Re: up-to-date Sid, Need help with xorg.conf
On Fri,05.Jun.09, 17:03:57, Curt Howland wrote: Hi. Running up-to-date Sid. I bought a new monitor, and it seems somewhat limited in its screen modes. The manual gives some particulars, but I can't seem to get dpkg-reconfigure to give me the old interactive way of defining Xwindows. Because it's not needed anymore, especially with new monitors. So, I'm stuck creating my own screen/modline, and I could use a bit of help. The values I want to use are 1360x768, 47.7KHz h., 60Hz v. 24/32 bits of course. Is this the native resolution of the monitor? Xorg should be able to detect and use it automatically. Anyone want to take a stab at it? We can work it through off-list and I'll post a solution when we have it. Try without xorg.conf. Mine has only: Section Device Identifier Configured Video Device Driver nvidia EndSection Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: : up-to-date Sid, Need help with xorg.conf
Please reply to the list. Curt Howland wrote: There should be no need for a modeline at all. xorg should detect its available modes and select the best one automatically. Wouldn't that be nice? Too bad it doesn't. What does xrandr say when you run it? It should list detected modes. -- Is it really you, Fuzz, or is it Memorex, or is it radiation sickness? -- Sonic Disruptors comics Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
[Solved] Re: up-to-date Sid, Need help with xorg.conf
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 So trying to make the VGA input on a Sharp TV work, we have the following: Using these elements from Wayne Topa: On Friday 05 June 2009 Wayne Topa linux...@gmail.com wrote: The DFP is for an LCD. Section Device ... Option Metamodes 1680x1050, 1280x1024. 1280x1024 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Generic Monitor Option DPMS HorizSync 24-831 VertRefresh 56-75 EndSection And starting with Andrew's generic xorg.conf so I'd have the right sections: On Saturday 06 June 2009, Andrew M.A. Cater amaca...@galactic.demon.co.uk was heard to say: Once you're sure no X is running, as root issue the command Xorg -configure This will attempt to generate an old style xorg.conf file based on the Xorg best guess It was otherwise empty of details except the SiS driver definition, but it was good to make sure that the correct headings existed for everything in the new file. So it turned out the answer was to put the screen's input h/v frequencies and their matching pixel MetaModes, as detailed in the manual one at a time, into the xorg.conf and startx until something worked... Option Metamodes 1280x1024 HorizSync 64 VertRefresh 60 ...is the highest resolution for which everything worked. Sadly, the 1360x768 h.47.7 v.60 ends up putting a refresh out of sync error in Xorg.0.log, so the ancient SiS onboard video is living up to its ancientness. And not specifying the frequencies but only the 1360x768 launches X just fine, but puts the screen into an invalid frequencies error. Oh well. On Sat Jun 6 07:54:01 2009, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br wrote: Please reply to the list. I didn't want the completely obvious statement that autoconfig wasn't working to go to the list. But if that's the way you want it, There should be no need for a modeline at all. xorg should detect its available modes and select the best one automatically. Wouldn't that be nice? Too bad it doesn't. What does xrandr say when you run it? It should list detected modes. Thank you. In fact it does list the widescreen 1360x768 mode I want, but the frequency requirements of the screen do not allow it to be used. So much for a gnarly wide-screen display. I guess I have one more good reason to upgrade this box to an HDMI-output machine. I'm sure this wouldn't have happened with hardware anywhere near new. Thank you to everyone who chimed in with suggestions. The Command Line Rules where automagical stuff fails. Curt- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBSisFKy9Y35yItIgBAQLfhwf+JK+Vd/jRMHNlPYe72kgRwkAqbE2J0L/T H0TdGpaE9VemMkjc6d3nMQa5+f+vzXczgd1Wyazv6dV7nGiZoI8VY1unNLp+lKaq u3xy5GaxPrC47Fy9Yi+t0+EysFdBa4vzfb2g3L6wO5ukxV2nPEzwokH9XDbn6eSs NmJpijbkHT2VRNgHXOVy9lRP72Hcx+4fSQpL3CKIiQej6nZjYMSzsOEFsY5R437z adTQ3StjJwqjlVWC/zDlWcSvBigWsyPA+6Pz36tOAvVmH2gYuW6AckZ23VSk/YDw +7pgSQ1DN9ruOk89FZAtEExsMRG0qz/v5cAN/xgwNdIr4zd5iq/jUw== =4a1X -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
