Signal over range, WAS: X -configure fails: Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices. Configuration failed.

[Marius Strobl]

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 08:47:19PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 09:29:54PM +0100, Marius Strobl wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 08:12:14PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 12:26:03PM -0700, Warren Block wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 22 Dec 2009, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
> > > > > Warren, thank you, but this doesn't help. I've added:
> > > > >
> > > > > Section "Monitor"
> > > > > 	Identifier   "Monitor0"
> > > > > 	HorizSync	30-50
> > > > > 	VertRefresh	60
> > > > > EndSection
> > > > >
> > > > > Section "Device"
> > > > > 	Identifier  "Card0"
> > > > > 	Driver      "mach64"
> > > > > 	BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
> > > > > EndSection
> > > > 
> > > > Hmm.  Some web searching says non-Intel platforms might need a different 
> > > > reference clock:
> > > > 
> > > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml#doc_chap4_sect1
> > > 
> > > yes, now you told me I see it's actually in the logs:
> > > 
> > > (--) MACH64(0): Reference clock 157.5/11 (14.318) MHz.
> > > (II) MACH64(0): If modes do not work on Ultra 5/10 or Blade 100/150,
> > > 	set option "reference_clock" to "28.636 MHz" or "29.5 MHz"
> > > 
> > > by using either 28.636 or 29.5 I now get no "signal over range".
> > 
> > The right value for a Rage XL is 29.5 MHz.
> 
> Marius, thank you, I figured it out already.
> Here's the winning xorg.conf: http://seis.bris.ac.uk/~mexas/freebsd/xorg.conf
> in case somebody else might be using this hardware.
> 
> Also, could you comment on Warren's suggestion of Radeon 7000?
> Do you think it might work on blade 1500?
> 

It won't work currently and also unlikely in the future.

Marius