Re: Radeon VE won't work with XFree4.3.0.1

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From: "nobody nobody" <freebsd_stable_at_hotmail.com>
To: <mykroft_at_explosive.mail.net>; <david_at_catwhisker.org>
Cc: <freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org>; <freebsd_stable_at_hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Radeon VE won't work with XFree4.3.0.1


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> >From: "Adam Maas" <mykroft_at_explosive.mail.net>
> >To: "nobody nobody" <freebsd_stable_at_hotmail.com>,<david_at_catwhisker.org>
> >CC: <freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org>,<freebsd_stable_at_hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: Radeon VE won't work with XFree4.3.0.1
> >Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:51:05 -0400
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "nobody nobody" <freebsd_stable_at_hotmail.com>
> >To: <david_at_catwhisker.org>
> >Cc: <freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org>; <freebsd_stable_at_hotmail.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:18 PM
> >Subject: Re: Radeon VE won't work with XFree4.3.0.1
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> >There are no resolutions defined. That is your problem.
> >pick a colour depth and add a resolution. On my laptop, this is what I
use:
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> >SubSection "Display"
> >Depth     16
> >Modes    "800x600"
> >
> >That's for 16 bit colour at 800x600. You can pick any resolution that
your
> >display supports. If it's an LCD, pick it's nativbe (Or Maximum)
> >resolution.
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> >You will also likely want to add
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> >Section "DRI"
> >         Mode 0666
> >EndSection
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> >to the end of your config file.
> >
> >Adam
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> Thanks for your suggestion but it didn't work for my case.
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> The XF86Config.new was created after I execute the 'xf86cfg' and I didn't
> made any modification for it.  I had another machine which works ok after
> xf86cfg (generate the XF86config accordingly).  Then, there should be some
> problem for the xf86cfg to handle the Radeon VE (I guess).
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> Clarence

Your problem's not the Radeon, but the display, from the config that's been
generated. The Radeon's configured OK, the display has no modes.

Any chance on getting the error that X gives you when you start?

Adam