Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:04:02 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: xorg driver bug Message-ID: <20071015180402.GB54185@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20071015053710.GA48887@thought.org> References: <20071015053710.GA48887@thought.org>
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On Sun, Oct 14, 2007 at 10:37:10PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > Guys, > > Has anybody with any Dell run into this before? I just got a new > Matrox with 32M of video ram. Run with the "mga" driver, X comes > up extremely dark. If I change the driver to the "vesa" X comes > up with normal brightness but the resolution is terrible. At > most 640x480. tHis could be a hardware bug;I'm hoping it is > just not having selected the right driver. > > Anybody know what to try next? > Update, and no-joy: i've added Modes lines, tried different flags. Still, using the "mga" drivr gives a dark screen; only the "vesa" works. none of the xorg config toools work. The Matroc Millennium G450 is brand new, so doubt it's the card. The previous card had the same problem--way to dark--soI got this new card. -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org
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