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ATI Xpert LCD & XFree86 3.3.6

Post by Andrew Munkre » Sun, 16 Jan 2000 04:00:00



Has anyone got this video card with a digital LCD monitor to work with
XFree86 3.3.6? I had tried it with version 3.3.5 and it didn't work. The
FAQ said that there was a known fix for this problem, but it still isn't
working, even though it now lists the chipset for that card (Rage LT Pro)
in xf86config. In both versions, the XF86_Mach64 server refuses to start,
saying "None of the configured devices were detected." I can't run
XF86Setup because I built it from the ports tree on an Alpha computer and
the version there (I donloaded the new port files today) doesn't build the
XF86_VGA16 server because of some problem (it doesnt even try to; it even
says that in sysinstall.) I tried to build without the patches in the
ports tree but the compiler didn't like some of the source files. I also
tried to set up the Linux emulator so that I could run a Linux/alpha
binary of XF86_VGA16 from ftp.xfree86.org, but that didn't work either (it
seems that there isn't a Linux emulator in FreeBSD/alpha 3.4-RELEASE.)
XF86_Mono will run, but the image is all wrong. XF86_SVGA also runs, but
the mouse pointer doesn't work correctly! and the resolution is only
320*204! Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
 
 
 
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ATI Xpert LCD & XFree86 3.3.6

Post by Uwe Laveren » Sun, 16 Jan 2000 04:00:00


Hi Andrew,

Quote:> Has anyone got this video card with a digital LCD monitor to work with
> XFree86 3.3.6? I had tried it with version 3.3.5 and it didn't work. The
> FAQ said that there was a known fix for this problem, but it still isn't
> working, even though it now lists the chipset for that card (Rage LT Pro)
> in xf86config. In both versions, the XF86_Mach64 server refuses to start,

I had the same problem a few weeks ago, and the solution was: don't use
XF86_Mach64, try XF86_SVGA instead. This worked for my Rage LT Pro.

hope it helps,
Uwe

 
 
 
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1. Xfree86-4.2.1not working on ATI Xpert LCD

Hi, folks.

Today I installed Vine linux (Japanese enhanced linux based on
Redhat) which came with XFree86-4.2.1 not working on my system.
Please help!

The situation is as follows.

I first installed Vine linux on my PC (mobo:ASUS P55T2P4,
video:ATI Xpert LCD, monitor:Dell ES-17). This distro checks
if the X server works fine or not right after finishing all the
files. I made sure that X works fine at 1024x768 and 1280x1024
resolution.

However, after I rebooted and XDM was launched, the monitor
becomes blinking and nothing displayed on it. It seemed like
the X server was not configured properly, due to some wrong
parameters in XF86Config-4. So I rebooted again with text mode,
logged in as root and rebuilt XF86Config-4 by using Xconfigurator
again. But the X server doesn't work in the final check at the
end of the configuration process. The monitor is just blinking
and nothing displayed on it.

I tried again and again with changing the options. Then I found
that X server works if I choose the lowest resolution and the
lowest refresh rate, meaning 640x480 at 60Hz.

Strangely enough, I checked the real vertical refresh rate in this
condition and found it to be 123 Hz, more than double of the
configured value. I again rebuilt the XF86Config-4 so that X server
does NOT work. Then I checked the vertical refresh rate and it
was found to be 174 Hz.

In summary, X server worked fine only during the installation
process of Vine linux. After the installation is finished and
the system is rebooted, X server works only at VGA resolution
and is screwed up at any higher resolutions.

So my question is,

1: Is XFree86-4.2.1 working on your ATI Xpert LCD card?
   If it is, how did you configure X?

2: Is there any possibility that only SVGA server works on this
   card? If so, how can I switch the Xserver from Mach64 to SVGA?

3: If you need more info for answering my question, what should I
   check and report?

4: Is there any info source I should look into to solve this
   problem?

Thanks in advance.
Shingo

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