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Re: X11 and Matrox Mystique 220



RUSSELL COOK <russcook@icon.net> writes:

> Hello All,
> 	I just got a new video card, the Matrox Mystique 220.  I have
> been following this list for a while, and have observed that the
> Mystique is supported now.  However, after configuring for my card,
> and trying startx, my screen goes black, and the computer locks up -
> I can't ctl-alt F2 to another virtual terminal, and I can't
> ctl-alt-bksp to exit X11.  Reading the README.mga in the docs, it
> looks like I may have been mistaken about my card.
> 	My card uses the MGA-1164SG graphics chip, with internal
> RAMDAC.  The docs say the svga server supports the MGA-1064SG chip.
> I'm using xserver-svga 3.3-3 under hamm.  Is my card supported and I
> just need to recheck my configuration file?  Or do I need a
> different server?  Or am I just out of luck?

Yes, your card is supported, but xserver-svga 3.3-* is not what's in
hamm (or at least, it hasn't been what's in hamm for a good long time). 
Hamm uses 3.3.1-*; your solution is to upgrade all of your X stuff to 
the hamm versions.


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