XFree86 instead of Xorg?

[Polytropon]

First of all, thanks for the quick reply.

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:23:34 +0000, "Christopher Joyner" <chris29wjoyner at gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe you could open your Xorg config file, and put in specific variables in
> there for the graphic mode you use.  This would cut down on auto detection
> scripts.

I don't have auto detection for regular X init. I did this only
one time to see the new layout of xorg.conf, then put everything
in it manually (e. g. Screen, Keyboard, Device Card0, Card1).

This brings up another problem: With FreeBSD 5 + XFree86 my monitor,
Eizo FlexScan F980 21" CRT, could have 1400x1050; that's not possible
anymore with FreeBSD 7 + Xorg, only 1152x864 is available, even if I
force certain modes (PrefferedMode and ModeLines), in this case the
system isn't accessible anymore, and the screen shows a complete
nonsense dimension (1200x600 or so). So my xorg.conf settings are
completely standard stuff.

I've played with xrandr and even got the desired mode for one time,
but with a virtual screen (content scrolls).

% xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1152 x 864, maximum 1400 x 1050
VGA-0 connected 1152x864+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   1152x864       75.0*+
   1400x1050      74.8     60.0  
   1280x1024      85.0     75.0     60.0  
   1280x960       85.0     60.0  
   1152x768       54.8  
   1024x768       85.0     75.0     70.1     60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        85.1     72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        85.0     72.8     75.0     59.9  
   720x400        85.0  
   640x400        85.1  
   640x350        85.1  
DVI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
S-video disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

% xvidtune
Vendor: EIZO, Model: FlexScan F980
Num hsync: 1, Num vsync: 1
hsync range 0:  30.00 - 137.00
vsync range 0:  50.00 - 160.00

% gears 
libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x6b
2101 frames in  5.001 seconds = 420.116 FPS
2846 frames in  5.000 seconds = 569.200 FPS
3000 frames in  5.000 seconds = 600.000 FPS

% geartrain 
libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x6b
1226 frames in 5.002 seconds = 245.102 FPS
1238 frames in 5.002 seconds = 247.501 FPS
1224 frames in 5.003 seconds = 244.653 FPS

% gearbox
libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x6b
147 frames in  5.029 seconds = 29.230 FPS
168 frames in  5.015 seconds = 33.500 FPS
168 frames in  5.019 seconds = 33.473 FPS


Are these values realistic?



> In the hand book it tells you how to configure the X server.  But I am only
> giving a suggestion on this, not fact.

I did follow the handbook. X runs fine, but slooooow, read: it
worked much faster before.



> I really do not think your hardware is the problem, but rather the
> configuration.

I'm just asking because... it worked with XFree86, why can't it work
the same way with Xorg? I update my software to make things faster,
not slower. :-)


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