ports/116851: x11-drivers/xf86-video-mga - Xorg 7.3 mga driver fails to read video BIOS (G450 dual-VGA)

[Rainer Goellner]

Warren Block wrote:
> Subject: Re: ports/116851: x11-drivers/xf86-video-mga - Xorg 7.3 mga driver
>  fails to read video BIOS (G450 dual-VGA)
> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:40:09 -0600 (MDT)
> 
>  When the FreeBSD port of xorg-server starts using libpciaccess, the 
>  problem reading the video BIOS ROM should be fixed.  Until then, I have 
>  an easier patch and instructions for xorg-server 1.4.1:
>  
>  http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/mgapatch/xorg-patch.txt
>  
Just to inform you: the patch does what it's supposed to
do with my G550 AGP card, the BIOS gets loaded. I don't
use a dual head configuration, so I can't say anything
about that.

The patch doesn't help with the problem I've tried it for;
version 1.9.100 of the mga driver is not willing to give
me a modeline for a 1600x1200 screen. I hoped it would
be a video bios issue, but apparently it's something else.

Anyway, thanks for your investigations,
  Rainer