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From: ejon@zipnet.net (Eric H. Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can't get X to run on Mach64
Date: 15 Mar 1996 10:12:13 -0500
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Greg Schmidt (gschmidt@noc.tor.hookup.net) wrote:
: I'm trying to get XFree86 3.1.1 up and running on my ATI WinTurbo Mach64
: card, and am having limited success. First a bit more about the setup:
: AMD 486-66
: 8Mb RAM
: 2Mb Video RAM
: FreeBSD 2.0.5 (950622 snap, as I recall)
: 304Mb ESDI hard disk (not that it should matter)
: MAG PMV15SV SVGA monitor (30-36 horizontal and 50-90 vertical)
: I had no luck with the Mach64 accelerated drivers, and poking through some
: Web pages indicated that maybe I should be trying the generic SVGA, and also
: gave some sample clocks to use. I got the SVGA executable, and it is much
: closer to working.
Well, I'd stick with the Accelerated driver. With 8 Meg and a 486,
I think the regular SVGA drive will suck wind. I'd also get a bigger
monitor, you'll love it.
Here're the relevant parts from my XF86Config file:
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of graphics device sections may be present
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI WinTurbo"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "WinTurbo"
Chipset "mach_64"
VideoRam 2048
# Clocks 25 28 45 36 57 65 50 40 25 28 0 45 72 77 80 75
EndSection
# *********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
# The colour SVGA server
Section "Screen"
Driver "accel"
Device "ATI WinTurbo"
Monitor "ViewSonic V17"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768b"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
EndSection
The only thing I had any trouble with was finding appropriate settings
for my monitor. (That's why the mode is 1024x768b...I had to try a
couple).
Send me mail if I can help more.
Eric
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