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DateSun, 7 Feb 1999 16:12:14 -0500
FromArvind Sankar <>
SubjectRe: Framebuffer bug
On Sun, Feb 07, 1999 at 04:08:44PM -0500, Navindra Umanee wrote:
> > > Some problems I've noticed:
> > >
> > > * XF86_Mach64 runs at an annoyingly lower refresh rate of 60Hz instead
> > > of the usual 70Hz with the ATY driver.
> >
> > huh? XF86_Mach64 has nothing to do with the fb driver. change ur X modeline.
> > like:
>
> No, my modeline is exactly the same as it was. If I boot up with a
> text console, X reads the modeline and does 70Hz like it's supposed to
> but if I boot up with the ATY driver, X reads the same modeline but
> does 60Hz instead. All this as reported by my monitor (and it's easy
> to tell anyway, since 60Hz is much worse than 70Hz).

this is deep. What does X say while starting up? Are there any errors?
I used to run the Mach64 server with atyfb with no problems. I just turned
off atyfb because of the freezes I reported.

-- arvind

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