Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 10:11:30 -0900 From: Kirk Brogdon <kirk@alaptech.com> To: "Alexander, Robert" <Robert.Alexander@i-bridge.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question about things that quit working (or work differently between 4.0 and 4.1.1) Message-ID: <20001115101130.A28956@bsd1.alaptech.com> In-Reply-To: <C86B573FBF0BF84CAF961D6E5863ED2B062E1C@clt0003.i-bridge.net>; from Robert.Alexander@i-bridge.com on Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 09:39:52AM -0500 References: <C86B573FBF0BF84CAF961D6E5863ED2B062E1C@clt0003.i-bridge.net>
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I had the exact same problems when I upgraded from 3.4 to 4.1.1 only I was using a Cirrus 5446 pci card. Card had worked fine with 3.4 but as soon as I upgraded, I got the scrambled blinking colors that I couldn't break out of. I posted the symptoms but never got a resolution. I rebuilt XFree86, ran xf86config, tried using the VGA16 server - all with the same result. I even tried another Cirrus card that I had in another machine but got the same thing. I finally pulled the card and used the integrated sis5598 chip (bleh) which worked ok after I upped the memory to 4mg in the bios. I don't know what the problem is, but there does seem to be some issues with X and 4.1.1 and various chip/motherboard/?? combinations (I'm using an asus nlx board with amd-k6). I know this doesn't help much, but I would try another card - I doubt if you have anything mis-configured. Kirk On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 09:39:52AM -0500, Alexander, Robert wrote: > Greetings, > > I have been playing around with FreeBSD 4.0 and 4.1.1. I have noticed > that some things behave differently under 4.1.1 than they do from 4.0. > > First, If I install 4.0 directly, everything works ok... no problems > with this release > > But, if I fresh install 4.1.1, the X server doesn't work (I get a > garbled screen with many multi-colored pixels, even the VGA server > doesn't work). Also, the console mouse support doesn't have the little > pointer icon, it is merely a bunch of text characters which makes it > hard to use. > > I am using the iso images that I downloaded... I am relaltively sure > that they are good and that the image on the CD is good. I get no errors > during the install... those items just don't work. > > Are these known issues? Are there any plans to use XFree 4.0.1 in an > upcoming release? Will the 4.2 release fix any of these, or am I the > only one who has experienced them? > > My hardware is a DELL Optiplex GX110 (PIII - 500 MHZ) > 128 MB RAM > 10 GB HD > NVIDIA TNT2 M64 (16 MB RAM) video > ESS 1371 Sound chipset > 3com 3c905C chip set > > I have had no issues with the kernel or anything like that. > > Thanks!!! > > Robert A. Alexander > Sr. Systems Administrator/Systems Architect > Enterprise Services > I-bridge > *< mailto:robert.alexander@i-bridge.com > <mailto:robert.alexander@i-bridge.com> > > * (704) 969-2223 > > > > -- ALAP Technology PO Box 672298 Chugiak, AK - USA 99567 (907) 688 8843 www.alaptech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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