Subject: XFree 4.0.1 on MPG4 w/ ATI Rage 128 -- help!
From: Victor Danilchenko (danilche@cs.umass.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 21 2000 - 16:24:16 MST
Well, it's actually ATI Nexus 128 (extra memory is the only
difference, I think). I tried to install XFree 4.0.1 because the
acceleration for it under XFree 3.3.6 sucks (but at least XF3.3.6 does
work). I have previously done so successfully under LinuxPPC 200 on my
old platinum G3 (with the same card); so I downloaded the latest XFree
4.0.1 sources, patched them as per instructions at
http://penguinppc.org/usr/xf4/index.php3 , built the binaries, copied
and modified (for different monitor characteristics and card bus ID) my
old working XF86Config (from the platinum G3)... and nothing.
When I type "startx", the screen goes blank, and the system
stops responding to any and all console interactions. I can still log in
remotely, but killing X doesn't help -- I wasn't able to bring the text
terminal back up (switching to another virtual terminal doesn't work
either).
X just sits there, doing nothing but logging a single error over
and over:
(EE) r128(0): Idle timed out, resetting engine...
I truly have no idea about what's going on. Can anyone toss any
suggestions my way? The relevant files can be found at:
http://www.cs.umass.edu/~danilche/XF4.0.1_YDL1.2.1/XF86Config
http://www.cs.umass.edu/~danilche/XF4.0.1_YDL1.2.1/XFree86.0.log
I am booting the 2.2.17 kernel via yaboot, with
"video=aty128fb:vmode:20:cmode:24" flag.
-- | Victor Danilchenko | If you can keep your head when all about | | danilche@cs.umass.edu | you people are losing theirs, then you | | CSCF | 5-4231 | clearly don't understand the situation |
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