[XFree86] Re: XFree86 Radeon Apple 17LCD -- config and logs

rda Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:25:41 -0700

Alex,

I made exactly the changes you described (see attached XF86Config from /etc/X11/), entered "startx" from command line,

and got the same result -- a completely blank screen.

after ~1min returned to command line using CTRL-ALT-Backspace

attached please find the XFree86.0.log generated during that attempted startx

I apologize for my rather intransigent monitor.

I remain grateful for your help.

Have not heard from Hui, but appreciate his is likely busy with his own challenges.

I will be home tomorrow (get alternate Fridays off in the summer --- sweet) and will try to respond in closer to "real time" if you have any further suggestions.

thanks again,

regards,

bob

--On Thursday, August 7, 2003 7:34 AM -0700 Alex Deucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

hmmm... it seems to find the monitor ok:

(II) RADEON(0): Monitor1 EDID data ---------------------------
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: APP  Model: 9217  Serial#: 50200042
(II) RADEON(0): Year: 2001  Week: 30
(II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.2
(II) RADEON(0): Digital Display Input
(II) RADEON(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 33  vert.: 27
(II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.35
(II) RADEON(0): DPMS capabilities: Off; RGB/Color Display
(II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.631 redY: 0.351   greenX: 0.301 greenY: 0.570
(II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.141 blueY: 0.096   whiteX: 0.311 whiteY: 0.330
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Supported Future Video Modes:
(II) RADEON(0): #0: hsize: 1280  vsize 1024  refresh: 60  vid: 32897
(II) RADEON(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) RADEON(0): clock: 108.0 MHz   Image Size:  337 x 270 mm
(II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1280  h_sync: 1408  h_sync_end 1520
h_blank_end 1688 h_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1024  v_sync: 1028  v_sync_end 1031
v_blanking: 1066 v_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: Apple Studio
(II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: Display
(II) RADEON(0): End of Monitor1 EDID data --------------------

Your config however needs some work.  your screen section has no modes
specified.  that's probably causing the problem.

try replacing this:
Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     1
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     4
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     8
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     15
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
        EndSubSection
EndSection

with this:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     16
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

==========================================

If you want 24 bpp change DefaultDepth to 24

Alex

--- rda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hui and Alex,

I got the files off the Linux box (got my USB flash disk recognized,
mounted, formatted, and unmounted -- had to learn quite a few things
along
the way -- but that's why I'm here).

To recap:

Hardware:

Radeon 7500LE (PowerColor) -- using DVI port to
Apple Studio Monitor 17" LCD

Symptom:
can boot fine into command line, but all attempts to get into XFree
result
in blank screen. Have tried _many_ config variations.

Evaluation so far:

I know the DVI port is ok because it will drive a (borrowed, now
returned)
Sony monitor.

I believe the software thinks the monitor is up and running for two
reasons:
1) I can exit blank screen by CTRL-ALT-Backspace -- and get message
that
that crashed X-server
2) at one point I had both Sony (on VGA port) and Apple (on DVI)
monitors
running -- the Sony had a blue screen -- no desktop -- but moving
cursor
and I could bring up a terminal window in the graphical interface --
and
move the cursor off screen as if onto the "space" of the other Apple
Monitor -- which was still blank.

Attached please find two files

1) XF86Config.new
2) XFree86.0.log

the XF86Config.new file was generated fresh by "XFree86 -configure"
from
the command line with the Apple monitor attached to the DVI port and
the
VGA port empty.

-- I copied that config file to /etc/X11 as XF86Config (overwriting
previous file) and then ran startx from command line -- monitor went
blank
as always -- waited about a minute then used CTRL-ALT-Backspace to
return
to terminal mode and immediately copied the XFree86.0.log -- which is
the
second file attached.


Look forward to any insights these files provide. As I recall Hui's
last
guess was this was a "TMDS" issue and not a config issue.

Again, many thanks for looking at this.

regards,

bob arbeit

ATTACHMENT part 2 application/octet-stream name=XF86Config.new

ATTACHMENT part 3 application/octet-stream name=XFree86.0.log


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