Re: [gentoo-user] Distorted Mirroed Overlapping screen with ATI Rage card
Yes, but that wasn't the problem. I solved it in the last post here http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-7081620.html#7081620 Christopher Lemire christopher.lem...@gmail.com Ubuntu 64 bit Linux Raid Level 0 Gnu Privacy Guard Key Fingerprint = 3E1A 9103 EF3D 4885 6866 E9DE C69F 18B3 E13B 0909 Web: http://linuxinnovations.blogspot.com Jabber: recursivequicks...@jabber.org On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org wrote: On 2012-07-06 9:00 PM, Christopher Lemire christopher.lem...@gmail.com wrote: I tried disabling r128 and building the raedon driver into the kernel. However, I am getting the message raedon module not found. It's not a module. It's built into the kernel. Xorg.0.log. I mistakenly typed raedom, but then fixed it to raedon, so if you see that in log, I corrected it and tried starting X again. Actually, isn't it raDEon, not raEDon? ;)
Re: [gentoo-user] Distorted Mirroed Overlapping screen with ATI Rage card
On 2012-07-06 9:00 PM, Christopher Lemire christopher.lem...@gmail.com wrote: I tried disabling r128 and building the raedon driver into the kernel. However, I am getting the message raedon module not found. It's not a module. It's built into the kernel. Xorg.0.log. I mistakenly typed raedom, but then fixed it to raedon, so if you see that in log, I corrected it and tried starting X again. Actually, isn't it raDEon, not raEDon? ;)
Re: [gentoo-user] Distorted Mirroed Overlapping screen with ATI Rage card
On Friday 06 Jul 2012 05:09:08 Christopher Lemire wrote: **This is what my laptop's screen with a newly installed Gentoo system running twm to test X looks like (attached image). It's distorted with overlapping and mirrored image. I have a Dell Latitude C800 with the video card. http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/qq4qz9jf/0705122206.jpg 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Rage Mobility M4 AGP [1002:4d46] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:00a3] Kernel driver in use: aty128fb Yes, I have compiled the r128 driver directly into the kernel. Various people around the internet had posted xorg.conf that was supposed ati as the driver. I do not have that driver. I substituted in the same xorg.conf with r128, and I still had the same issue. I tried with no xorg.conf (the default), and I couldn't startx, errored and crashed. I had also tried X -configure and had the same distorted screen. I know it is possible to get this working just fine. I had it working just fine in Arch Linux with r128. I really don't want to go back to using Arch. I already used fdisk on it to install this new Gentoo system. You should still be able to startx with no xorg.conf, as long as you have KMS built in the kernel, any firmware required for your card installed and instructions followed closely here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml PS. 'ati' is the proprietary driver. Given the age of your card you probably need 'radeon' specified in your make.conf. The above link explains the necessary. HTH. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Distorted Mirroed Overlapping screen with ATI Rage card
I tried disabling r128 and building the raedon driver into the kernel. However, I am getting the message raedon module not found. It's not a module. It's built into the kernel. Xorg.0.log. I mistakenly typed raedom, but then fixed it to raedon, so if you see that in log, I corrected it and tried starting X again. http://vpaste.net/K3N1v Here's my .config: http://vpaste.net/1MsRr With no xorg.conf, I get: beastlinux X11 # startx xauth: file /root/.serverauth.1891 does not exist X.Org X Server 1.12.2 Release Date: 2012-05-29 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.12-gentoo-laptop i686 Gentoo Current Operating System: Linux beastlinux 3.2.12-gentoo-laptop #2 Fri Jul 6 14:39:55 CDT 2012 i686 Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda3 Build Date: 05 July 2012 05:40:09AM Current version of pixman: 0.24.0 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: Fri Jul 6 14:57:42 2012 (==) Using system config directory /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d Fatal server error: no screens found Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Please also check the log file at /var/log/Xorg.0.log for additional information. Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. Christopher Lemire christopher.lem...@gmail.com Ubuntu 64 bit Linux Raid Level 0 Gnu Privacy Guard Key Fingerprint = 3E1A 9103 EF3D 4885 6866 E9DE C69F 18B3 E13B 0909 Web: http://linuxinnovations.blogspot.com Jabber: recursivequicks...