Re: XFREE86 on TGA
>Hi all-
>I'm trying to get xfree86 to run on my UDB. When I run startx I get a
>screen and mouse that is much larger than it should be and then it dies
>after a couple of seconds. Any thoughts?
>
>Here are my specs:
>Monitor: ViewSonic 17ea 1765ea-1 Video Sync: horiz 30-69kHz vert 50-120Hz
>video card:The standard UDB card which I believe is a DEC TGA 21030 with 2
>meg ram.
>
>I'm pretty sure I just have something set wrong because I had this setup
>working under a prior Redhat installation. When I run xf86config I'm using
>my own numbers for the monitor setup (not any of the predefined ones) and
>I'm choosing the accelerated video card option (otherwise it runs the SVGA
>server instead of the TGA server, I think???) BTW shouldn't the xf86setup
>program be included in the xfree86 .deb package? I didn't see it.
The xf86setup program currently goes into the VGA16 server which we don't
have on the alpha. This annoyance will hopefully be cured when the X packages
get reorganized.
>Here are the results of running startx:
>
>XFree86 Version 3.3.2 / X Window System
>(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
>Release Date: March 2 1998
>If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
>than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
>problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
>Operating System: Linux 2.1.106 alpha [ELF]
>Configured drivers:
>DEC_TGA: non-accelerated server for DEC 21030 TGA graphics adapters
>(Patchlevel 0)
>(using VT number 7)
>
>XF86Config: /etc/X11/XF86Config
>(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
>(**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings)
>(**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3
>(**) Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms)
>(**) DEC_TGA: Graphics device ID: "DEC TGA"
>(**) DEC_TGA: Monitor ID: "ViewSonic 17ea"
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 70.24 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 70.88 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 74.59 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 75.00 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 76.01 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 78.86 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 80.21 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 87.50 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 89.62 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 91.15 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 93.75 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
>(--) DEC_TGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.
>(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
>(--) DEC_TGA: DEC 21030 TGA 8 Plane Chip Found.
>(--) DEC_TGA: videoram : 2048k
>(--) DEC_TGA: Using ICS1562 programmable clock
>(**) DEC_TGA: Option "dac_8_bit"
>(--) DEC_TGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 135.000 MHz
>(**) DEC_TGA: Cannot support interlaced modes, deleting.
>(**) DEC_TGA: Cannot support interlaced modes, deleting.
>(**) DEC_TGA: Cannot support interlaced modes, deleting.
>(**) DEC_TGA: Mode "640x480": mode clock = 45.800
>(--) DEC_TGA: TGA chipset currently only supports one modeline.
>System: `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 -R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb -xkm
>-m us -em1 "The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:" -emp "> "
>-eml "Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server" keymap/xfree86
>compiled/xfree86.xkm'
>
>waiting for X server to shut down
>
>It seems to be passing the higher resolution modes. Could it be that my
>hsync and vsync are set wrong?
It's not finding any modes (besides 640x480) which are have a slow enough
refresh for your monitor yet are compatible with the TGA chip (which,
apparently, doesn't do interlacing). Seeing that some of the modes are
just slightly above your monitor spec, and most multisync monitors run
fine slightly out of spec, I'd suggest that you try changing the HSync
range to 30-71 KHz (from 30-69 as you have it). That would let the
1024x768 and 1152x864 modes work. If that does not work, you need to
find modelines which are compatible with your monitor (if you still have
your Red Hat installation around you could just copy the XF86Config file
from it).
Regards,
/Anders
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