up-to-date Sid, Need help with xorg.conf
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi. Running up-to-date Sid. I bought a new monitor, and it seems somewhat limited in its screen modes. The manual gives some particulars, but I can't seem to get dpkg-reconfigure to give me the old interactive way of defining Xwindows. So, I'm stuck creating my own screen/modline, and I could use a bit of help. The values I want to use are 1360x768, 47.7KHz h., 60Hz v. 24/32 bits of course. Anyone want to take a stab at it? We can work it through off-list and I'll post a solution when we have it. Curt- - -- The Magistrate, enrobed in taxes, condemns the thief in stolen rags. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBSimIPS9Y35yItIgBAQIqmgf9EI6miJHfplBsYkBYrIuIt4BjEq9RdEML EhzdwAmjfQ99x47z4+dw75lBb7xnKdTHHuROmQjMPkuEKoofs7Ji3D+A/gFYynXa Wkmuiu2IVo188Sx02fuCpkPnRXsBtET64v7YrhayFd2e3uQlKshIbPJ4LG77jO1n hcjlpKWIKXtqmdDILbRJuDXBTYs4RtoKPKv3xMZfSK+gr8BoQGdrAXg2b6jLAMoj zJ8dpzb7pPvsekblYSeQkxVSXBUCW43Qq2jARHoOt0sPzG1xL4etHQhdLCgAG95j V7m59Fuj0QdlTxiKatvY2DRveikPXf/hs6fl9Sm1jxgh0TH+EW1LuA== =JSVt -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: up-to-date Sid, Need help with xorg.conf
Curt Howland wrote: Hi. Running up-to-date Sid. I bought a new monitor, and it seems somewhat limited in its screen modes. The manual gives some particulars, but I can't seem to get dpkg-reconfigure to give me the old interactive way of defining Xwindows. So, I'm stuck creating my own screen/modline, and I could use a bit of help. The values I want to use are 1360x768, 47.7KHz h., 60Hz v. 24/32 bits of course. Anyone want to take a stab at it? We can work it through off-list and I'll post a solution when we have it. There should be no need for a modeline at all. xorg should detect its available modes and select the best one automatically. -- It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: up-to-date Sid, Need help with xorg.conf
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 06:54:55PM -0300, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: Curt Howland wrote: So, I'm stuck creating my own screen/modline, and I could use a bit of help. The values I want to use are 1360x768, 47.7KHz h., 60Hz v. 24/32 bits of course. Anyone want to take a stab at it? We can work it through off-list and I'll post a solution when we have it. There should be no need for a modeline at all. xorg should detect its available modes and select the best one automatically. If all else fails, kill any running X and kill kdm/gdm/xdm. [Use a command line from a VT] Once you're sure no X is running, as root issue the command Xorg -configure This will attempt to generate an old style xorg.conf file based on the Xorg best guess Your xorg.conf file is /root/xorg.conf.new To test the server, run 'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new' If you do that, you should end up with the classic grey screen with a large X shaped cursor. No window manager, but at least you know the X server is running fine. If that works, then copy the /root/xorg.conf.new file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf If it doesn't, then at least you've got the best guess config to hand edit. I dictated this command to someone over the phone the other day to configure a PowerMac where he'd tried and failed. I discovered the command myself and used it on a rack mounted server where the configuration was guessed correctly but the console switch wouldn't work with the modelines - I needed the xorg.conf config file to hand substitute vesa for ati to see anything at all under X :) Hope this helps, Andy -- It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. Eduardo M KALINOWSKI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
