Hello,
Yesterday I installed the SVGATextMode 1.9**mdk rpm packaged by Bero
on my Mandrake 6.1 box, which has a Matrox Millenniuim G200 AGP
with 8 MB RAM.
After reading the man pages, and trying a few modes without success,
I'd like to know if anybody is already running successfully the
same Card/OS/RPM combination, and whith wich settings.
Below are excerpts of my Xfree86config, TextConfig files. All I have
got so far is either the monitor complaining "SCAN OUT OF RANGE"
or a stable text screen, at the standard 80x25 resolution but with
characters scrambled all around.
Only textmode, CTL+ALT+F2, login as root and reboot (all typed blindly)
give me back the machine.
TIA,
Marco
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My working Modeline under X (1024x768 @ 76 Hz, 62.5 kHz hsync)
Modeline "1024x768" 85 1024 1032 1152 1360 768 784 787 823
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STARTX output:
(--) SVGA: PCI: Matrox MGA G200 AGP rev 1, Memory @ 0xe8000000,
0xe4000000
(--) SVGA: Linear framebuffer at 0xE8000000
(--) SVGA: MMIO registers at 0xE4000000
(--) SVGA: Video BIOS info block at 0x000c7540
(--) SVGA: Found and verified enhanced Video BIOS info block
(!!) SVGA: Unable to probe for video memory size. Assuming 8 Meg.
Please specify the correct amount in the XF86Config file.
See the file README.MGA for details.
(--) SVGA: detected an SGRAM card
(--) SVGA: chipset: mgag200
(--) SVGA: videoram: 8192k
(**) SVGA: Option "dac_8_bit"
(**) SVGA: Using 32 bpp, Depth 24, Color weight: 888
(--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 250.000 MHz
(**) SVGA: Mode "1024x768": mode clock = 85.000
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Textconfig excerpt:
Chipset "matrox"
#Clocks 60.0 75.0 85.0
clockchip "ti3026" # for the Millennium
#clockchip "mystique" # for the Mystique
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SVGATextMode output:
DEBUG: SVGATextMode version: 1.9
DEBUG: Debug level: 2
DEBUG: running from /dev/tty1
DEBUG: Opening config file '/etc/TextConfig'
DEBUG: Parsing Config file...
DEBUG: parsed data from config file:
DEBUG: Chipset = 30 (MATROX)
DEBUG: monitor H limits: 30000 - 64000
DEBUG: monitor V limits: 50000 - 120000
DEBUG: Clocks: 60000 75000 85000
DEBUG: DacSpeed = 60000kHz
DEBUG: MClk not defined
DEBUG: RefClk not defined
DEBUG: ClockChip not defined
DEBUG: Optmask = 0x11600
DEBUG: ResetProg = `(Not Defined)'
DEBUG: DefaultMode = `80x25'
DEBUG: Underline_pos = -1 (disabled)
DEBUG: ClockProg = `(Not Defined)'
DEBUG: Terminals: (Not Defined)
DEBUG: cursor_start = 29 ; cursor_end = 31
DEBUG: bordercolor = 0
DEBUG: FontProg = `/usr/bin/setfont'
DEBUG: FontPath = `(Not Defined)'
DEBUG: Font selections:
DEBUG: 8x7 : Cyr_a8x8
DEBUG: 9x7 : Cyr_a8x8
DEBUG: 8x8 : Cyr_a8x8
DEBUG: 9x8 : Cyr_a8x8
DEBUG: 8x11 : 8x12alt.psf
DEBUG: 9x11 : 8x12alt.psf
DEBUG: 8x12 : 8x12alt.psf
DEBUG: 9x12 : 8x12alt.psf
DEBUG: 8x13 : Cyr_a8x14
DEBUG: 9x13 : Cyr_a8x14
DEBUG: 8x14 : Cyr_a8x14
DEBUG: 9x14 : Cyr_a8x14
DEBUG: 8x15 : Cyr_a8x16
DEBUG: 9x15 : Cyr_a8x16
DEBUG: 8x16 : Cyr_a8x16
DEBUG: 9x16 : Cyr_a8x16
DEBUG: 8x31 : Cyr_a8x32
DEBUG: 9x31 : Cyr_a8x32
DEBUG: 8x32 : Cyr_a8x32
DEBUG: 9x32 : Cyr_a8x32
DEBUG: Found requested text mode in config file:
DEBUG: `B92x48' [92x48] 60000kHz 736 776 872 952 768 768 769 800
font 9x16 flags=0x0 H/V=56.0/70.0
DEBUG: Cursor start-end = 14-15
DEBUG: Underline pos. will be: -1
DEBUG: Check max clock speed: OK
DEBUG: Checking if 60000 kHz can be achieved
DEBUG: findclosestclock: closest clock nr 0 = 60000 kHz.
DEBUG: Clock deviation (from requested clock) = |60000-60000|=0 kHz
(0.00%).
DEBUG: Check_range(56022): range from 30000 to 64000 OK
DEBUG: Check_range(70027): range from 50000 to 120000 OK
DEBUG: Checking if new mode requires screen resizing (from /dev/tty0)
DEBUG: Getting IO permissions
(and then you can also get rid of this message...).
SVGATextMode NOTE:
You may remove the `SyncDisks' option from the TextConfig file
once SVGATextMode proves to work reliably on your machine.
This will make SVGATextMode run much faster.
Chipset = `MATROX', Textmode clock = 60.00 MHz, 92x48 chars, CharCell =
9x16. Refresh = 56.02kHz/70.0Hz.
SVGATextMode: Syncing disks...
54 ; this: 2.2.13-7mdk)
DEBUG: VT_RESIZE
DEBUG: Checking if kernel supports VT_RESIZEX (required: 1.3.3 ; this:
2.2.13-7mdk)
DEBUG: VT_RESIZEX(cols=92,rows=48,vlin=768,clin=16,vcol=828,ccol=9)
DEBUG: VT_RESIZEX
DEBUG: Checking if kernel supports Automatic TTY resizing (SIGWINCH)
(required: 1.3.3 ; this: 2.2.13-7mdk)
DEBUG: Unlocking chipset 30
DEBUG: UNLOCK VGA: No special register unlocking needed for chipset #30
DEBUG: Setting chipset-specific special registers
DEBUG: SPECIAL VGA chip settings: no special settings for chipset #30
DEBUG: Checking for Slow Sync...
DEBUG: Checking for Slow Sync...
DEBUG: findclosestclock: closest clock nr 0 = 60000 kHz.
DEBUG: Setting Clock to 60000 kHz
DEBUG: Executing external command `/usr/bin/setfont Cyr_a8x16'
DEBUG: Executing external command `/usr/bin/setfont Cyr_a8x16'
Warning: this is a shell wrapper; consider using consolechars(8)
