Subject: Re: matrox g400 problems
To: None <tech-x11@netbsd.org>
From: Audun Arnesen Nordal <audun@stud.cs.uit.no>
List: tech-x11
Date: 05/05/2001 14:38:32
On 3 May 2001, Mario Kemper wrote:

> Audun Arnesen Nordal <audun@stud.cs.uit.no> writes:
>
> > Hello all.
> >
> > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module mga_hal
> > (EE) MGA: Failed to load module "mga_hal" (module does not exist, 0)
> > (EE) MGA(0): G450 support not available without Matrox HAL module
> > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
> > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> >
> The X server thinks that you have a G450 which doesn't work right out of the
> box.
>
> Start "X --configure". This creates a working config.
>
> If that doesn't work, go over to Matrox (http://www.matrox.com/mga)
> and download the linux driver which includes the hal module.
> Due to the new driver concept in XFree4.x the will work.

Yes! X --configure didn't help, but the drivers I grabbed off of Matrox'
ftp-site worked just fine.

Thanks a lot.



-- 
Audun Nordal