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From: Matthias Langer <mlangc@×××.at>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xorg.conf problem
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:44:27
Message-Id: 1157797947.7585.13.camel@sputnik886.lnet
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] xorg.conf problem by Colleen Beamer
1 On Fri, 2006-09-08 at 23:53 -0500, Colleen Beamer wrote:
2 > Okay, I give. I'm having a problem with configuring xorg.
3 >
4 > I *do* have a basic configuration, but can't run some applications in
5 > full screen mode and I surmise this is because something isn't set
6 > properly in xorg.conf I ran Xorg -configure and it did give me a basic
7 > configuration, but the file is nothing like I am used to from before I
8 > had to rebuild my system and I can't find an xorg.conf.example file - I
9 > don't know if I accidentally deleted it or not.
10 >
11 > In particular, this is the stuff that I don't understand and without the
12 > xorg.conf.example file, I have no means of reference.
13 >
14
15 You shouldn't need to tweak these settings ...
16 > Section "Device"
17 > ### Available Driver options are:-
18 > ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
19 > ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
20 > ### [arg]: arg optional
21 > #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
22 > #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
23 > #Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
24 > #Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>]
25 > #Option "BusType" # [<str>]
26 > #Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>]
27 > #Option "CPusecTimeout" # <i>
28 > #Option "AGPMode" # <i>
29 > #Option "AGPFastWrite" # [<bool>]
30 > #Option "AGPSize" # <i>
31 > #Option "GARTSize" # <i>
32 > #Option "RingSize" # <i>
33 > #Option "BufferSize" # <i>
34 > #Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>]
35 > #Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>]
36 > #Option "NoBackBuffer" # [<bool>]
37 > #Option "DMAForXv" # [<bool>]
38 > #Option "FBTexPercent" # <i>
39 > #Option "PanelOff" # [<bool>]
40 > #Option "DDCMode" # [<bool>]
41 > #Option "MonitorLayout" # [<str>]
42 > #Option "IgnoreEDID" # [<bool>]
43 > #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
44 > #Option "MergedFB" # [<bool>]
45 > #Option "CRT2HSync" # [<str>]
46 > #Option "CRT2VRefresh" # [<str>]
47 > #Option "CRT2Position" # [<str>]
48 > #Option "MetaModes" # [<str>]
49 > #Option "MergedDPI" # [<str>]
50 > #Option "MergedXinerama" # [<bool>]
51 > #Option "MergedXineramaCRT2IsScreen0" # [<bool>]
52 > #Option "MergedNonRectangular" # [<bool>]
53 > #Option "MergedMouseRestriction" # [<bool>]
54 > #Option "DisplayPriority" # [<str>]
55 > #Option "PanelSize" # [<str>]
56 > #Option "ForceMinDotClock" # <freq>
57 > #Option "ColorTiling" # [<bool>]
58 > #Option "VideoKey" # <i>
59 > #Option "RageTheatreCrystal" # <i>
60 > #Option "RageTheatreTunerPort" # <i>
61 > #Option "RageTheatreCompositePort" # <i>
62 > #Option "RageTheatreSVideoPort" # <i>
63 > #Option "TunerType" # <i>
64 > #Option "RageTheatreMicrocPath" # <str>
65 > #Option "RageTheatreMicrocType" # <str>
66 > #Option "RenderAccel" # [<bool>]
67 > #Option "SubPixelOrder" # [<str>]
68 > #Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
69 > #Option "DynamicClocks" # [<bool>]
70 > #Option "BIOSHotkeys" # [<bool>]
71 > #Option "VGAAccess" # [<bool>]
72 > #Option "ReverseDDC" # [<bool>]
73 > #Option "LVDSProbePLL" # [<bool>]
74 > #Option "AccelMethod" # <str>
75 > Identifier "Card0"
76 > Driver "ati"
77 > VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
78 > BoardName "Radeon R200 QL [Radeon 8500 LE]"
79 > BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
80 > EndSection
81
82 Frankly, i don't really know what your problem with xorg is exactly ...
83 if you can provide some details, it would be easier to help !
84
85 Regards,
86 Matthias
87
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