From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 5 12:57:43 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0682B16A41C for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 12:57:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.net) Received: from english-breakfast.cloud9.net (english-breakfast.cloud9.net [168.100.1.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96FE843D49 for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 12:57:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.net) Received: from english-breakfast.cloud9.net (localhost.cloud9.net [127.0.0.1]) by english-breakfast.cloud9.net (Postfix) with SMTP id F390AEA08 for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 08:57:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from keyslapper.net (250-119.customer.cloud9.net [168.100.250.119]) by english-breakfast.cloud9.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D026BC2C for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 08:57:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96361114EC for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 08:57:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from keyslapper.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (keyslapper.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 45987-05 for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 08:57:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by keyslapper.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 50068114E5; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 08:57:40 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 08:57:40 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050605125740.GA47554@keyslapper.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <1117908387.25428.6.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> <20050605020143.GA70563@keyslapper.net> <20050605020444.GB70563@keyslapper.net> <1117964411.30051.14.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1117964411.30051.14.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> X-PGP-Key: http://www.keyslapper.net/~leblanc/leblanc-at-keyslapper-net.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at keyslapper.net X-AntiVirus: Checked by Vexira Antivirus v1.5 Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.4 & Xwindows X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 12:57:43 -0000 --qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 06/05/05 10:40 AM, Robert Slade sat at the `puter and typed: > On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 03:04, Louis LeBlanc wrote: > > On 06/04/05 10:01 PM, Louis LeBlanc sat at the `puter and typed: > > > On 06/04/05 07:06 PM, Robert Slade sat at the `puter and typed: > > > > Hiya, > > > >=20 > > > > I've been trying to figure this out. I've tried googling for an ans= wer > > > > but only got confused. > > > >=20 > > > > I have a P4 machine with an ATI Radeon 9200 with 128Mbyte of memory= =20 > > > > built into the motherboard. I have not been able to get Xwindows to= run > > > > at any greater resolution than basic VGA. All I seam to get is no d= river > > > > or no screen defined. > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > Goggle troughs up some info but for linux. Can anybody help please. > > >=20 > > > You might find some useful info in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.ati > > >=20 > > > One notable paragraph from this doc: > > >=20 > > > The newer Rage 128 and Radeon chips are not yet supported by this > > > driver. Rage 128's and Radeon's are, however, supported by separate > > > drivers, and owners of such adapters should consult the documentation > > > provided with these drivers. This driver will also invoke the > > > appropriate driver if it finds Rage 128 and/or Radeon adapter(s) in > > > the system. > > >=20 > > > Good luck > >=20 > > BTW, as mentioned by another poster, you probably need the RADEON > > driver. Check the manpage (RADEON(4x)) - it does mention several 9200 > > models. > >=20 > > Lou >=20 > Lou, >=20 > Thanks, >=20 > Please see my previous post. I suspect that the card is one of the later > non supported chip sets. It looks like it uses 2 busids one for the main > card and the 2nd for the some of the memory - probably a fudge to get > the memory up to 128Meg. I this that this is confusing the RADEON > driver. >=20 > I can't afford the time to mess about with it any further time for a new > card I think. Maybe you could give the exact model? Is it an IGP, Pro, SE, M9? What about the config you used for the card? What do you get in the Xorg.log? (any warnings, errors?). And what is the Screen config in your xorg.conf? Don't forget to check the following config details: VideoRam - in kilobytes MemBase - physical address of the linear framebuffer IOBase - physical address of the MMIO registers ChipID - PCI DEVICE ID Remember, that says the VideoRam spec is in kilobytes, not meg and not bytes. If you have a specified VideoRam value, try commenting it out. If not, try 131072. You might also find reference to the card in /var/log/messages, typically it will give a memory range in hex, but it should give you the model you need to configure it as. If you are set on a new card, the ATI cards are usually excellent (I've used them in the past), but if you want to stick to something you can get native drivers for, I highly recommend the NVidia cards. Check the /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver port to make sure the driver there covers the cards you're looking at. I'm using an FX 5200 right now, and I'm sure they come with up to 256M of VideoRam. Once again, good luck. Lou --=20 Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD-at-keyslapper-DOT-net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) Please send off-list email to: leblanc at keyslapper d.t net Key fingerprint =3D C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 Heavier than air flying machines are impossible. -- Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, c. 1895 --qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCovbEr4Wi/oDI2aIRAjGmAJ4thLLdJYmA7a61sRGcB+6w2Z8+hQCfco1D 027scxsmzgHhiS/YfP1EucU= =No/q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS--