Re: Using Xorg radeon with a CRT screen

[Thomas Lübking]

On Sonntag, 14. Oktober 2012 09:53:31 CEST, Peter Rasmussen wrote:
> I have been running X.Org X Server 1.4.2 from Slackware 12.1 
> for some time and would now like to upgrade to the newest X 
> (X.Org X Server 1.12.3) by installing Slackware 14.
>
> There seems to be some problems.
>
> I have the following HW:
>
> Video board: Radeon HD 3300
> Monitor:         ViewSonic P225f
>
> And I would like to run it at at least 1600x1200 @75Hz vertical refresh.
>
> The best it will do with Xorg 1.12.3 is 1024x768 at 60Hz, a Vesa standard.

generate yourself a modeline
http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl

Modeline "1600x1200 at 75“ .....................

and use that ("1600x1200 at 75“) in Modes



This will force a certain setup. Whether automatic generation w/ AMD GPUs and w/ or w/o actual EDID available still works, i don't know either, sorry :-(


> I have looked at http://wiki.x.org and around the web and seen 
> some suggestions with how to deal with Xorg and CRT screens, but 
> I can't make them work.
>
> The xorg.conf that I use with Xorg 1.4.2, but that doesn't work 
> now, and the output of running "X -configure" with Xorg 1.12.3 
> is pasted below.
> I haven't pasted the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file as it is rather 
> large and I don't know what is significant over what "X 
> -configure" doesn't show.
>
>
> It seems that a probable significant change is that in the old 
> Xorg the driver is "radeonhd" exist, which it doesn't now?
> Isn't the functionality in 'radeonhd' now included in the radeon driver?
>
>
> Please let me know if you have any suggestions of what I can do 
> and if you need additional info?
>
>
> Thank you and best regards,
> Peter
>
> # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier "Keyboard1"
>     Driver "kbd"
>     Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
>     Option "XkbLayout" "dk"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier "Mouse1"
>     Driver "mouse"
>     Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
>     Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier "Mouse2"
>     Driver "evdev"
>     Option "device" 
> "/dev/input/by-id/usb-MLK_OM1007_Wireless_Mouse-event-mouse"
>     Option "HWheelRelativeAxisButtons" "7 6"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier "monitor1"
>     VendorName "ViewSonic"
>     ModelName "ViewSonic P225f-5"
>     HorizSync 100-127
>     VertRefresh 80-180
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier "device1"
>     VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
>     BoardName "ATI Radeon X1300 and later"
>     Driver "radeonhd"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier "screen1"
>     Device "device1"
>     Monitor "monitor1"
>     DefaultColorDepth 24
>         Subsection "Display"
>         Depth 24
>         Modes "2048x1536" "1600x1200"     EndSubsection
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
>     Identifier "layout1"
>     InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
>     InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
>     InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
>     Screen "screen1"
> EndSection
>
>
> # cat /disk/hdc7/root/X.configure.14Oct2012
>
> X.Org X Server 1.12.3
> Release Date: 2012-07-09
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Slackware 14.0 Slackware Linux Project
> Current Operating System: Linux kultorvet 3.2.29-smp #2 SMP Mon 
> Sep 17 13:16:43 CDT 2012 i686
> Kernel command line: initrd=initrd.img load_ramdisk=1 
> prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 SLACK_KERNEL=hugesmp.s 
> BOOT_IMAGE=/kernels/hugesmp.s/bzImage root=/dev/sdb7 rdinit= ro
> Build Date: 23 August 2012  02:27:55PM
>  
> Current version of pixman: 0.26.2
>         Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>         to make sure that you have the latest version.
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Oct 14 07:23:39 2012
> List of video drivers:
>         neomagic
>         ztv
>         sis
>         geode
>         i740
>         cirrus
>         apm
>         mach64
>         savage
>         tdfx
>         ati
>         i128
>         openchrome
>         vmware
>         tga
>         v4l
>         ark
>         dummy
>         s3
>         ast
>         nv
>         chips
>         trident
>         intel
>         modesetting
>         r128
>         radeon
>         nouveau
>         glint
>         siliconmotion
>         mga
>         s3virge
>         voodoo
>         rendition
>         vesa
> (++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
> (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
> Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
>   Configuration failed.
> Server terminated with error (2). Closing log file.
>
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