The monitor...
> Ambra Monitor BMS 3500 15 UVGA FST Monitor
> This card is not mentioned in any of the databases I have been able to find,
> but I do have the following information:
>
> 640X480 NI 60-70
> 800X600 NI 56hz
> 800X600 NI 72hz
> 1024X768 I 87hz
> 1024X768 NO 60-70hz
>
> The XFree86 configuration file is appended below.
> Sorry for wasting the bandwith sending this big file, but I figured the file
> was important for diagnosing the problem.
>
> SYMPTOM:
> After going through set up (XF86Config), I run "startX" . (No reboot after
> setup)
> Then the following happens very quickly:
> 1. Some text flies up across the screen, mostly a list of modes that end
> with "Deleted."
> 2. Then the screen goes black....much hard drive activity...
> 3. Several tiny white dots appear on the black screen.
> 4. Flips back to text mode, showing the trailing end of the list of deleted
> SVGA modes.
>
> Here is the config file in it's entirety:
I'm going to cut some of it out...
> # File generated by xf86config.
>
> # **********************************************************************
>
> Section "Files"
>
> # The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
> # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
> # no need to change the default.
>
> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
>
> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
> # as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
> # command (or a combination of both methods)
> #
> # If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other
>
> Section "Monitor"
>
> Identifier "Real Ambra"
> VendorName "Ambra"
> ModelName "BMS 3500"
>
> # HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
> # HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
> # comma separated list of ranges of values.
> # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
> # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
>
> HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
I'm not sure that monitor you've got is a multisync, is it?
Why not try putting a single number here, rather than a range.
>
> # HorizSync 30-64 # multisync
> # HorizSync 31.5, 35.2 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
> # HorizSync 15-25, 30-50 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies
>
> # VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
> # VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
> # comma separated list of ranges of values.
> # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
> # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
>
> VertRefresh 50-90
Same here--put just a single number for vertrefresh
>
> # Modes can be specified in two formats. A compact one-line format, or
> # a multi-line format.
>
> # These two are equivalent
>
> # ModeLine "1024x768i" 45 1024 1048 1208 1264 768 776 784 817 Interlace
>
> # Mode "1024x768i"
> # DotClock 45
> # HTimings 1024 1048 1208 1264
> # VTimings 768 776 784 817
> # Flags "Interlace"
> # EndMode
>
> # This is a set of standard mode timings. Modes that are out of monitor spec
> # are automatically deleted by the server (provided the HorizSync and
> # VertRefresh lines are correct), so there's no immediate need to
> # delete mode timings (unless particular mode timings don't work on your
> # monitor). With these modes, the best standard mode that your monitor
> # and video card can support for a given resolution is automatically
> # used.
>
All the modelines and stuff deleted to save space
>
>
> # **********************************************************************
> # Graphics device section
> # **********************************************************************
>
> # Any number of graphics device sections may be present
>
> # Standard VGA Device:
>
> Section "Device"
(more stuff deleted)
> EndSection
>
> # Sample Device for accelerated server:
>
>
> # Device configured by xf86config:
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Trident"
> VendorName "Trident"
> BoardName "8900Dz"
> #VideoRam 1024
> Clocks 25.31 28.32 45.36 36.16 57.86 65.75 50.63 40.38
> Clocks 88.42 98.86 119.37 109.16 72.33 77.61 80.77 75.94
> EndSection
>
I think that looks pretty OK...
>
> # **********************************************************************
> # Screen sections
> # **********************************************************************
>
> # The Colour SVGA server
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "svga"
> # Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
> #Device "Generic VGA"
> Device "Trident"
> Monitor "Real Ambra"
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 8
> # Omit the Modes line for the "Generic VGA" device
> Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768"
> ViewPort 0 0
> # Use Virtual 320 200 for Generic VGA
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "640x480" "800x600"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
Cut from HERE....
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "640x400"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> EndSection
to HERE. The 640x400 thing might be screwing you up. I know that it's caused
me problems before, and when I removed it, everything worked. Try cutting this
first, before changing the numbers at the top of the file.
>
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