re: xsrc/50599: xf86-video-r128 6.10.0 breaks rage 128 pro ultra

["John D. Baker" <jdbaker%mylinuxisp.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR xsrc/50599; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "John D. Baker" <jdbaker%mylinuxisp.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: re: xsrc/50599: xf86-video-r128 6.10.0 breaks rage 128 pro ultra
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:25:54 -0500 (CDT)

 After nearly a year, I finally got a chance to poke at this again.
 
 Now running a recent i386-8.99.1 build with native Xorg, it claims to
 read a whole bunch of modes but only tries 2048x1536x85Hz which is out
 of range of the monitor.  The Xorg.0.log file still insists there is a
 DVI output even though there isn't one--only VGA.
 
 A minimal "xorg.conf" defining the monitor frequencies and modelines
 and a corresponding "Screen" section with "Display" subsection is
 necessary to make it work.  Using what is supposed to be the correct
 mode by name alone (without a Modeline in the monitor section) produces
 a default 1024x768 display.  As none of the allegedly-read modes are
 actually supported by the display, the correct modeline had to be
 generated with the 'gtf' utility.
 
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