Re: Need help with XFree86 on an Ultra 5
Hi Tom
I had a similar problem which was resolved when I recompiled my own kernel.
david
On Friday 22 November 2002 12:58, Tom Marshall wrote:
> I have not been able to get a 4.x version of the XFree86 server running on
> my Ultra 5. The 3.3.6 server running on the 2.2 kernel (as distributed in
> Potato) worked fine. I assumed the problem was due to some bug(s) in the
> 2.4 kernel or the 4.x code in the server because the XFree86.0.log reported
> "invalid memory allocations" and such. However, these seem to have been
> solved in the most recent 2.4.19 kernel and 4.2.1 server, and the problem
> persists. I am still suspicious of the following:
>
> (--) ATI(0): ATI 3D Rage Pro graphics controller detected.
> (--) ATI(0): Chip type 4750 "GP", version 4, foundry UMC, class 0, revision
> 0x01. (--) ATI(0): PCI bus interface detected; block I/O base is 0xC00400.
> (--) ATI(0): ATI Mach64 adapter detected.
> (!!) ATI(0): For information on using the multimedia capabilities
> of this adapter, please see http://gatos.sf.net.
> (--) ATI(0): Internal RAMDAC (subtype 1) detected.
> (==) ATI(0): RGB weight 888
> (==) ATI(0): Default visual is PseudoColor
> (==) ATI(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
> (II) ATI(0): Using Mach64 accelerator CRTC.
>
> Note that the driver seems to detect two cards. The machine actually has a
> 3D Rage Pro (according to lspci) so the last line above is a bit
> disturbing.
>
> Another data point is that low resolutions such as 640x480 work enough to
> show an X screen, but my monitor can't sync up. It keeps blinking every
> one or two seconds to resync. All I see with any higher resolution is a
> blank screen.
>
> If anyone can tell me what is going wrong and/or send a working
> XF86Config-4 for the Ultra 5, I would be most appreciative.
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