Re: Sony PCG-C1VN PictureBook, ATI Rage Mobility
>>>>> In <[🔎] 200012140514.VAA24841@betelgeuse.starshine.org>
>>>>> Heather <star@starshine.org> wrote:
>> > I have a PCG-C1VJ (Japanese version of PCG-C1VN) and use woody on
>> > this machine. Of cause X woks fine :-) with this Mode line:
>> >
>> > Modeline "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 560 -hsync -vsync
>> >
>> > I recommend to use XFree86 4.0.1h or later. Current woody's xfree86
>> > packages (4.0.1-11) based on 4.0.1Z.
>> >
>> > XFree86 4 serias ATI driver of 4.0.1g or earler does not work on this
>> > machine correctly (need some patches).
>> >
>> > ---- From CHANGELOG related this fix
>> > XFree86 4.0.1h (4 December 2000)
>> > (snip)
>> > 1067. Fix ATI clock generator recognition when an adapter BIOS cannot be
>> > retrieved (Linus Torvalds).
>> > 1066. Fix int10 and ATI driver for video BIOSes larger than 64kB
>> > (Marc La France).
>> > ----
>> >
>> > XFree86 3.3.6's Mach64 server does not work. SVGA server could work
>> > but a little buggy (When X was finished, console would be broken...)
>> I'm still curious to know what kind of not working it does. But with one
Can not detect Clock Generator correctly, becase C1JV's Graphic BIOS
is 128K bytes but ATI driver (4.0.1h or earlyer) BIOS detect routin not
supported lager than 64K bytes BIOS.
So the driver use clock generator with incorrect setting. Screen
would be gone, white... or only noise on LCD.
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ISHIKAWA MUtsumi
<ishikawa@linux.or.jp>, <ishikawa@debian.org>, <ishikawa@redhat.com>
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