Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 16:52:02 +0800 From: "Debashis Ghosh" <debighosh@hotmail.com> To: stijn@win.tue.nl Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell Optiplex issue with Free BSD Message-ID: <LAW2-F101dGqMhQzZQ70000babe@hotmail.com>
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<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Firstly let me thank all the wonderful people on this list for trying to help me. Unfortunately , my problem persists....I tried all the stuff suggested including loading the agpgart module thru a startup script and a kldload agp.ko ....nothing worked. All I have is a blank screen and after that I have to cycle the power. One guy sent me the XF86Config file for his old Dell GX 115 ....but even that didnot work.</P> <P>Looking for your help on this ........ <BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: Stijn Hoop <STIJN@WIN.TUE.NL> <DIV></DIV>>To: Debashis Ghosh <DEBIGHOSH@HOTMAIL.COM> <DIV></DIV>>CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Dell Optiplex issue with Free BSD <DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:41:34 +0200 <DIV></DIV>>MIME-Version: 1.0 <DIV></DIV>>Received: from [131.155.71.72] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id MHotMailBD986D1B008D40042A23839B4748109A0; Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:40:28 -0700 <DIV></DIV>>Received: (from stijn@localhost)by pcwin002.win.tue.nl (8.11.6/8.11.4) id f9IIfYr36485;Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:41:34 +0200 (CEST)(envelope-from stijn) <DIV></DIV>>From stijn@pcwin002.win.tue.nl Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:42:16 -0700 <DIV></DIV>>Message-ID: <20011018204134.A36385@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <DIV></DIV>>References: <LAW2-F435N00ZEPDI8N0000AAFA@HOTMAIL.COM> <DIV></DIV>>User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i <DIV></DIV>>In-Reply-To: <LAW2-F435N00ZEPDI8N0000AAFA@HOTMAIL.COM>; from debighosh@hotmail.com on Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 12:45:09AM +0800 <DIV></DIV>>X-Bright-Idea: Let's abolish HTML mail! <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Hi, <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 12:45:09AM +0800, Debashis Ghosh wrote: <DIV></DIV>> > I have 2 Dell Optiplex GX150 desktops....specs are Pentium 3 @ 1Ghz , 512 MB <DIV></DIV>> > RAM and Intel 815 Chipset with 20 GB HDD. I was running Red Hat Linux 7.1 on <DIV></DIV>> > one of them and it runs XWindows without issues. I am running FreeBSD on the <DIV></DIV>> > other box....although FreeBSD is a lot faster than Linux I have a major <DIV></DIV>> > issue....I cannot get X Windows to work on the Free BSD box.... I have tried <DIV></DIV>> > all the possible solutions that I could find on the web.... I upgraded the X <DIV></DIV>> > Windows version, loaded the agpgart module and even tried the patch given on <DIV></DIV>> > the Intel website.... however X windows refuses to work. I can get XF86 to <DIV></DIV>> > work only in one mode generic SVGA....that wouldn't have been so bad but the <DIV></DIV>> > problem is the screen resolution is limited to only 600 x 480 ...... that is <DIV></DIV>> > too small a desktop for my requirements....any attempt to change the <DIV></DIV>> > resolution causes the XF86 server to crash. <DIV></DIV>> > <DIV></DIV>> > I am at a loss how to fix this.....Any help will be highly appreciated. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Attached is my XF86Config file for my Dell Optiplex GX115 (an earlier model <DIV></DIV>>than yours?), which also has an i815e. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>You need the line <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>device agp <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>in your kernel configuration, or alternatively do <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>$ kldload agp <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>before you startx. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>HTH, <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>--Stijn <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>-- <DIV></DIV>>I have great faith in fools -- self confidence my friends call it. <DIV></DIV>> -- Edgar Allan Poe <DIV></DIV>><< XF86Config >> <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href='http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag_itl_EN.asp'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></html>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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