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From: Wayne on 12 Mar 2010 15:20 Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 01:11:14PM -0500, Stephen Powell wrote: > [...] >> OK, we learn a lot from the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file. >> >> Your Integrated graphics card is >> >>> (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 5333:8d04:1462:3908 S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266] rev 0, Mem @ 0xe1000000/524288, 0xd8000000/134217728, BIOS @ 0x????????/65536 >> I thought at first that the stuff within parentheses might be the chipset. >> But I found out later that I was wrong. We'll see why in a minute. >> X chose the "savage" driver. It lists the chipsets which it supports. >> >>> (II) SAVAGE: driver (version 2.3.1) for S3 Savage chipsets: Savage4, >>> Savage3D, Savage3D-MV, Savage2000, Savage/MX-MV, Savage/MX, >>> Savage/IX-MV, Savage/IX, ProSavage PM133, ProSavage KM133, > > [... snip a lot of great stuff...] > >> After tossing out all the modes that aren't supported by the video BIOS, >> or that won't work for some other reason, it decides to reduce the virtual >> screen size. >> >>> (--) SAVAGE(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) >> And things are all downhill from there. >> >> The bottom line: the problem is not with your monitor. The problem is that >> the savage driver wants to use the video BIOS to set the video mode. >> >> The single most important thing you must have in any xorg.conf file is >> >> Option "UseBIOS" "off" >> >> This goes in the "Device" section. If you need more help, let me know, >> and I'll try to come up with a specific xorg.conf file for you. > > I just wanted to say this is just a fantastic explanation of the log > file. nice job. > > A +1 X 10 Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4B9AA054.10005(a)gmail.com
From: Stephen Powell on 12 Mar 2010 15:30 On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:36:27 -0500 (EST), Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > I just wanted to say this is just a fantastic explanation of the log > file. nice job. Well, there was other stuff in the log that I skipped over because it wasn't relevant to the problem. But thanks. I am grateful to those from whom I learned this stuff. -- .''`. Stephen Powell <zlinuxman(a)wowway.com> : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/921643445.18718681268425719673.JavaMail.root(a)md01.wow.synacor.com
From: Freeman on 12 Mar 2010 16:10 On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:36:27AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 01:11:14PM -0500, Stephen Powell wrote: > [...] > > > > OK, we learn a lot from the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file. > > > > Your Integrated graphics card is > > > > > (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 5333:8d04:1462:3908 S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266] rev 0, Mem @ 0xe1000000/524288, 0xd8000000/134217728, BIOS @ 0x????????/65536 > > > > I thought at first that the stuff within parentheses might be the chipset. > > But I found out later that I was wrong. We'll see why in a minute. > > X chose the "savage" driver. It lists the chipsets which it supports. > > > > > (II) SAVAGE: driver (version 2.3.1) for S3 Savage chipsets: Savage4, > > > Savage3D, Savage3D-MV, Savage2000, Savage/MX-MV, Savage/MX, > > > Savage/IX-MV, Savage/IX, ProSavage PM133, ProSavage KM133, > > [... snip a lot of great stuff...] > > > > > After tossing out all the modes that aren't supported by the video BIOS, > > or that won't work for some other reason, it decides to reduce the virtual > > screen size. > > > > > (--) SAVAGE(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) > > > > And things are all downhill from there. > > > > The bottom line: the problem is not with your monitor. The problem is that > > the savage driver wants to use the video BIOS to set the video mode. > > > > The single most important thing you must have in any xorg.conf file is > > > > Option "UseBIOS" "off" > > > > This goes in the "Device" section. If you need more help, let me know, > > and I'll try to come up with a specific xorg.conf file for you. > > I just wanted to say this is just a fantastic explanation of the log > file. nice job. > 'Twas a truly great read, even for the clueless. -- Kind Regards, Freeman http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100312210618.GA4944(a)Europa.office
From: Tony Nelson on 12 Mar 2010 23:20 On 10-03-12 13:11:14, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:58:08 -0500 (EST), Paul E Condon wrote: ... > > (--) SAVAGE(0): probed videoram: 32768k > > Plenty of video RAM to do true color mode even at 1366x768 > resolution. > > 1366x768x24/1024 = 24588k; 1366x768x32/1024 = 32784k. > Hmm. If we have to use 32 bits of RAM per pixel, we may not have > enough. We'll see about that later. ... You did the math wrong. Use bytes, not bits. Also allow for 3 buffers. (1366*768*3*3)/1024 = 9220K (1366*768*4*3)/1024 = 12294K -- ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' <mailto:tonynelson(a)georgeanelson.com> ' <http://www.georgeanelson.com/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1268453367.14241.0(a)localhost.localdomain
From: Mark Allums on 13 Mar 2010 00:20
On 3/12/2010 10:22 AM, John W Foster wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul E Condon<pecondon(a)mesanetworks.net> > To: debian-user(a)lists.debian.org > Subject: need help with xorg.conf > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:42:16 -0700 > > I have a cheap flat screen monitor on one of my computers. I works > nicely, but not perfectly with Lenny. But in a much inferior way when > I switch to Squeeze. > > In particular: > > The screen is 1366x768 according to the user manual that came with it. > Under Lenny, X chooses to run it at 1280x768 which is OK, but > Under Squeeze, X chooses 1024x768 which makes things that should be > circle into broad elipses. And wastes a lot of the resolution on > over-size characters. > > I would like to try composing some configuration lines and inserting > them in a conf file, xorg.conf, I think, but I'm not sure. > > Some quidance would be greatly appreciated. > I never heard of 1366x768, this seems non-standard to me. A wide screen monitor might be 1440x900. What is the diagonal measurement in inches or centimeters? What is the aspect ratio? 4:3, 3:2, 16:10, 16:9? (1366x768 is physically 16:9 assuming square pixels) I am asking such silly-seeming questions because xorg.conf these days tends to be ignored by the Xservers if it seems inconvenient to the driver+server. That is, in my experience, if the monitor is plug-and-play, then X goes by whatever the monitor hardware reports, and xorg.conf might as well not exist. For the record, my experiences have been with early Squeeze and Sid. Mark Allums (Also, Virtualbox, but my difficulties with X under vbox, I attributed to vbox, since the vbox X driver needs help knowing what the size of the view is---and why it's important to install the "additions" helper.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4B9B1F02.3050101(a)allums.com |