I did as you suggested but the screen got seriously garbled. I couldnt see anything. It looked almost as if Solaris tried to fit the resolution into half of the height. Like 1680x1050 -> 1680x800 or so. Everything flickered. Had to reboot to safe mode and fix it. Here is that xorg.0.log file, though. I suspect it will have lousy formatting, but you said in the email everything looked ok.
(I had to delete text, or I can not post this mess). build93 Solaris ABI: 64-bit SUNWxorg-server package version: 6.9.0.5.11.9300,REV=0.2008.06.20 SUNWxorg-graphics-ddx package version: 6.9.0.5.11.9300,REV=0.2008.06.20 SUNWxorg-mesa package version: 6.9.0.5.11.9300,REV=0.2008.06.20 Before reporting problems, check http://sunsolve.sun.com/ to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present 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: Wed Jul 16 14:17:41 2008 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured" (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0" (**) | |-->Device "Card0" (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0" (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0" (WW) The directory "/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/sun/" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. ... (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11/lib/modules/amd64" (II) Loader magic: 60e0c0 (II) Module ABI versions: X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.3 X.Org Video Driver: 1.2 X.Org XInput driver : 0.7 X.Org Server Extension : 0.3 X.Org Font Renderer : 0.5 (II) Loader running on solaris (II) LoadModule: "pcidata" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/amd64//libpcidata.so (II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.2 (II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1 (II) PCI: Config type is 1 (II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x00000000, mode1Res1 = 0x80000000 (II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex) (II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 8086,2e20 card 1458,5000 rev 02 class 06,00,00 hdr 00 .............. (II) PCI: 04:07:0: chip 1283,8213 card 1458,b000 rev 00 class 01,01,85 hdr 00 (II) PCI: End of PCI scan (II) Intel Bridge workaround enabled (II) Host-to-PCI bridge: (II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,4), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set) (II) Bus 0 I/O range: [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B] (II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x100000000) MX[B] (II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range: ......... (II) All system resource ranges: [0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B) .......... [40] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b0ff (0x100) IX[B](B) (II) LoadModule: "glx" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/amd64//libglx.so (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3 (==) AIGLX enabled (II) Loading extension GLX (II) LoadModule: "dri" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/amd64//libdri.so (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3 (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI (II) LoadModule: "xtsol" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/amd64//libxtsol.so (II) Module xtsol: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: X.Org Server Extension ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3 (II) Loading extension SUN_TSOL (II) LoadModule: "extmod" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/amd64//libextmod.so (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: X.Org Server Extension ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3 (II) Loading extension SHAPE ... (II) Loading extension XEVIE (II) LoadModule: "dbe" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/amd64//libdbe.so (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: X.Org Server Extension ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3 (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER (II) LoadModule: "IA" ........ (II) LoadModule: "kbd" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/input/amd64//kbd_drv.so (II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.1.0 Module class: X.Org XInput Driver ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.7 (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0 (--) Chipset vesa found (II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call: [0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B) ......... [45] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B] (II) Setting vga for screen 0. (II) Loading sub module "vbe" (II) LoadModule: "vbe" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/amd64//libvbe.so (II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.1.0 ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.2 (II) Loading sub module "int10" (II) LoadModule: "int10" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/amd64//libint10.so (II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.2 (II) VESA(0): initializing int10 (II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000 (II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0 (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 16384 kB (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI ATOMBIOS (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 11.4 (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: (C) 1988-2005, ATI Technologies Inc. (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: RV770 (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00 (++) VESA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 (==) VESA(0): RGB weight 888 (==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor (==) VESA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) (II) Loading sub module "ddc" (II) LoadModule: "ddc"(II) Module "ddc" already built-in (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC supported (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC Level 2 (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC transfer in appr. 1 sec. (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE DDC read successfully (II) VESA(0): Manufacturer: NEC Model: 6699 Serial#: 16843009 (II) VESA(0): Year: 2006 Week: 6 (II) VESA(0): EDID Version: 1.3 (II) VESA(0): Digital Display Input (II) VESA(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 43 vert.: 27 (II) VESA(0): Gamma: 2.20 (II) VESA(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display (II) VESA(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode (II) VESA(0): redX: 0.640 redY: 0.340 greenX: 0.290 greenY: 0.610 (II) VESA(0): blueX: 0.145 blueY: 0.070 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329 (II) VESA(0): Supported VESA Video Modes: (II) VESA(0): 720x400 at 70Hz (II) VESA(0): 640x480 at 60Hz (II) VESA(0): 640x480 at 67Hz (II) VESA(0): 640x480 at 72Hz (II) VESA(0): 640x480 at 75Hz (II) VESA(0): 800x600 at 56Hz (II) VESA(0): 800x600 at 60Hz (II) VESA(0): 800x600 at 72Hz (II) VESA(0): 800x600 at 75Hz (II) VESA(0): 832x624 at 75Hz (II) VESA(0): 1024x768 at 60Hz (II) VESA(0): 1024x768 at 70Hz (II) VESA(0): 1024x768 at 75Hz (II) VESA(0): 1280x1024 at 75Hz (II) VESA(0): 1152x870 at 75Hz (II) VESA(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0 (II) VESA(0): Supported Future Video Modes: (II) VESA(0): #0: hsize: 1152 vsize 864 refresh: 75 vid: 20337 (II) VESA(0): #1: hsize: 1280 vsize 720 refresh: 75 vid: 53121 (II) VESA(0): #2: hsize: 1280 vsize 960 refresh: 75 vid: 20353 (II) VESA(0): #3: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897 (II) VESA(0): #4: hsize: 1440 vsize 900 refresh: 60 vid: 149 (II) VESA(0): #5: hsize: 1400 vsize 1050 refresh: 60 vid: 16528 (II) VESA(0): #6: hsize: 1680 vsize 1050 refresh: 60 vid: 179 (II) VESA(0): Supported additional Video Mode: (II) VESA(0): clock: 146.2 MHz Image Size: 433 x 270 mm (II) VESA(0): h_active: 1680 h_sync: 1960 h_sync_end 2136 h_blank_end 2240 h_border: 0 (II) VESA(0): v_active: 1050 v_sync: 1053 v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_border: 0 (II) VESA(0): Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 31 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 170 MHz (II) VESA(0): Monitor name: 20WGX2 (II) VESA(0): Serial No: 62102215GB (II) VESA(0): EDID (in hex): (II) VESA(0): 00ffffffffffff0038a3996601010101 (II) VESA(0): 06100103802b1b78eac505a3574a9c25 (II) VESA(0): 125054bfef80714f81cf814f81809500 (II) VESA(0): 9040b300010121399030621a274018b0 (II) VESA(0): 3640b10e1100001c000000fd00384b1f (II) VESA(0): 5311000a202020202020000000fc0032 (II) VESA(0): 30574758320a202020202020000000ff (II) VESA(0): 00363231303232313547420a2020008f (II) VESA(0): Using EDID range info for horizontal sync (II) VESA(0): Using EDID range info for vertical refresh (II) VESA(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines: (II) VESA(0): Modeline "800x600" 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync ...... (II) VESA(0): Modeline "1400x1050" 121.75 1400 1488 1632 1864 1050 1053 1057 1089 -hsync +vsync (II) VESA(0): Modeline "1680x1050" 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync (II) VESA(0): Modeline "1680x1050" 146.25 1680 1960 2136 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 +hsync -vsync (II) VESA(0): Searching for matching VESA mode(s): ......... *Mode: 146 (1400x1050) ModeAttributes: 0xbb WinAAttributes: 0x7 WinBAttributes: 0x0 WinGranularity: 64 WinSize: 64 WinASegment: 0xa000 WinBSegment: 0x0 WinFuncPtr: 0xc00050d5 BytesPerScanline: 5632 XResolution: 1400 YResolution: 1050 XCharSize: 8 YCharSize: 16 NumberOfPlanes: 1 BitsPerPixel: 32 NumberOfBanks: 1 MemoryModel: 6 BankSize: 0 NumberOfImages: 1 RedMaskSize: 8 RedFieldPosition: 16 GreenMaskSize: 8 GreenFieldPosition: 8 BlueMaskSize: 8 BlueFieldPosition: 0 RsvdMaskSize: 0 RsvdFieldPosition: 0 DirectColorModeInfo: 0 PhysBasePtr: 0xe0000000 LinBytesPerScanLine: 5632 BnkNumberOfImagePages: 1 LinNumberOfImagePages: 