Re: [XFree86] XFree86 PPC on a PC Matrox Millenium II
On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, Neal Murphy wrote: > Also, the MGA driver (correctly?) recognizes that it can't run acceleration > on the MMII, but then usually hangs the system, whereas if I specify > NoAccel, it starts up, most often with the afore-mentioned problems. ??? The MMII should have no problem with 2D acceleration, which is what NoAccel turns off. XFree86 doesn't do 3D (DRI) accel on the MMII, which might be what it is saying. I disable it with Option "DRI" "false" > > I'd try Matrox's drivers, but they're only compiled for Intel (at least > I haven't seen any PPC versions). And I'm not sure I have the patience > to compile the kernel and all of X, then figure out where Matrox's > source is supposed to go to be compiled, then compile all of X yet again > all on this slow-ish 200MHz, 96MB Starmax... > > If it matters at all, I'm running Debian's 2.2.20-pmac kernel. I've tried > their 2.4.19 kernel, but that one always boots up using the on-board > video, even though OF tells it to use the MMII. > > Again, MacOS 9.x uses the MMII just fine. > > Any suggestions? Perhaps I'm too persistent and should simple drop the > MMII into the circular file as 'not very well supported' and buy a new > card that *is* well supported? Dump the Starmax and get a real computer? > Thoughts? > > Thanks, > Fest3er > > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > -- Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] XFree86 PPC on a PC Matrox Millenium II
On Friday 21 February 2003 07:53 pm, you wrote: > Neal, > > You don't mention which version of XFree86 v4.x you are running. > > That's a big missing piece. Maybe try one of the latest snapshots or > at least 4.2.0. OK. I am now using 4.2.1. And the card has *actually* initialized correctly a time or three - the screen is fully displayed in the correct position and the mouse is correctly aligned with the screen image. However, it's a crap-shoot as to whether it'll come up properly. It's also playing *new* tricks: - sometimes it displays the green/white/black checkerboard (or some grey or other sparse pattern) at the top - sometimes it looks just fine, but the left edge of the display is about 75% over to the right edge and the image is wrapped - sometimes there is a vertical bar of junk at that 75% location Also, the MGA driver (correctly?) recognizes that it can't run acceleration on the MMII, but then usually hangs the system, whereas if I specify NoAccel, it starts up, most often with the afore-mentioned problems. I'd try Matrox's drivers, but they're only compiled for Intel (at least I haven't seen any PPC versions). And I'm not sure I have the patience to compile the kernel and all of X, then figure out where Matrox's source is supposed to go to be compiled, then compile all of X yet again all on this slow-ish 200MHz, 96MB Starmax... If it matters at all, I'm running Debian's 2.2.20-pmac kernel. I've tried their 2.4.19 kernel, but that one always boots up using the on-board video, even though OF tells it to use the MMII. Again, MacOS 9.x uses the MMII just fine. Any suggestions? Perhaps I'm too persistent and should simple drop the MMII into the circular file as 'not very well supported' and buy a new card that *is* well supported? Dump the Starmax and get a real computer? Thoughts? Thanks, Fest3er ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] XFree86 PPC on a PC Matrox Millenium II
On Friday 21 February 2003 07:53 pm, Alan Hourihane wrote: > Neal, > > You don't mention which version of XFree86 v4.x you are running. > > That's a big missing piece. Maybe try one of the latest snapshots or > at least 4.2.0. > Oh. Duh! Whatever comes with Debian 3.0. X -version: warning: process set to nice value 0 instead of -10 as requested This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any way. Bugs may be reported to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and patches submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions, please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository (http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs) XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) Release Date: 21 December 2001 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17 i686 [ELF] Module Loader present Thanks, Fest3er ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] XFree86 PPC on a PC Matrox Millenium II
Neal, You don't mention which version of XFree86 v4.x you are running. That's a big missing piece. Maybe try one of the latest snapshots or at least 4.2.0. Alan. On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 07:45:18PM -0500, Neal Murphy wrote: > [This is the third time I've tried to subscribe. Last two times, the > subscribe emails were returned as 'undeliverable' - seems the host I > was using could not send the email, so I'm trying my ISP's servers now, > slow as they are.] > > Howdy! > > I've a question about running XFree86 v4 on a Starmax using an 8MB MMII > that was originally intended for use in a PC. > > I re-flashed the card with a PPC BIOS. MacOS 9 is quite happy to use > the card now. Openfirmware gladly uses it, too. Debian 3 uses the card > just fine in text mode. > > However, when running X, the displayed image (root image) is shifted down > about 16 scan lines, leaving a green-and-black multi-checkerboard at the top. > The hardware mouse cursor is positioned correctly, but since the image > displayed is shifted down 16 pixels or so, the registration is wrong. I also > lose the bottom 16 or so lines of the display. > > I've tried everything I know to try to work around this. Is this a programming > bug? Is it referencing the card's memory wrong? Any ideas on 'correcting' > the problem? > > Clearly, I could go buy a Mac-specific video card, but since MacOS happily > uses this card, I should think XFree86 would, too. > > Thanks, > Neal > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
