OpenBSD 2.8 (and associated XFree86) vs Matrox Millenium II

[Jeff Evarts <riventree_(_at_)_earthlink_(_dot_)_net>]

Goal:
	Use a Matrox Millennium II for X-windows under OpenBSD 2.8

Summary:

	The XF86Setup executable available with OpenBSD 2.8 does not successfully
	recognize my Matrox Millenium II, while the version supplied with 2.7 does.

	Since they are both 3.3.6, I'm not sure whose court this is in, so I posted
	to both lists.

Details:

	0. OpenBSD 2.8 from CDROM, Compaq Presario 7594 w/128MB, Matrox Millennium II w/4MB
	1. Run XF86Setup
	2. After the "this may take awhile [Enter]" it just hangs with a black
	   screen, never returning to text mode, but never printing the "Save/Exit"
	   graphic either.
	3. Press C-A-Backspace, it returns to text mode, with the message that
	   it was running on the wrong virtual terminal, and to switch to the
	   right one and try again. All of this is on the root window, with no
	   virtual terminals visited since boot.

X -version:

	This one (from 2.7) works:

		XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System
		(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
		Release Date: January 8 2000
		        If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
		        than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
		        problems.  (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
		Operating System: OpenBSD 2.7 

		Configured drivers:
		  SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 1):
		      NV1, STG2000, RIVA 128, RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2, RIVA ULTRA TNT2,
		      RIVA VANTA, RIVA ULTRA VANTA, RIVA INTEGRATED, GeForce 256,
		      GeForce DDR, Quadro, ET4000, ET4000W32, ET4000W32i, ET4000W32i_rev_b,
		      ET4000W32i_rev_c, ET4000W32p, ET4000W32p_rev_a, ET4000W32p_rev_b,
		      ET4000W32p_rev_c, ET4000W32p_rev_d, ET6000, ET6100, et3000, pvga1,
		      wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33, gvga, r128, ati,
		      sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, sis86c215, sis86c225, sis5597,
		      sis5598, sis6326, sis530, sis620, sis300, sis630, sis540, tvga8200lx,
		      tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000,
		      tvga9000i, tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420, tgui9420dgi,
		      tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, cyber9320, tgui9660, tgui9680, tgui9682,
		      tgui9685, cyber9382, cyber9385, cyber9388, cyber9397, cyber9520,
		      cyber9525, 3dimage975, 3dimage985, cyber9397dvd, blade3d, cyberblade,
		      clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430,
		      clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5480, clgd5462, clgd5464, clgd5465,
		      clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, clgd7541, clgd7542, clgd7543,
		      clgd7548, clgd7555, clgd7556, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e, cpq_avga, mga2064w,
		      mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, mgag200, mgag100, mgag400, oti067,
		      oti077, oti087, oti037c, al2101, ali2228, ali2301, ali2302, ali2308,
		      ali2401, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7, ark1000vl, ark1000pv,
		      ark2000pv, ark2000mt, mx, realtek, s3_virge, AP6422, AT24, AT3D,
		      s3_svga, NM2070, NM2090, NM2093, NM2097, NM2160, NM2200, ct65520,
		      ct65525, ct65530, ct65535, ct65540, ct65545, ct65546, ct65548,
		      ct65550, ct65554, ct65555, ct68554, ct69000, ct64200, ct64300,
		      mediagx, V1000, V2100, V2200, p9100, spc8110, i740, i740_pci,
		      Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3, smi, generic


	This one (from 2.8) doesn't:

		XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System
		(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
		Release Date: January 8 2000
		        If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
		        than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
		        problems.  (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
		Operating System: OpenBSD 2.8 

		Configured drivers:
		  SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 1):
		      NV1, STG2000, RIVA 128, RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2, RIVA ULTRA TNT2,
		      RIVA VANTA, RIVA ULTRA VANTA, RIVA INTEGRATED, GeForce 256,
		      GeForce DDR, Quadro, ET4000, ET4000W32, ET4000W32i, ET4000W32i_rev_b,
		      ET4000W32i_rev_c, ET4000W32p, ET4000W32p_rev_a, ET4000W32p_rev_b,
		      ET4000W32p_rev_c, ET4000W32p_rev_d, ET6000, ET6100, et3000, pvga1,
		      wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33, gvga, r128, ati,
		      sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, sis86c215, sis86c225, sis5597,
		      sis5598, sis6326, sis530, sis620, sis300, sis630, sis540, tvga8200lx,
		      tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000,
		      tvga9000i, tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420, tgui9420dgi,
		      tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, cyber9320, tgui9660, tgui9680, tgui9682,
		      tgui9685, cyber9382, cyber9385, cyber9388, cyber9397, cyber9520,
		      cyber9525, 3dimage975, 3dimage985, cyber9397dvd, blade3d, cyberblade,
		      clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430,
		      clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5480, clgd5462, clgd5464, clgd5465,
		      clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, clgd7541, clgd7542, clgd7543,
		      clgd7548, clgd7555, clgd7556, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e, cpq_avga, mga2064w,
		      mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, mgag200, mgag100, mgag400, oti067,
		      oti077, oti087, oti037c, al2101, ali2228, ali2301, ali2302, ali2308,
		      ali2401, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7, ark1000vl, ark1000pv,
		      ark2000pv, ark2000mt, mx, realtek, s3_savage, s3_virge, AP6422, AT24,
		      AT3D, s3_svga, NM2070, NM2090, NM2093, NM2097, NM2160, NM2200,
		      ct65520, ct65525, ct65530, ct65535, ct65540, ct65545, ct65546,
		      ct65548, ct65550, ct65554, ct65555, ct68554, ct69000, ct64200,
		      ct64300, mediagx, V1000, V2100, V2200, p9100, spc8110, i740, i740_pci,
		      Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3, smi, generic

One last note: the 2.8 version correctly handles an ATI Xpert98 video card, which I
have in another box running 2.8.

--------------------

Any thoughts? Matrox seems far to popular a card to have dropped so rapidly.
Do I need to buy a new video card to run 2.8?

-Jeff
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