I just installed the latest xorg release without luck, with the same error.

roberto

2005/9/16, Rob Healey <rhealey@norstar.com>:
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> On Sep 16, 2005, at 7:03 AM, Roberto Pereyra wrote:
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> > Hi ! Thanks for your reply !
> >
> > When I run xf86cfg, the notebook display goes black and I must to
> > restart the system.
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> For almost 2 years I've tried to get the VIA Ultrachrome graphics to
> work under NetBSD with no luck; I've always had to get some cheepo
> PCI/AGP graphics card to use instead.
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> Something about NetBSD causes the via and sometimes the VESA drivers
> to blank the screen and require a hard reboot to get it back!
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> This doesn't happen under Linux or Solaris 10 so it must have
> something to do with the way the hardware is accessed under NetBSD;
> I've tried versions 1.4 through current with the same results.
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> I'd LOVE for the various UltraChrome chipsets to work so I don't have
> to add PCI/AGP graphics cards solely because NetBSD doesn't know how
> to properly access the Unichrome hardware/registers...
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> Just a data point that probably doesn't help you with a laptop...
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> -Rob
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