On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 18:43:07 +0200
Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
...[snip]...
> (EE) RADEON(0): [dri] RADEONDRIGetVersion failed because of a version
> mismatch.
> [dri] radeon kernel module version is 8.55.2 but version 1.17.0 or
> newer is needed.
> [dri] Disabling DRI.
>
>
> sweet. You once upon a time installed the ati-driver package - maybe
> without using portage. And that is still hurting you. Step one:
> remove it. Step two: remove all related orphaned files.
True. I definitely had the ati-driver package. It was installed with
portage and removed with portage.
> and a bit down:
> (II) RADEON(0): I2C device "VGA-0:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
> (II) RADEON(0): I2C device "VGA-0:ddc2" removed.
> (II) RADEON(0): Output: VGA-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
>
> (II) RADEON(0): I2C device "VGA-0:E-EDID segment register" registered
> at address 0x60.
> (II) RADEON(0): I2C device "VGA-0:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
> Dac detection success
> (II) RADEON(0): Output: VGA-0, Detected Monitor Type: 1
>
>
> you see the difference?
I see it, but don't understand it ...
> (II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DVI-0:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
> (II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DVI-0:ddc2" removed.
> (II) RADEON(0): Output: DVI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
> invalid output device for dac detection
> finished output detect: 2
> finished all detect
>
> I) RADEON(0): I2C device "DVI-0:E-EDID segment register" registered
> at address 0x60.
> (II) RADEON(0): I2C device "DVI-0:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
> (II) RADEON(0): Output: DVI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
> finished output detect: 2
> finished all detect
>
> and more of that 1.6.3.901 and 1.5.3 detect different monitors
> attached it seems.
Interesting that they think there are different monitors. The only
monitor I've had for the past 5 years is a Viewsonic PF790. It is
connected via a KVM, but that hasn't changed for 10 years...
>
> And both complain about missing monitor sections.
>
> how about setting up a nice xorg.conf?
Define "nice" :->
It is often said that with the new X11 it is no longer necessarey to
have xorg.conf. Experience indicates that isn't quite true. My
present xorg.conf is pretty small and has neither video nor monitor
information (see the end of this message). I can always add the
monitor section from my last working full featured xorg.conf. As it
happens, I logged out yesterday and logged back in and now have the
higher resolution I wanted. 'Tis all very peculiar.
Regards,
David
---- begin /etc/X11/xorg.con ----
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
EndSection
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/util"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/encodings"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts"
FontPath "/usr/local/share/fonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/default"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
---- end /etc/X11/xorg.con ----
