Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 17:56:02 -0700 From: Frank Jahnke <jahnke@sonatabio.com> To: Gore Jarold <gore_jarold@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vmware3 on FreeBSD 6.2 - minor (?) svga problem ... more #2 Message-ID: <1178585762.938.176.camel@pinot.fmjassoc.com> In-Reply-To: <828430.50438.qm@web63013.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <828430.50438.qm@web63013.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 17:18 -0700, Gore Jarold wrote: > > Feb 16 17:26:57: VMX|Using unified VGA. > Feb 16 17:26:57: VMX|SVGA frame buffer address > 0x7efc0000 > Feb 16 17:26:57: MKS|SVGA changing width from 2364 to > 5760 > Feb 16 17:26:57: MKS|SVGA changing height from 1773 to > 1200 > Feb 16 17:26:57: MKS|The host frame buffer is too big > (27648000 > 16777216). > Feb 16 17:26:57: VMX|Msg_Post: Error > Feb 16 17:26:57: VMX|[msg.svga.powerOnFailed] Failed > to initialize SVGA device. > Feb 16 17:26:57: [snip] > Feb 16 17:30:41: MKS|The host frame buffer is too big > (27648000 > 16777216). > > is suspicious ... does this mean I should bump down to > 16 million colors in my X config ? This is worth a try. I did not think that how the host was set up would matter, but it seems that vmware creates a frame buffer large enough to cover the entire screen area (and depth). That makes sense, as you are able to make the vmware window as large as the physical screen (at least on the original linux version). I seem to recall that there is a variable in a set-up file where you can increase the size of the buffer, but I can't find it right now. Here's what mine reads for the same area: Apr 08 02:04:31: VMX|Using unified VGA. Apr 08 02:04:31: VMX|SVGA frame buffer address 0x7efc0000 Apr 08 02:04:31: MKS|SVGA changing width from 2364 to 2560 Apr 08 02:04:31: MKS|SVGA changing height from 1773 to 960 Apr 08 02:04:31: MKS|SVGA phys sizes: 2560x960x32 bpl 10240 offset 0 fb 0x00960000/0x00960000 Apr 08 02:04:31: MKS|Msg_Post: Warning Apr 08 02:04:31: MKS|[msg.xinfo.findOriginalMode] No DGA mode found compatible with 2560x960, depth 24, bpp 32 Apr 08 02:04:31: MKS|[msg.xinfo.dgaPowerOnFailed] XFree86 direct graphics (DGA extension) power on failed. Apr 08 02:04:31: MKS|[msg.svgax.dgaPowerOnFailed] Full-screen SVGA will not be available. As you can tell, my screen area is smaller as far as number of pixels goes. Dropping the bit depth to see if this is the cause is a good idea. Heck, try monochrome to give you the largest bang for the change.
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