Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen

2010-12-26 Thread Robin Axelsson
I have tried using various configurations ranging from the system's automatic setup (i.e. no xorg.conf) to using various custom made xorg.conf files where I tried enforcing different drivers such as the VESA driver and different screen resolutions. None of these attempts has managed to produce

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen

2010-12-26 Thread Edward Martinez
On 12/26/10 05:34, Robin Axelsson wrote: I have tried using various configurations ranging from the system's automatic setup (i.e. no xorg.conf) to using various custom made xorg.conf files where I tried enforcing different drivers such as the VESA driver and different screen resolutions. None

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen

2010-12-26 Thread ken mays
...@live.com Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Date: Sunday, December 26, 2010, 5:05 AM On 12/26/10 05:34, Robin Axelsson wrote: I have tried using various configurations ranging from the system's

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen

2010-12-26 Thread Lou Picciano
for OpenIndiana openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 2:11:39 PM Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen Hi Ed, I validated the ATI Radeon HD 4870 card on OpenSolaris a while ago. The driver of choice is now

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen

2010-12-26 Thread ken mays
functionality. ~ Ken Mays --- On Sun, 12/26/10, Lou Picciano loupicci...@comcast.net wrote: From: Lou Picciano loupicci...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana openindiana-discuss

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen

2010-12-26 Thread Chris Ridd
On 26 Dec 2010, at 20:12, ken mays wrote: Hi Lou, As for Solaris/OpenSolaris-based distros - like OI_148, consider current Xorg radeon driver support as 2D only. Official support for 'advanced' 3D functionality on OpenSolaris-based distros is in use of the Nvidia commercial driver and

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen

2010-12-26 Thread ken mays
-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Date: Sunday, December 26, 2010, 3:56 PM On 26 Dec 2010, at 20:12, ken mays wrote: Hi Lou, As for Solaris/OpenSolaris-based distros - like OI_148

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen

2010-12-23 Thread Robin Axelsson
But there is nothing wrong with the monitor or the connection. I get the BIOS post and I get the GRUB but as soon as Xorg initiates it goes black. Xorg works not fine in build 134 (it yields a picture but not at the resolution I want due to some limitations in the drivers) but it works and has

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] IO_b148 on an ATI HD 5770: Xorg failure / black screen

2010-12-23 Thread Jonathan Adams
do you have a custom Xorg configuration? what model Radeon are you using? Is your monitor connected via the HDMI interface? when you tried another monitor, did you connect it on the VGA/other interface(s) before the computer booted? Jon On 23 December 2010 12:22, Robin Axelsson