On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Ross Boylan <[email protected]> wrote: > There are noticeable black/unilluminated bands at the top and bottom > of my physical screen. Is this expected? Is there anything I can do > about it? > > video: ATI Technologies Inc RV570 [Radeon X1950 Pro] rev 0, Mem > @ 0xd0000000/28, 0xf0300000/16, I/O @ 0x2000/8 > > xorg 6.9.0 (xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.9.0-1+lenny4). Debian has > incorporated some fixes from recent git into this driver (details in > changelog.Debian). >
You might want to try a newer version of the driver 6.9.0 is several years old. Alex > Monitor: Samsung 245T (1920x1200) It has no controls that permit > adjustment to the vertical size. > > Xeon 64 bit chips > > OS: Debian stable, with some later versions pulled in. The kernel is > from more current releases and is linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64. > > I noticed them first after I rebooted and the screen started to > flicker (strobe might be a better term; it looked like a CRT with the > refresh rate too low). I sent the monitor in for servicing; the > flickering is gone but the shrinkage remains. It's possible it's been > there for awhile and I didn't notice it. There have been some > upgrades to the kernel and other software, including X; likely some > would have taken effect only on reboot. > > I also have the radeonhd driver on the system; I do not think I am > using it. > > I have the same model of monitor on another system with an nvidia > card/proprietary driver, and the image fills the full screen. Even > there, the on-screen display of the monitor provides no adjustments to > the dimensions. > > I've attached my config file and some logs. > > Happy Thanksgiving to those in the US! > > Ross Boylan > > _______________________________________________ > xorg-driver-ati mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-driver-ati > > _______________________________________________ xorg-driver-ati mailing list [email protected] http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-driver-ati