@jabber.org On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday 06 Jul 2012 05:09:08 Christopher Lemire wrote: **This is what my laptop's screen with a newly installed Gentoo system running twm to test X looks like (attached image). It's distorted with overlapping and mirrored image. I have a Dell Latitude C800 with the video card. http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/qq4qz9jf/0705122206.jpg 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Rage Mobility M4 AGP [1002:4d46] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:00a3] Kernel driver in use: aty128fb Yes, I have compiled the r128 driver directly into the kernel. Various people around the internet had posted xorg.conf that was supposed ati as the driver. I do not have that driver. I substituted in the same xorg.conf with r128, and I still had the same issue. I tried with no xorg.conf (the default), and I couldn't startx, errored and crashed. I had also tried X -configure and had the same distorted screen. I know it is possible to get this working just fine. I had it working just fine in Arch Linux with r128. I really don't want to go back to using Arch. I already used fdisk on it to install this new Gentoo system. You should still be able to startx with no xorg.conf, as long as you have KMS built in the kernel, any firmware required for your card installed and instructions followed closely here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml PS. 'ati' is the proprietary driver. Given the age of your card you probably need 'radeon' specified in your make.conf. The above link explains the necessary. HTH. -- Regards, Mick
Re: [gentoo-user] Distorted Mirroed Overlapping screen with ATI Rage card
Christopher Lemire writes: I tried disabling r128 and building the raedon driver into the kernel. However, I am getting the message raedon module not found. It's not a module. It's built into the kernel. Xorg.0.log. I mistakenly typed raedom, but then fixed it to raedon, so if you see that in log, I corrected it and tried starting X again. Do you have VIDEO_CARDS=radeon in make.conf? That should pull in x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati, I think that's what has the missing radeon X module, which is different from the kernel module. I think! http://vpaste.net/K3N1v Whoa, now THAT is a weird Xorg.0.log file! Um, it's the wrong file :) Wonko
Re: [gentoo-user] Distorted Mirroed Overlapping screen with ATI Rage card
After using a modified version of this: http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/08/25/dell-latitude-c800-display-problems-with-ubuntu/ For some reason, it says Driver ati. I changed that to r128 and a few other things in there. Then, I emerged emerge -av x11-drivers/xf86-video-r128 And the picture is beautiful, crystal clear. Now if I could figure out why my framebuffer goes to a black screen. I had it working. The only change I made was recompiling the kernel with a 3Com driver for my ethernet. So now, the only way is to type my username and password without seeing a thing, then startx or login through ssh. Please help me to get the framebuffer working. Thank you. .config (I double checked it this time) http://vpaste.net/KFPZ9 Christopher Lemire christopher.lem...@gmail.com Ubuntu 64 bit Linux Raid Level 0 Gnu Privacy Guard Key Fingerprint = 3E1A 9103 EF3D 4885 6866 E9DE C69F 18B3 E13B 0909 Web: http://linuxinnovations.blogspot.com Jabber: recursivequicks...@jabber.org On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Alex Schuster wo...@wonkology.org wrote: Christopher Lemire writes: I tried disabling r128 and building the raedon driver into the kernel. However, I am getting the message raedon module not found. It's not a module. It's built into the kernel. Xorg.0.log. I mistakenly typed raedom, but then fixed it to raedon, so if you see that in log, I corrected it and tried starting X again. Do you have VIDEO_CARDS=radeon in make.conf? That should pull in x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati, I think that's what has the missing radeon X module, which is different from the kernel module. I think! http://vpaste.net/K3N1v Whoa, now THAT is a weird Xorg.0.log file! Um, it's the wrong file :) Wonko
[gentoo-user] Distorted Mirroed Overlapping screen with ATI Rage card
**This is what my laptop's screen with a newly installed Gentoo system running twm to test X looks like (attached image). It's distorted with overlapping and mirrored image. I have a Dell Latitude C800 with the video card. http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/qq4qz9jf/0705122206.jpg 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Rage Mobility M4 AGP [1002:4d46] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:00a3] Kernel driver in use: aty128fb Yes, I have compiled the r128 driver directly into the kernel. Various people around the internet had posted xorg.conf that was supposed ati as the driver. I do not have that driver. I substituted in the same xorg.conf with r128, and I still had the same issue. I tried with no xorg.conf (the default), and I couldn't startx, errored and crashed. I had also tried X -configure and had the same distorted screen. I know it is possible to get this working just fine. I had it working just fine in Arch Linux with r128. I really don't want to go back to using Arch. I already used fdisk on it to install this new Gentoo system. Christopher Lemire christopher.lem...@gmail.com Ubuntu 64 bit Linux Raid Level 0 Gnu Privacy Guard Key Fingerprint = 3E1A 9103 EF3D 4885 6866 E9DE C69F 18B3 E13B 0909 Web: http://linuxinnovations.blogspot.com Jabber: recursivequicks...@jabber.org
