Re: xorg.conf dell optix gx260

From: Understudy (brendhan_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 03/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:37:29 -0500

Pugilis T. Master wrote:
> Understudy wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to get X to work in a dell optix gx260 with FreeBSD 5.3 .
>> The dell has a inboard i810 setup. I have read thhrough the handbook.
>> The device agp is in the kernel. I had set the bios to 8MB instead of
>> 1MB based on info I got doing extensive google searches. Most of the
>> information I received was disapointing. So how do I configure X to
>> show something other than 640x480?
>> Here are the important files:
>> xorg.conf:
>
>
> That's quite an error log. While looking at the error log is offering
> little by way of a clue, I did notice something interesting in your config.
>
>> # Modeline "1280x768" 83 1280 1328 1512 1712 768 771 777 806
>> EndSection
>
>
> The first thing I would try is removing the comment mark here, and then
> make sure that the resolution specified here is one that your monitor
> and card can both handle. I'd say 1024x768 here would be your best bet.
> 800x600 would probably work here as well, but would not be preferable
> with a bigger monitor. If 1024x768 works, then 1280x1024 should work, as
> might 1280x960.
Okay I did that. I also addes a VideoRam line.
Section "Monitor"
         Identifier "Monitor0"
         VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
         ModelName "Monitor Model"
         HorizSync 30.0 - 107.0
         VertRefresh 48.0 - 160.0
         Modeline "1280x768" 83 1280 1328 1512 1712 768 771 777 806
EndSection

_________________

         Identifier "Card0"
         Driver "i810"
         VideoRam 65536
         VendorName "Intel Corp."
         BoardName "82865G Integrated Graphics Device"
         BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
_________________

Neither of which had any effect. The actual RAM is 128M but if I put
that in I get an error message in the log that the amount is to much. So
I put in for 64M.

I have just some snippets of the Xorg.0.log

(II) I810(0): detected 892 kB stolen memory.
(II) I810(0): I830CheckAvailableMemory: 1966080 kB available
(II) I810(0): Will attempt to tell the BIOS that there is 12288 kB VideoRAM
(WW) I810(0): Extended BIOS function 0x5f11 not supported.
(==) I810(0): Write-combining range (0x0,0x1000) was already clear
________________________________

(II) I810(0): Monitor0: Using hsync range of 30.00-107.00 kHz
(II) I810(0): Monitor0: Using vrefresh range of 48.00-160.00 Hz
(II) I810(0): Not using mode "1280x1024" (no mode of this name)
(II) I810(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name)
(II) I810(0): Not using mode "800x600" (no mode of this name)
(II) I810(0): Increasing the scanline pitch to allow tiling mode (640 ->
1024).
(--) I810(0): Virtual size is 640x480 (pitch 1024)
(**) I810(0): *Built-in mode "640x480"
(II) I810(0): Attempting to use 85Hz refresh for mode "640x480" (41)
(==) I810(0): DPI set to (75, 75)

______________________

(WW) I810(0): Setting the original video mode instead of restoring
         the saved state
(II) I810(0): xf86UnbindGARTMemory: unbind key 4
(II) I810(0): xf86UnbindGARTMemory: unbind key 1
(II) I810(0): xf86UnbindGARTMemory: unbind key 3
(II) I810(0): xf86UnbindGARTMemory: unbind key 2

___________________

I also get this on the startup screen.

Release Date: 18 December 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 5.3 i386 [ELF]
Current Operating System: FreeBSD Harlan.bjh.homenet 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD
5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov 5 04:19:18 UTC 2004
root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
Build Date: 16 October 2004
         Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
         to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Mar 24 13:28:59 2005
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
[drm] failed to load kernel module "i830"
(EE) I810(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI.
___________________

So I guess the dri hates me also. I really am beginning to not like i810
boards.:P

Sincerely,
Brendhan

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