Kin Chung wrote: > > >Michel Dänzer wrote: > >Kin Chung wrote: > > > > > XFree4.0.2 does not work at all at the moment. The r128 > > > ... > > >I'm a bit surprised that you didn't find this in the archives, > >considering how well you researched the other problems > >(congrats! :). > > Thanks (doing researh is a bad habit from old USENET days, where > you get flamed if you don't do your research first).
I don't think it's a bad habit, in fact I sometimes wish I had it. ;) > You have to understand that the graphics driver problem is much messier than > just about anything else, and X is a huge beast---too easy to get confused. Of course. > >You need > > > > Option "UseFBDev" > > > >or > > > > Option "ProgramFPRegs" "No" > > > >in the Device Section. Either should do, but the first one only > >works with aty128fb. > > Tried both of those with recompiles even to make sure it was not > the patches or any brain-death I added. What patches? Those options work with stock XFree86 4.0.2. > Neither worked. The `Option "ProgramFPRegs" "No"' option killed the display > (it turns out that it does not kill Debian (yay, still have ethernet to > reboot the beast). Can't you even exit with ctrl-alt-del? This probably means that it actually works but something's wrong with refresh rates or something. Your Monitor Section is a bit complicated, take a close look at the log. BTW have you tried the "PanelWidth" and "PanelHeight" options yet? > The former option causes the xfree4 Xserver to complain that it can't find a > suitable screen. You do use aty128fb don't you? -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
