Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 18:03:19 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> To: Randall Hopper <rhh@ct.picker.com> Cc: multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: the bt848, more the programs that use DGA extensions Message-ID: <19970502180319.40838@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> In-Reply-To: <19970502092415.58144@ct.picker.com>; from Randall Hopper on Fri, May 02, 1997 at 09:24:15AM -0400 References: <19970502022227.41154@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> <19970502092415.58144@ct.picker.com>
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Randall Hopper scribbled this message on May 2: > John-Mark Gurney: > |now I seem to have a problem with XFree86 giving return errors on the > |DGA calls... the two that I get (first with fxtv, second with dtv) are: > |hydrogen,ttyp3,~/bktr/fxtv-0.41,502$./fxtv > |./fxtv > |X Error of failed request: 153 > | Major opcode of failed request: 142 (XFree86-DGA) > | Minor opcode of failed request: 0 (XF86DGAQueryVersion) > | Serial number of failed request: 12 > | Current serial number in output stream: 12 > > Hmm. Interesting. If this is what we can expect from XFree servers when > the DGA extension isn't supported (even in releases where DGA is supported > by some servers), I can patch in an X error handler to trap this and just > turn off direct video for all video modes. That'll get you going on > XImages. is there any way to force it even if we don't have DGA extensions?? because I am operating in a linear frame buffer... so if you could just ask for a address I would be able to provide you with one... > I'll add it this evening or tomorrow, and mail you to see if that gets you > full-up or not. well.. XImages mode will really suck on this machine... I can't even run xjewel with any decient performance... guess I will really have to buy a new video card... ttyl.. -- John-Mark Cu Networking Modem/FAX: +1 541 683 6954 Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD
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