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Re: Help :)

Well, the SOund Blaster live will only work with an OpenBSD system that is
post-3.0.  I have been using the snapshot from January 4th now with decent
success.

I have never used a GeForce video card, so I can't help configure it.
If you are having problems running, XF4, however, I would highly recommend
compiling a kernel without mtrr support.  I have an Athlon 1.4ghz that can
not run XF4 with mtrr enabled due to some kind of bug (it crashes and all
you see is a blinking cursor).  I believe the
problem has been reported in detail and I suspect it may be fixed by 3.1.
(The same bug appears to exist in FreeBSD)  I guess that's the price of
using cutting edge hardware.

I would tell you to use X3.3.6 for now, but I don't think it supports your
GeForce(?).

I think the best advice for a newbie here would be to wait for the next
snapshot, upgrade your system to it in the normal fashion, and compile a
kernel without mtrr.  Simply comment out the line that says psuedo-device
mtrr.

Feel free to email me if you have any other questions.  Remember to read
the FAQ.

TimH

On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, BinarySoul wrote:

> Hi, I'm Marcio.
> I've been using OpenBSD 3.0 as my Desktop for two weeks, and i'm having
> problems configuring both my video and sound cards.
>
> My Machine:
> CPU: Athlon ThunderBird 1.4GHz C (266MHz)
> Mem: 512Mb DDR RAM (266MHz)
> MB: ASUS A7A266
> Sound: Sound Blaster Live! Value
> Video: MSI GeForce 2 MX 400 64Mb
>
> Any help is welcome :)
> thanks in advice