1 LinRedMaskSize: 8 LinRedFieldPosition: 16 LinGreenMaskSize: 8 LinGreenFieldPosition: 8 LinBlueMaskSize: 8 LinBlueFieldPosition: 0 LinRsvdMaskSize: 0 LinRsvdFieldPosition: 0 MaxPixelClock: 400000000 (no 1680x1050 entry) ....... (II) VESA(0): Total Memory: 256 64KB banks (16384kB) (II) VESA(0): Monitor0: Using hsync range of 31.00-83.00 kHz (II) VESA(0): Monitor0: Using vrefresh range of 56.00-75.00 Hz (**) VESA(0): Virtual size is 1728x1050 (pitch 1728) (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "1400x1050" (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "1280x1024" (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "1280x1024" (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "1152x864" (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "1024x768" (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "800x600" (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "640x480" (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "720x400" (**) VESA(0): Display dimensions: (430, 270) mm (**) VESA(0): DPI set to (102, 98) (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 75Hz refresh for mode "1400x1050" (146) (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 75Hz refresh for mode "1280x1024" (166) (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 75Hz refresh for mode "1280x1024" (124) (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 75Hz refresh for mode "1152x864" (156) (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 75Hz refresh for mode "1024x768" (123) (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 72Hz refresh for mode "800x600" (122) (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 73Hz refresh for mode "640x480" (121) (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 70Hz refresh for mode "720x400" (136) (**) VESA(0): Using "Shadow Framebuffer" (II) Loading sub module "shadow" (II) LoadModule: "shadow" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/amd64//libshadow.so (II) Module shadow: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.1.0 ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.3 (II) Loading sub module "fb" (II) LoadModule: "fb" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/amd64//libfb.so (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.3 (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp (II) do I need RAC? No, I don't. (II) resource ranges after preInit: [0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B) .... [45] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B] (II) Loading sub module "int10" (II) LoadModule: "int10" (II) Reloading /usr/X11/lib/modules/amd64//libint10.so (II) VESA(0): initializing int10 (II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000 (II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0 (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 16384 kB (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI ATOMBIOS (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 11.4 (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: (C) 1988-2005, ATI Technologies Inc. (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: RV770 (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00 (II) VESA(0): virtual address = fffffd7ff6e00000, physical address = 0xe0000000, size = 16777216 (II) VESA(0): VBESetVBEMode failed...Tried again without customized values. (==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor (==) VESA(0): Backing store disabled (==) RandR enabled (II) Setting vga for screen 0. (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM ...... (II) Initializing built-in extension LGE (EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable (II) Loading local sub module "GLcore" (II) LoadModule: "GLcore" (II) Loading /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/amd64//libGLcore.so (II) Module GLcore: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3 (II) GLX: Initialized MESA-PROXY GL provider for screen 0 (**) Option "Protocol" "auto" (II) Mouse0: Setting Device option to "/dev/mouse" ..... ...... (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard0" (type: KEYBOARD) (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE) Backtrace: 0: /usr/X11/bin/amd64/Xorg'xf86SigHandler+0x84 [0x4e19f4] 1: /lib/amd64/libc.so.1'__sighndlr+0x6 [0xfffffd7fff2c59a6] 2: /lib/amd64/libc.so.1'call_user_handler+0x2ff [0xfffffd7fff2ba3ff] 3: /lib/amd64/libc.so.1'_free_unlocked+0x26 [0xfffffd7fff26e556] 4: /lib/amd64/libc.so.1'free+0x2f [0xfffffd7fff26e50f] 5: /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/mesa/amd64/libGLcore.so'__glXMesaScreenDestroy+0x37 [0xfffffd7ff6a1d2b7] 6: /usr/X11/lib/modules/extensions/mesa/amd64/libglx.so'__glXResetScreens+0x4e [0xfffffd7ffe05163e] 7: /usr/X11/bin/amd64/Xorg'CloseDownExtensions+0x41 [0x499391] 8: /usr/X11/bin/amd64/Xorg'main+0x4b2 [0x49e0e2] 9: /usr/X11/bin/amd64/Xorg'_start+0x6c [0x47a3cc] Fatal server error: Caught signal 11. Server aborting This message posted from opensolaris.org