[9fans] Matrox Millenium Doesn't Work in Release 4, apparently :-(

[9fans] Matrox Millenium Doesn't Work in Release 4, apparently :-(

[Dave]

I noticed that the Millenium was supported in Release 3, but I can't
seem to get it to work in Release 4.  That's rather unfortunate for me,
since the only other card I have is a Trident Blade 3D, which is totally
unsupported :-(

I'm willing to put in the work necessary to make one of the above work,
if somebody can point me in the right direction.

Sorry to post so soon after joining the list,
Dave Cohen <dave@dave.tj>

Re: [9fans] Matrox Millenium Doesn't Work in Release 4, apparently :-(

[Sascha Wildner]

"Dave" <dave@dave.tj> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:200206260410.g5Q4AR503004@dave2.dave.tj...
> I noticed that the Millenium was supported in Release 3, but I can't
> seem to get it to work in Release 4.  That's rather unfortunate for me,
> since the only other card I have is a Trident Blade 3D, which is totally
> unsupported :-(

To get my Millenium G200 AGP to work under R4 I had to edit the vgadb on
the installation disk to include the following line:

ctlr
0xC002D="MATROX/Matrox G400"
0xC002D="MATROX/Matrox G450"
0xC002D="MATROX/MGA-G200"       <----- this line added
link=vga
ctlr=mga4xx linear=1
hwgc=mga4xxhwgc

I used 1280x1024x8 as a display mode (it seems that the Matrox Driver cannot
handle more than 8 bits per pixel; hey, when is this going to change?).

After installation I had to copy the vgadb file manually over to the hard disk
from the installation floppy because the installed file didn't include my
modifications (seemed as if they copy over a fresh vgadb and not the one from
the floppy).

That was it for me, I hope it helps.


Regards,
Sascha

Re: [9fans] Matrox Millenium Doesn't Work in Release 4, apparently :-(

[Dave]

Thanks for sharing your experience.  Clearly, the G200 is compatible with
the G400/450.  The original Millenium, I'm almost sure, is not.  Also,
my Millenium is detected fine by vga.  It's just that the whole system
locks up when it tries to go into VGA mode.  If it'll help, I'll post the
vga.txt file from the floppy.  (Just tell me it will, and I'll post it.)

 - Dave


Sascha Wildner wrote:
>
> "Dave" <dave@dave.tj> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:200206260410.g5Q4AR503004@dave2.dave.tj...
> > I noticed that the Millenium was supported in Release 3, but I can't
> > seem to get it to work in Release 4.  That's rather unfortunate for me,
> > since the only other card I have is a Trident Blade 3D, which is totally
> > unsupported :-(
>
> To get my Millenium G200 AGP to work under R4 I had to edit the vgadb on
> the installation disk to include the following line:
>
> ctlr
> 0xC002D="MATROX/Matrox G400"
> 0xC002D="MATROX/Matrox G450"
> 0xC002D="MATROX/MGA-G200"       <----- this line added
> link=vga
> ctlr=mga4xx linear=1
> hwgc=mga4xxhwgc
>
> I used 1280x1024x8 as a display mode (it seems that the Matrox Driver cannot
> handle more than 8 bits per pixel; hey, when is this going to change?).
>
> After installation I had to copy the vgadb file manually over to the hard disk
> from the installation floppy because the installed file didn't include my
> modifications (seemed as if they copy over a fresh vgadb and not the one from
> the floppy).
>
> That was it for me, I hope it helps.
>
>
> Regards,
> Sascha
>

Re: [9fans] Matrox Millenium Doesn't Work in Release 4, apparently :-(

[Sascha Wildner]

"Dave" <dave@dave.tj> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:200206261819.g5QIJhx23399@dave2.dave.tj...
> If it'll help, I'll post the vga.txt file from the floppy.
> (Just tell me it will, and I'll post it.)

Dave, I don't think I can help you because I'm no expert, but try posting anyway,
maybe someone else can help.

