Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:00:23 +0100 From: Marius Strobl <marius@alchemy.franken.de> To: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Signal over range, WAS: X -configure fails: Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices. Configuration failed. Message-ID: <20091222210023.GG74529@alchemy.franken.de> In-Reply-To: <20091222204719.GA62538@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091220150005.GA74529@alchemy.franken.de> <20091220221010.GA18788@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091220222012.GB74529@alchemy.franken.de> <20091222121533.GA60398@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912221049100.41771@wonkity.com> <20091222184207.GA61999@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912221204290.41771@wonkity.com> <20091222201214.GB62316@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091222202954.GA7126@alchemy.franken.de> <20091222204719.GA62538@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 08:47:19PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 09:29:54PM +0100, Marius Strobl wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 08:12:14PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 12:26:03PM -0700, Warren Block wrote: > > > > On Tue, 22 Dec 2009, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > > > Warren, thank you, but this doesn't help. I've added: > > > > > > > > > > Section "Monitor" > > > > > Identifier "Monitor0" > > > > > HorizSync 30-50 > > > > > VertRefresh 60 > > > > > EndSection > > > > > > > > > > Section "Device" > > > > > Identifier "Card0" > > > > > Driver "mach64" > > > > > BusID "PCI:0:2:0" > > > > > EndSection > > > > > > > > Hmm. Some web searching says non-Intel platforms might need a different > > > > reference clock: > > > > > > > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml#doc_chap4_sect1 > > > > > > yes, now you told me I see it's actually in the logs: > > > > > > (--) MACH64(0): Reference clock 157.5/11 (14.318) MHz. > > > (II) MACH64(0): If modes do not work on Ultra 5/10 or Blade 100/150, > > > set option "reference_clock" to "28.636 MHz" or "29.5 MHz" > > > > > > by using either 28.636 or 29.5 I now get no "signal over range". > > > > The right value for a Rage XL is 29.5 MHz. > > Marius, thank you, I figured it out already. > Here's the winning xorg.conf: http://seis.bris.ac.uk/~mexas/freebsd/xorg.conf > in case somebody else might be using this hardware. > > Also, could you comment on Warren's suggestion of Radeon 7000? > Do you think it might work on blade 1500? > It won't work currently and also unlikely in the future. Marius
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