Everything is installed, X does not work completely

[Super Bisquit]

I redid the installation.
Only installed mach64 driver.
I added the clock section, trying 28.636 then 29.5 as values.
New xorg.conf.new http://slexy.org/view/s20yam1lZu

Now the monitor blacks out, which is an improvement from a no signal call.

New /var/log/Xorg.0.log http://slexy.org/view/s203VP3WtN

I'm going to argue for the ">setenv output-device /path/to/graphics card"
for reason that until I did so, the default was for the UPA/sunffb.

So, the question is: "I have a connection to the monitor but a black screen
with nothing, what am I missing from xorg.conf.new?"



On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Marius Strobl <marius at alchemy.franken.de>wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 08:48:01PM -0500, Super Bisquit wrote:
> > http://slexy.org/view/s2yThC1dnb xorg.conf
> > http://slexy.org/view/s20YSwsniH /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
> >
> > I removed the record extension from ../xorg/modules.
> > The rate for 1280x1024x60 was set on OB prompt.
>
> The resolution set via the Open Firmware screen environment variable
> only has an impact on the console and for X with Creator (3D) and
> Elite 3D cards (for which no public documentation and not open source
> mode setting code exists), but not on X when using xf86-video-ati.
>
> > As you see in the logfile, modules are disabled then enabled.
> > The card is detected.
> > I also set Options "AllowEmptyInput" "Off" so it wouldn't disable
> devices.
>
> This should not be necessary if you kept the default of compiling
> xorg-server without HAL support.
>
> > Now, there is no output to the monitor, just a blank screen. Rates are
> set
> > to manufacturer's descriptions.
>
> As I said before and as is also suggested in your Xorg.0.log you need
> to set reference_clock, IIRC for an Rage XL you'll need:
> Option "reference_clock" "28.636 MHz"
> in the "Device" section of xorg.conf, but it also might be 29.5 MHz.
>
> > In theory, the screen should be active; but, in reality a lot of modules
> > load with no result.
>
> This shouldn't matter; you'll see similar things on f.e. amd64/i386
> when drm(4) isn't available etc.
>
> > 1) Do I need to disable the framebuffer in xorg.conf or by sysctl?
>
> I don't get what you are trying to ask here.
>
> > 2) I see the refresh rates, modes, and etc in the logfile. Do I copy
> these
> > values to xorg.conf?
>
> I'm not sure what you are asking for here; what you should do once
> output basically works is to add modelines for the resolutions you're
> using according to the specification of CRT in order to get maximum
> refresh rates. There's nothing sparc64-specific here, just follow one
> of the usual guides/modline calculators.
>
> > 3) Do I need to run -v 9 when running X -config *new? I use that command
> > from the /root with xorg.conf.new.
>
> I don't know what the former switch is supposed to do and I can't
> find it in the manual page I've installed here. My guess would be
> the intention is to use VT 9, which already should be the default
> though.
>
> Marius
>
>