Regards,
Sascha

Re: [9fans] Matrox Millenium Doesn't Work in Release 4, apparently :-(

[Dave]

Here it is:

$ cat /floppy/vgainfo.txt
main->snarf
vga->snarf
mga2164w->snarf
x[0]=1
x[1]=2
x[2]=255
x[3]=255
probe found 4 megabytes
vga->attr: vid=0x102B
vga->attr: did=0x0519
vga->dump
vga misc             67
vga feature          00
vga sequencer        03 00 03 00 02
vga crt              60 4F 50 83 55 81 BF 1F - 00 4F 0E 0F 00 00 07 80
                     9C 8E 8F 28 1F 96 B9 A3 - FF
vga graphics         00 00 00 00 00 10 0E 00 - FF
vga attribute        00 01 02 03 04 05 14 07 - 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
                     0C 00 0F 08 00
vga virtual         0 0
vga panning         off
vga vmz               4194304
vga apz                     0
vga linear                  1
mga2164w->dump
mga2164w Devctrl    2800083
mga2164w Option     5F2C0100
mga2164w Crtcext     00 00 00 00 00 00
mga2164w TVP         FF 11 11 11 11 11 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06
                     06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 - 80 98 00 00 00 00 00 00
                     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 14 EE B2 41 B2
                     FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF - 00 18 00 FF 00 00 00 26
mga2164w PCLK        FD 3A B2
mga2164w MCLK        FD 3A B2
mga2164w LCLK        BF 3F B2
mga2164whwgc->dump
mga2164whwgc Devctrl2800083
mga2164whwgc Option 5F2C0100
mga2164whwgc Crtcext 00 00 00 00 00 00
mga2164whwgc TVP     FF 11 11 11 11 11 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06
                     06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 - 80 98 00 00 00 00 00 00
                     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 14 EE B2 41 B2
                     FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF - 00 18 00 FF 00 00 00 26
mga2164whwgc PCLK    FD 3A B2
mga2164whwgc MCLK    FD 3A B2
mga2164whwgc LCLK    BF 3F B2

vmf 25175000 vmdf 0 vf1 0 vbw 65000000
mga2164w->options
vga->init
mga2164w->init
pixbuswidth=64
dbdumpmode
type=multisync65, size=640x480x8
frequency=25175000
x=640 (0x280), y=480 (0x1E0), z=8 (0x8)
ht=808 (0x328), shb=664 (0x298), ehb=760 (0x2F8)
shs=664 (0x298), ehs=760 (0x2F8)
vt=525 (0x20D), vrs=491 (0x1EB), vre=493 (0x1ED)
hsync=0, vsync=0, interlace=0
vga->attr: vid=0x102B
vga->attr: did=0x0519
vga->dump
vga flag             Fdump|Finit|Fsnarf
vga misc             EB
vga feature          00
vga sequencer        03 01 0F 00 0A
vga crt              60 4F 4F 84 53 9F20B 3E - 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00
                    1EB 2D1DF 28 001DF20C E3 -7FF
vga graphics         00 00 00 00 00 50 05 0F - FF
vga attribute        00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 - 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
                     41 FF 0F 00 00
vga virtual         640 480
vga panning         off
vga clock[0] f       25175000
vga clock[0] d i m          0        0       -       21
vga clock[0] n p q r       40        3       -        0        0
vga clock[1] f        3725160
vga clock[1] d i m          0        0       -       61
vga clock[1] n p q r       33        3       -       14        0
vga vmz               4194304
vga apz                     0
vga linear                  1
mga2164w->dump
mga2164w flag        Ulinear|Fdump|Finit|Foptions|Fsnarf
mga2164w Devctrl    2800083
mga2164w Option     5F2C1100
mga2164w Crtcext     00 40 00 80 00 00
mga2164w TVP         FF 11 11 11 11 11 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06
                     06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 - 80 4C 25 00 00 00 04 00
                     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 1E EE B2 41 B2
                     FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF - 00 3E 00 FF 00 00 00 26
mga2164w PCLK        E8 15 B3
mga2164w MCLK        FD 3A B2
mga2164w LCLK        E1 3D F3
mga2164whwgc->dump
mga2164whwgc flag    Fdump
mga2164whwgc Devctrl2800083
mga2164whwgc Option 5F2C1100
mga2164whwgc Crtcext 00 40 00 80 00 00
mga2164whwgc TVP     FF 11 11 11 11 11 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06
                     06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 - 80 4C 25 00 00 00 04 00
                     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 1E EE B2 41 B2
                     FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF - 00 3E 00 FF 00 00 00 26
mga2164whwgc PCLK    E8 15 B3
mga2164whwgc MCLK    FD 3A B2
mga2164whwgc LCLK    E1 3D F3

main->exits
$ exit

Thanks for having a look,
Dave Cohen <dave@dave.tj>


Sascha Wildner wrote:
>
> "Dave" <dave@dave.tj> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:200206261819.g5QIJhx23399@dave2.dave.tj...
> > If it'll help, I'll post the vga.txt file from the floppy.
> > (Just tell me it will, and I'll post it.)
>
> Dave, I don't think I can help you because I'm no expert, but try posting anyway,
> maybe someone else can help.
>
> Regards,
> Sascha
>