Re: G400 high-res problem
I noticed this warning also. The mga_24bpp_fix option didn't help my
problem, though.
Thanks,
Greg
aphro wrote:
>
> I'm not a matrox user myself(yet) but i do see this:
>
> http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.4/MGA4.html#5
>
> On some Millennium II cards the driver shows severe distortions with
> 24bpp in modes above about 1024x768. We hope to have automated the
> detection and fix of this problem. If it still occurs, putting
>
> Option "mga_24bpp_fix"
>
> in the Device Section may fix the problem.
>
> looks like 3.3.5 has the same problem as 3.3.4
>
> hope this helps
>
> nate
>
> On Sun, 28 Nov 1999, Greg Schulein wrote:
>
> gjschu >Hi,
> gjschu >
> gjschu >I'm running a Matrox G400 with a Sony G500 display, on a slink system
> gjschu >that's been upgraded (via apt) to XFree86 3.3.4. The problem I'm
> gjschu >getting is dark bands that flicker on the screen whenever the on-screen
> gjschu >image is changing. The scanlines under the dark bands also seem to be
> gjschu >displaced a few pixels to the left compared to the rest of the
> gjschu >scanlines. The picture is fine whenever the image is not changing. A
> gjschu >"changing image" can be an animation, scrolling a window, or even typing
> gjschu >(like now). This problem is most pronounced at 1600x1200x32bpp@85Hz,
> gjschu >but is present at lower resolutions and color depths as well. Is there
> gjschu >anyone else out there running a G400 under XFree 3.3.4 that is or is not
> gjschu >having similar problems?
> gjschu >
> gjschu >Thanks,
> gjschu >Greg
> gjschu >
> gjschu >
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