Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:26:03 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> 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: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912221204290.41771@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20091222184207.GA61999@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091218133634.GA89155@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091219125614.GV74529@alchemy.franken.de> <20091219182004.GA80336@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091219200730.GW74529@alchemy.franken.de> <20091219214803.GA10306@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <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>
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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 > (EE) [drm] drmOpen failed. > (EE) MACH64(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit Failed > > should I add device drm to the kernel? It seems unlikely that you'll get DRM on that card anyway. > Just to remind, this is sparc64. > >> Incidentally, Radeon 7000 cards are available in standard PCI for $20 or >> so. Not a great card, but quite an upgrade over a Mach64, and supported >> by a current driver. > > wow.. you mean on sparc64? I didn't know. > If it'll work on sparc, this would be great. There > are many more radeon 7000 on offer than pgx64. No experience on my part, but... The card BIOS may not work (as above with the reference clock), but if the system can do without and the PCI bus is standard... -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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