Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 10:26:10 +0100 (GMT+0100) From: af@biomath.jussieu.fr (Alain FAUCONNET) To: adrl@whoweb.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Question Message-ID: <199610010926.AA03266@iaka.biomath.jussieu.fr> In-Reply-To: <3250BF72.4369@whoweb.com> from "Advanced Digital Research" at Oct 1, 96 02:51:30 am
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Advanced Digital Research wrote / a ecrit:
>
> I'm having trouble starting an X server and building a customized kernel
> after performing an installation using the Walnut Creek FreeBSD 2.1
> CDROM distribution media. My system configuration and installation
> steps are included at the end of this mail. Thanks in advance for any
> help you can lend.
>
> Jon
>
>
> 1.) Executing 'startx' causes the system to panic. The monitor goes
> blank for approximately 15 seconds and then the system reboots. Upon
> startup, fsck is required to repair disk inconsistencies caused by the
> panic.
[point 2 deleted -- no clue]
> 3.) After failing at #2 above a number of times trying different
> config file entries, I took a different approach and copied the GENERIC
> config file to MYKERNEL and added only the XSERVER option and the psm0
> option. After building this kernel, the system was able to boot, but
> startx still paniced the system as described under #1 above.
>
I have seen similar problems with a P133 system (Intel Endeavor MB)
and a Diamond Stealth Video VRAM 64 (a.k.a 3400) adapter.
Probable cause was that base of frame buffer memory was not mapped
correctly (adapter hardware/firmware bug ? MB BIOS bug ? human error
on my part ? ;-). I have found the following (admittedly dirty)
workaround in the XF86Config file:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Diamond Stealth 64 Video VRAM"
VendorName "Diamond"
BoardName "Stealth 64 Video VRAM"
MemBase 0x8000000
Option "sw_cursor"
Option "Diamond"
# Use Option "nolinear" if the server doesn't start up correctly
# (this avoids the linear framebuffer probe). If that fails try
# option "nomemaccess".
# Refer to /usr/X11R6/lib/doc/README.S3, and the XF86_S3 man page.
EndSection
[rest deleted]
_Alain_
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I've RTFMed. It says: "Refer to your system administrator"
But... I *am* the system administrator :-]
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