I have a G550 with Using XFree86 on Debian Sarge.Hi, is there anybody out there who is successfully using sarge xfree with a Matrox G550 graphics card? Kernel 2.4.20-1-K7.When I try starting gdm, the graphics card shakes the monitor back and forth and tries to get into graphics mode, without success, and this goes forever! I know that this should normally stop after about the 3rd attempt. And, do I need to install a kernel module (which one?) for the G550? (I believe not, as this is only for extended VGA terminal operation, right?) I tried to load module matroxfb_misc, but then the screen got black already during the boot process. Or do I still have to wait for xfree 4.3? Any hints welcome! Best Regards Hartmut
- In /etc/modules have agpgart and mga
- Drivers from Matrox installed (README supplied with download)
# ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/*mga*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 191465 May 7 20:08 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_drv.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 173916 Feb 26 08:53 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_drv.o.mgabck.1.0.0
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 430682 May 7 20:08 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_hal_drv.o
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 430682 Sep 24 2002 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_hal_drv.o.mgabck.1.0.0
- here is my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
### 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/:7110" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
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 "record"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
# Load "xtt"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Matrox G550"
Driver "mga"
BusID "PCI:01:0:0"
Option "hw cursor" "off"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Sony 400PS"
HorizSync 30-94
VertRefresh 48-160
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Matrox G550"
Monitor "Sony 400PS"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "Generic Mouse"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
### END DEBCONF SECTION
Hope you 'see' the benefits on Matrox cards soon. ;-)
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