Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:26:26 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Lubomir Toshev <lubomir_toshev@dir.bg> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with X11 and S3 Savage video card Message-ID: <20070317171111.N24302@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <259069285.20070315153615@dir.bg> References: <259069285.20070315153615@dir.bg>
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, Lubomir Toshev wrote: > I am trying to run X11 on a machine with FreeBSD 6.2 and S3 Savage > video card. The installation of X11 was successful. The initial test > is ok, everything seems to function normally. The problem occures when > I try to exit the test with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. At that moment it > looks like an attempt is made to switch the video mode and the screen > remains black. After some time the monitor goes to power down mode as > if there is no video signal. I've seen the same thing with a ProSavage DDR-K integrated on an MSI motherboard. It appears that the video card doesn't reset correctly when quitting X. If X is left running, Ctrl-Alt-F1 works to switch back to console mode. Other than the reset issue, the Savage video seems to work fine. There's a UseBIOS option documented in the savage manpage, although "UseBIOS No" didn't help with this particular system. Other options like DmaMode are probably worth trying (I would, but that system is a long way away). Hmm. A search just now turned up this: http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-46981.html (Link suggests disabling the Load "dri" option in the xorg.conf Module section may solve the problem.) Please respond on whether that works or not. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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