Subject: Re: XFree86 woes
To: Ryan O'Connor <ryan@interchange.ubc.ca>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 05/27/2006 19:05:37
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Hello,
> I've been trying for a while to get XFree86 running on my iMacDV. I
> keep encountering the following error:
>
> xf86MapVidMem: could not mmap screen [s=20000,a=a0000] (Invalid
> argument)
>
> I thought a native xsrc recompile would fix this... nope. I was
> hopeing someone else with an iMac with an ati rage 128 video card
> would be kind enough to send me their working XF86Config.
>
> Let me know if I should post my dmesg or anything...
That's the 86 in XFree86. Stupid driver tries to mmap the VGA
framebuffer to do some textmode status savine ( pointless on a mac
anyway ).
add
options OFB_FAKE_VGA_FB
to your kernel config to get around this.
have fun
Michael
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