XF86Config for ProSavage (MSI KM4ML)

Warren Block wblock at wonkity.com
Fri Jan 23 12:24:45 PST 2004


FreeBSD runs great on the Microstar/MSI KM4M motherboard, an integrated
MicroATX board with on-board network (VIA Rhine), sound (works with
pcm), and video (ProSavage).

However, getting X to work with the integrated video requires a trick
that I wanted to document for the archives.  The "NoUseBIOS" option must
be included in the Device settings.  Otherwise, the monitor just goes
dark when X is started.

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "NoAccel"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "HWCursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWCursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShadowFB"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Rotate"             	# [<str>]
        #Option     "UseBIOS"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "LCDClock"           	# <freq>
        #Option     "ShadowStatus"       	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CrtOnly"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "TvOn"               	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "PAL"                	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ForceInit"          	# [<bool>]
	Option      "NoUseBIOS"		# WB: needed!
	Identifier  "Card0"
	Driver      "savage"
	VendorName  "S3 Inc."
	BoardName   "[ProSavageDDR]"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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