Have you tried XFree86 -configure (don't know whether that works under freeBSD though) Lionel --- Desmond Lee <desmond60@hotmail.com> wrote: > At the xfree site it lists the following: > > Support (accelerated) for the MGA2064W (Millennium I), MGA1064SG (Mystique), > MGA2164W (Millennium II) (PCI and AGP), G100, G200, G400, G450, and G550 is > provided by the "mga" driver. > > Thus, the G450 matrox chipset is supported. However, i can't just go an pick > the driver which corresponds to my video card because when i run > > # xf86config > > there is no option to choose a driver for G450. The closest thing is G400 > which doesn't seem to work because the x windows doesn't work properly. > > If i run > > # startx > > I do get part of the x windows showing up on the screen, but my mouse > doesn't work and you can only see a really bloated upper left hand corner of > the screen. > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > > >From: "Victor Roberts" <Vic@robertsresearchinc.com> > >Reply-To: newbie@XFree86.Org > >To: <newbie@xfree86.org> > >Subject: RE: support for matrox millennium g450 > >Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:10:33 -0400 > > > >Choose a driver that matches your video chipset, if your card is not > >listed. > >Check the driver list at xfree86.org to make sure that your chipset is > >supported under 4.2.0. > > > >Vic Roberts > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: newbie-admin@XFree86.Org [mailto:newbie-admin@XFree86.Org]On > >Behalf Of Desmond Lee > >Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:28 AM > >To: newbie@XFree86.Org > >Subject: support for matrox millennium g450 > > > > > >Hi there > > > >I just installed free bsd and i'm trying to get xfree up and going. I had > >xfree 3.3.6 installed, however that didn't support my matrox g450 card. > > > >Xfree release 4.2.0 says that it now supports g450 but when i install xfree > >4.2.0 and then run > > > ># xf86config > > > >they do not show the matrox g450 video card as an option when specifying > >your video card. The closest thing is g400. I tried doing this, and the x > >windows doesn't work properly. When i run > > > ># startx > > > >I get a partial interface where you can't use the mouse and the resolution > >is really low and you only see 1/4 of the gui (the upper left hand corner). > > > >Does anyone have any ideas? > > > >thanks > > > >desmond > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Newbie@XFree86.Org > >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Newbie@XFree86.Org > >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
