6. Known Problems and Bug Reports

There are several known problems with the current version of the Mach64 X server. They include:

• Gamma correction is not currently supported. It will be supported in a future release.
• Screen blanking in 16bpp and 32bpp modes on certain Mach64 CT cards does not work.
• In doublescan modes, only the top half of the hardware cursor is displayed. The hardware cursor works fine in all other modes.
• With high refresh rates on certain cards (VT-A3 and CT-D) noise can become a problem in 32bpp mode. This usually only happens with refresh rates of 85Hz or greater and can be fixed by using a lower refresh rate (e.g., 72Hz or 75Hz).
• ISA cards with more than 12Mb of main memory cannot use the server due to the requirement of a video memory aperture. This a major project.

If you are experiencing problems, first check to make sure that you have the very latest available release (including beta releases). ATI releases new cards throughout the year. Each of these new cards require additional programming to support the new Mach64 chips, RAMDACs and clock chips that appear on them. The most recent release is most likely to support your video card.

Second, please check the RELNOTES and README files (as well as the other documentation available with the release). Third, make sure you do not have any Ramdac, ClockChip or Clocks lines in your XF86Config file (all of these are automatically detected by the Mach64 X server). The "Device" section should only contain the Identifier, VendorName and BoardName. All other options should be automatically detected.

If you are still experiencing problems, please send e-mail to [email protected] or post to the comp.windows.x.i386unix newsgroup.

Please do NOT send e-mail to me since the developers who answer e-mail sent to [email protected] are better able to answer most questions and I would like to spend my minimal free time working on new enhancements to the X server. Thanks!

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