>I'm using the open source ATI driver, the proprietary driver for my >card doesn't work with current X.
i'm sorry, are you using Catalyst binary driver or the generic VESA driver also, may help: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver sorry if you already read those. On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote: > On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:02:38 -0500 > Adam Behnke <abeh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> what kind for graphics card is it? maybe the nvidia/amd restricted >> driver is preventing it. > > I'm using the open source ATI driver, the proprietary driver for my > card doesn't work with current X. > > spinymouse@qrc:~$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "X.org Configured" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > DisplaySize 305 230 > HorizSync 29-98 > VertRefresh 50-120 > modeline "1152x864" 128.42 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 > 910 Gamma 1.0 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "radeon" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "1152x864" > EndSubSection > EndSection > spinymouse@qrc:~$ hwinfo --gfx >> hal.1: read hal dataprocess 2944: arguments to dbus_move_error() were >> incorrect, assertion "(dest) == NULL || !dbus_error_is_set ((dest))" >> failed in file ../../dbus/dbus-errors.c line 282. > This is normally a bug in some application using the D-Bus library. > libhal.c 3483 : Error unsubscribing to signals, error=The name > org.freedesktop.Hal was not provided by any .service files 27: PCI > 105.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA) [Created at pci.318] > Unique ID: ul7N.A_MYUPeZ6pD > Parent ID: vSkL.Objt6VSItgC > SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:05.0 > SysFS BusID: 0000:01:05.0 > Hardware Class: graphics card > Model: "ATI RS690 [Radeon X1200 Series]" > Vendor: pci 0x1002 "ATI Technologies Inc" > Device: pci 0x791e "RS690 [Radeon X1200 Series]" > SubVendor: pci 0x1043 "ASUSTeK Computer Inc." > SubDevice: pci 0x826d > Driver: "radeon" > Driver Modules: "drm" > Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff (ro,non-prefetchable) > Memory Range: 0xfdff0000-0xfdffffff (rw,non-prefetchable) > I/O Ports: 0xce00-0xceff (rw) > Memory Range: 0xfde00000-0xfdefffff (rw,non-prefetchable) > IRQ: 43 (11727 events) > I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw) > Module Alias: "pci:v00001002d0000791Esv00001043sd0000826Dbc03sc00i00" > Driver Info #0: > Driver Status: radeon is active > Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe radeon" > Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown > Attached to: #9 (PCI bridge) > > Primary display adapter: #27 > spinymouse@qrc:~$ > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users