Lots of problems with Xorg 7.0.X reported by other users, and I'll second them :-(. However, I'd like to give myself a fighting chance by putting together a xorg.conf file that *should* work if everything else is copacetic.
Pre-X11 state: machine boots on 2.6.18-rc1 with the "radeonfb" driver built-in (not modular: no initrd). Works fine with no boot command-line arguments (default resolution chosen by framebuffer driver), and with the resolution specified as "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". (Thought I'd try to get things working at depth == 16 before going for the gold.) Monitor is a CRT attached to the VGA port on the card (as opposed to the DVI port): I mention this because various documentation implies the DVI port is usually considered "primary", VGA "secondary". However, in some contexts where only one monitor is present, the driver will regard the VGA port as "primary" if that's where the monitor is connected. Filed a bug report with the linux-kernel folks after xorg (via gdm) successfully "Oops"ed 2.6.18-rc1, powered-down my monitor, and locked up the machine so hard I had to hit the reset switch. In this instance, I was trying to use the "radeon" driver in "xorg.conf". This condition is completely and consistently reproducible. Decided to try the "fbdev" driver in "xorg.conf" just to see if that might work. The display went blank, and... nothing. At least I could still switch virtual console terminals, and the machine seemed to be functioning normally otherwise. The process list showed all the expected gdm-related processes running, but I never did get the login screen. It's *possible* that the expected output was being routed to the DVI connector instead of the VGA connector, but I have no way to check. Suggestions on things to try would be greatly appreciated. Specifically, I'm hoping to find some combination of xorg.conf driver options, screen layout, etc. that will do the trick. I'll keep searching for examples on-line in the meantime, but it would be great to hear from people who have Radeon 7500s working in their Alphas. As an aside, a definitive opinion that Xorg 7.0.X is badly broken would be disappointing, but useful. In that case, what's the recommended procedure to downgrade to something that's known to work, and what is the latest something that works? The upgrade to Xorg 7.0 was painful... I won't go back to the TGA2 card unless I absolutely *have* to :-). -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Tracy WTO + WIPO = DMCA? http://www.anti-dmca.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
