Subject: Re: X problems
To: Milos Negovanovic <milosn@xtra.co.nz>
From: Mattias Sandstrom <mattias@beauty.se>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/17/2003 00:56:36
Milos Negovanovic wrote:
> Ive been trying to run X on my laptop good 3-4 days now (have tried
> CURRENT, 1.6-RELEASE and 1.6 in that order). Whenever i try to run
> 'x86cfg', or to 'startx' with configuration file that already worked
> with X-4.2.1 under Linux, i get this:
> (II) Silicon Motion(0): initializing int10
> (WW) Silicon Motion(0): remove MTRR a0000 - c0000
> (II) Silicon Motion(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
> (II) Silicon Motion(0): VESA BIOS function failed

i had the exact same problem with a config that worked fine under linux. 
installing an old x server (3.x?) took care of it. it's available as a pkg.

	/matt