Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:32:24 +0200 From: Rainer Goellner <rainer@jabbe.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/116851: x11-drivers/xf86-video-mga - Xorg 7.3 mga driver fails to read video BIOS (G450 dual-VGA) Message-ID: <471C6E28.6010604@jabbe.de> In-Reply-To: <200710211400.l9LE03mE010021@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200710211400.l9LE03mE010021@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Warren Block wrote: > Subject: Re: ports/116851: x11-drivers/xf86-video-mga - Xorg 7.3 mga driver > fails to read video BIOS (G450 dual-VGA) > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:40:09 -0600 (MDT) > > When the FreeBSD port of xorg-server starts using libpciaccess, the > problem reading the video BIOS ROM should be fixed. Until then, I have > an easier patch and instructions for xorg-server 1.4.1: > > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/mgapatch/xorg-patch.txt > Just to inform you: the patch does what it's supposed to do with my G550 AGP card, the BIOS gets loaded. I don't use a dual head configuration, so I can't say anything about that. The patch doesn't help with the problem I've tried it for; version 1.9.100 of the mga driver is not willing to give me a modeline for a 1600x1200 screen. I hoped it would be a video bios issue, but apparently it's something else. Anyway, thanks for your investigations, Rainer
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