Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 15:31:08 -0400 From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> Cc: Freebsdq <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: more newbie install - X config failing.... Message-ID: <3D29E87C.9070400@stny.rr.com> References: <NCBBJEJOIHMJAPHOEEFPMECPELAA.jimmcloughlin@earthlink.net>
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It's been my experience with XFree that if you're getting flickering that makes the screen unusable, it's normally the fault of Horizontal or Vertical Sync rates being set incorrectly. These can be set manually in either xf86setup or by editting the config file. Are you sure you have the correct sync settings for your monitor? For some monitors 'close-enough' doesnt count. Check the manufacturer's web page if possible. It sounds like your card is ok but your sync timing(s) is off. Hope that helps - JB Jim McLoughlin wrote: >Hi again > >Please bear with my newbiesque meanderings while I'm getting up to speed >with free bsd, probably lots more to come... > >Have tried to configure X unsuccessfully (in FBSD 4.6, Xfree86 4.2), >according to the handbook X config instructions. I set the monitor >appropriately according to instructions, and have re-tried it with lower >resolution and color depth. The result is always the same - I see the >screen / mouse, but it is unstable (flickers, disappears briefly). > >I looked at my chip and found it on ATI's site as being a Rage XC circa >1999). The /var/log/XFree86.0.log seems to recognize it as being an ati >mach64 chip, with some mention of AGP. I inherited my current SWT box, and >am not sure about motherboard details, whether the video card is definitely >in an AGP slot (though the press release below would seem to imply it is), >or whether I need to perform the extra Intel i810 chipset config in the >advanced config handbook section (5.4.3). The log indicates that the >"atimisc" driver is being used. > >My next guess is to try the enable agppart and see if that helps, but I >wanted to check here first in case this is not the way to go (and to open my >computer back up to see if I can get any more info). Can anyone with >experience using this card suggest my next steps here? > >Card: >http://www.ati.com/support/products/pc/ragexc/ragexc.html > >Press Release (mine is the XC) >http://www.ati.com/companyinfo/press/1999/4162.html > >thanks > >JM > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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