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Combine the four Mach ATI64 questions and answers into one.

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<title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
<author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/
<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.52 1996/07/10 17:09:20 jraynard Exp $
<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.53 1996/07/28 22:46:27 jraynard Exp $
<abstract>
This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are
assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5+, unless otherwise noted.
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fourth serial port, and <bf/even/ if you disable sio3 (the fourth
port) which normally uses this address.
<sect1>
<heading>What's the solution or workaround for this problem?</heading>
<p>
Until the bug has been fixed, you can use this workaround:
<enum>
<item> Enter <tt/-c/ at the bootprompt.
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<item> Type exit to continue booting.
</enum>
<sect1>
<heading>That works, but I want to use my serial ports...</heading>
<p>
You'll have to build a new kernel with the following
If you want to be able to use your serial ports,
you'll have to build a new kernel with the following
modification: in <tt>/usr/src/sys/i386/isa/sio.c</tt> find the
one occurrence of the string <tt/0x2e8/ and remove that string
and the preceding comma (keep the trailing comma). Now follow
the normal procedure of building a new kernel.
<sect1>
<heading>Now everything runs great, except for X Window!</heading>
<p>
Some newer ATI Mach 64 video cards (notably ATI Mach Xpression)
do not run with the current version of <tt/XFree86/; the screen
goes black when you start X Window, or it works with strange
problems. You can get
Even after applying these workarounds, you may still find that
X Window does not work properly. Some newer ATI Mach 64 video
cards (notably ATI Mach Xpression) do not run with the current
version of <tt/XFree86/; the screen goes black when you start
X Window, or it works with strange problems. You can get
a beta-version of a new X-server that works better, by looking at
<url url="http://www.xfree86.org" name="the XFree86 site">
and following the links to the new beta release. Get the