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Colleen Beamer wrote: |
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> Okay, I give. I'm having a problem with configuring xorg. |
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> I *do* have a basic configuration, but can't run some applications in |
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> full screen mode and I surmise this is because something isn't set |
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> properly in xorg.conf I ran Xorg -configure and it did give me a basic |
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> configuration, but the file is nothing like I am used to from before I |
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> had to rebuild my system and I can't find an xorg.conf.example file - I |
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> don't know if I accidentally deleted it or not. |
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> In particular, this is the stuff that I don't understand and without the |
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> xorg.conf.example file, I have no means of reference. |
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> Section "Device" |
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> ### Available Driver options are:- |
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> ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", |
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> ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" |
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> ### [arg]: arg optional |
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> #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "BusType" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "CPusecTimeout" # <i> |
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> #Option "AGPMode" # <i> |
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> #Option "AGPFastWrite" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "AGPSize" # <i> |
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> #Option "GARTSize" # <i> |
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> #Option "RingSize" # <i> |
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> #Option "BufferSize" # <i> |
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> #Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "NoBackBuffer" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "DMAForXv" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "FBTexPercent" # <i> |
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> #Option "PanelOff" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "DDCMode" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "MonitorLayout" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "IgnoreEDID" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "MergedFB" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "CRT2HSync" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "CRT2VRefresh" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "CRT2Position" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "MetaModes" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "MergedDPI" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "MergedXinerama" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "MergedXineramaCRT2IsScreen0" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "MergedNonRectangular" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "MergedMouseRestriction" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "DisplayPriority" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "PanelSize" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "ForceMinDotClock" # <freq> |
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> #Option "ColorTiling" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "VideoKey" # <i> |
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> #Option "RageTheatreCrystal" # <i> |
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> #Option "RageTheatreTunerPort" # <i> |
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> #Option "RageTheatreCompositePort" # <i> |
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> #Option "RageTheatreSVideoPort" # <i> |
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> #Option "TunerType" # <i> |
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> #Option "RageTheatreMicrocPath" # <str> |
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> #Option "RageTheatreMicrocType" # <str> |
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> #Option "RenderAccel" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "SubPixelOrder" # [<str>] |
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> #Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "DynamicClocks" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "BIOSHotkeys" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "VGAAccess" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "ReverseDDC" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "LVDSProbePLL" # [<bool>] |
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> #Option "AccelMethod" # <str> |
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> Identifier "Card0" |
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> Driver "ati" |
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> VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" |
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> BoardName "Radeon R200 QL [Radeon 8500 LE]" |
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> BusID "PCI:1:0:0" |
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> EndSection |
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> |
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> Section "Screen" |
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> Identifier "Screen0" |
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> Device "Card0" |
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> Monitor "Monitor0" |
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> SubSection "Display" |
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> Viewport 0 0 |
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> Depth 1 |
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> EndSubSection |
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> SubSection "Display" |
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> Viewport 0 0 |
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> Depth 4 |
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> EndSubSection |
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> SubSection "Display" |
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> Viewport 0 0 |
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> Depth 8 |
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> EndSubSection |
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> SubSection "Display" |
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> Viewport 0 0 |
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> Depth 15 |
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> EndSubSection |
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> SubSection "Display" |
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> Viewport 0 0 |
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> Depth 16 |
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> EndSubSection |
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> SubSection "Display" |
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> Viewport 0 0 |
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> Depth 24 |
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> EndSubSection |
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> EndSection |
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> I also tried using xorgcfg, but I didn't even get a working |
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> configuration with that and I *do* know my monitor settings. |
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> Also, the man page for xorg.config isn't any help cause it doesn't |
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> mention any of the stuff like "viewport" that I could see. |
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> I've re-emerged xorg-x11 hoping to get the xorg.conf.example file back, |
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> but that didn't work. |
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> So, if any of you kind people can lead me by the nose here and/or let me |
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> know how to get the xorg.conf file back I would appreciate it. |
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> The frustrating part here is the before I screwed up my system, I had |
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> everything related to x working just fine. |
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> I don't know if it will make any difference to you, but my max monitor |
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> resolution is 1280 X 1024. Horizontal sync is 30 - 81 KHz. Vertical is |
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> 56 - 75 Hz. |
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> Regards, |
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> Colleen |
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For those on the list, I emailed him a copy of the example file |
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directly. That way it wouldn't be cluttering up the list. |
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Since I have a nvidia card, mine may not help or I would have sent it too. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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