Re: voodoo3 troubles

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

Cameron Matheson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to get my voodoo3 working but i am having some serious
> problems...  The computer boots up fine w/ the card in, and X works
> great w/ the "vesa" driver (other than no acceleration of course).  If i
> try the "tdfx" driver, however, X goes crazy (the screen is bright
> shifting colors and the cursor is a gigantic black rectangle).  After i
> kill X w/ ctrl+alt+backspace the console is ruined (looks a lot like X
> except in b&w) so i have to reset the computer.  I have been trying to
> figure this out but so far no luck,  i have attached my XFree86.log and
> my XF86Config-4 (and also output from dmesg).  Here is the stuff that is
> probably significant although i am not sure:
>
> (II) LoadModule: "int10"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
> (II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.2.1.1, module version = 1.0.0
>         ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5
> (II) TDFX(0): Softbooting the board (through the int10 interface).
> (II) TDFX(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
> (II) TDFX(0): Softbooting the board succeeded.
>
> Why is it softbooting my board?  Isn't that only supposed to be done when
> you have two cards and one of isn't started at bootup by the bios?

  not sure what it is but I have the same stuff in my log (and I have 
only one voodoo 3 video card and it works)

> I think this part right here is the major bad stuff:
>
> (II) TDFX(0): Failed to set dac value, bypassing CLUT
> (II) TDFX(0): Failed to set dac value, bypassing CLUT
> (II) TDFX(0): Failed to set dac value, bypassing CLUT
> (II) TDFX(0): Failed to set dac value, bypassing CLUT


  don't have this though. are you sure you have tdfx kernel module 
compiled?

  here's my config file:

### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only make 
changes
# before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the
# "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below.
#
# To change things within the debconf section, run the command:
#   dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
# as root.  Also see "How do I add custom sections to a dexconf-generated
# XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file?" in /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz.

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"unix/:7100"			# local font server
	# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"GLcore"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"pex5"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"speedo"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
	Load	"xie"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Logitech Cordless iTouch"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"logicordless"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

# don't forget xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 4 5"
# so that scrolling works (4 & 5 are the scrolling buttons in X)
Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Logitech Cordless MouseMan Wheel"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Protocol"		"MouseManPlusPS/2"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"false"
	Option		"Buttons"		"6"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"5 6"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"3Dfx Voodoo3"
	Driver		"tdfx"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"SONY Multiscan 100sx"
	HorizSync	30-65
	VertRefresh	50-120
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"3Dfx Voodoo3"
	Monitor		"SONY Multiscan 100sx"
	DefaultDepth	16
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Logitech Cordless iTouch"
	InputDevice	"Logitech Cordless MouseMan Wheel"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

### END DEBCONF SECTION


	erik