Hi all. First much thanks for releasing 4.2.0 !!
I took some time to play with the libHAL again. You do not need the libHAL for normal CRT output (also not for the 2nd Head or using Xinerama) at least with my mga450. Using libHAL not: - much faster X startup (reduced from 5-8 seconds down to 1-2 seconds ...). - the video-timings are slightly different. Although I'm using a selfmade 1152x900 modeline. My 21" Sony show a ~30% smaller image when I do not use libHAL (which can be easyly adjust on the monitor ;-). And I found a bug (This is still using 4.1.99.5): - I first only added the "Option "NoHal"" to my first Device section. Which worked for my normal single-head layout. But when I tried to start the dual-head layout, XFree died with "fatal signal 11". After adding the "Option "NoHal"" to my second screen's Device Section, too - XFree work find in dual mode, too. incl. Xinerama and XVideo windows dragged arround. Does anyone know what this "Megerd" dual-head mode is the libHAL additionally offers? You may need the libHAL for getting a TV-video-out, digital-LCD out and the addtional "merged"-xinerama mode. From: Rene Rebe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Xpert] Matrox Hal module and 4.1.99 Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 00:42:30 +0100 (CET) > From: Mark Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Xpert] Matrox Hal module and 4.1.99 > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:20:22 -0700 > > > I just upgraded a machine from 4.1.0 to 4.1.99 and now the hal module for > > the Matrox 450 no longer works and wasn't recompiled with the rest of X. > > What does Hal do? Do you need it? > > It compiled fine, here: > > XFree86 Version 4.1.99.5 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) > Release Date: 7 January 2002 > > libHAL extracted from mga-133_143-source.tgz > > Although it seem to take much longer to initialize the graphic-mode (>5 > seconds?). I was running a 4.1.0 with an older libHAL (I do not know > which libHAL it was before ...) > > When I bought my MGA-450 libHAL was needed to get any signal out of > the card - I think today it is only needed for TV or DVI output and a > sepcial (merged?) Dual-Head mode (also if have not tested this - I > only use it with the libHAL (because it also worked this way ;-) ). > > The snapshot I made can be found here: > ftp://drocklinux.dyndns.org/software/xfree/xfree-cvs-2002-01-14.tar.bz2 > > A precompiled binary for the dRock distribution can also found in the > 2002-01-17 directory of this server ;-) k33p h4ck1n6 Ren� -- Ren� Rebe (Registered Linux user: #248718 <http://counter.li.org>) eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://drocklinux.dyndns.org/rene/ Anyone sending unwanted advertising e-mail to this address will be charged $25 for network traffic and computing time. By extracting my address from this message or its header, you agree to these terms. _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
