Hi Jorge Thanks for your reply... i've tried what you've suggested but i'm still having problems. After doing the xfree 4.2.0 install, i could not run >XFree86 -configure So instead i run the following to configure the xserver( or xwindows) >xf86config If I do graphical configuration of the xwindows it seems that my display and mouse work fine. But when i actually start the x windows, my mouse and screen dont' work? I installed the mga driver from the matrox site after finding it. I installed the beta linux driver (althought i had to hack the install.sh file because it couldn't recognize me as the root, so i took out the check condition that says if usr == root). I then tried to install the powerDesk but ran into problems because i could not do: >./configure --prefix=/usr/x11R6 I'm getting the above instructions from ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/archive/linux/2001/powerdesk_1_00_7/readme_pdesk.txt THus i can't run the rest of the powerDesk setup. So, right now i installed (i think) the mga driver.... but i still can't get the xwindows to work?... i don't know why? How does freebsd know the the mga driver is install (or how do i check to make sure that the mga driver was properly installed?) WHen i try and configure xwindows by running ">xf86config" it still doesn't show the matrox g450 from the list of video cards? Please Help Thanks in advance >From: Jorge Valencia <jorgev@cae.com> >Reply-To: newbie@XFree86.Org >To: "'newbie@XFree86.Org'" <newbie@XFree86.Org> >Subject: RE: support for matrox millennium g450 >Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:50:31 -0400 > >Go here: >http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/files/lnx_200.cfm > >Save yourself some time by reading the release notes, install the drivers, >install powerdesk, & enjoy. > >__ >Jorge > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Desmond Lee [mailto:desmond60@hotmail.com] >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 _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
