There is something about netbsd-6 (6.1_STABLE/i386) and -current (6.99.24/i386) that prevents Xorg (native or modular/pkgsrc-2013Q3) from working on some machines with Intel i810e display adapters.
'X -configure' to generate a baseline configuration file is a necessary step. With native Xorg (but not modular/pkgsrc), the server crashes with an undefined symbol unless "Option NoDRI" is specified in the "Device" section of the configuration file. If one is using a CRT monitor, one MUST tweak the "Monitor" section with appropriate HorizSync and VertRefresh entries and add custom ModeLine entries, then specify a "Modes" list in the apropriate Screen section. Otherwise, the server runs, displays garbage on the screen (but mouse pointer glyph looks fine) then after a few seconds the server exits, leaving the screen in graphics mode. While one can switch to a nominal text console, the screen stays in graphics mode and one can only type blind. The machine must be rebooted to restore text display. With the above modifications, or if using an LCD panel, the server runs without crashing, but does not produce a usable display. On a CRT display, the scan lines wrap like the sync rate is too low (estimate half frequency). On an LCD panel, it produces an alternating pattern of grey/rainbow vertical stripes or a plain white or black display. The mouse cursor glyph appears normal in all cases. So far, I've observed the problem on a pair of DELL OptiPlex GX-110s. I have another non-DELL machine that also uses the i810e which works properly with NetBSD-6 (and -current), last I tried. Will set that one up again soon and confirm. Both native and modular Xorg (pkgsrc-2013Q3) work fine with these machines under netbsd-5 (5.2_STABLE). -- |/"\ John D. Baker, KN5UKS NetBSD Darwin/MacOS X |\ / jdbaker[snail]mylinuxisp[flyspeck]com OpenBSD FreeBSD | X No HTML/proprietary data in email. BSD just sits there and works! |/ \ GPGkeyID: D703 4A7E 479F 63F8 D3F4 BD99 9572 8F23 E4AD 1645
