Re: [gentoo-user] very poor video quality with xorg-server and ati video card

[Davide Carnovale]

Volker, my card should not be supported by the ati-drivers package as it's
too old. actually i tried emerging them and the xserver just hang on boot.
are you sure that is the right way to go? can you link me the instructions i
should follow please?

Mark, i'm giving you're config a spin now, merging it with my autogenerated
one (for monitor etc...) thanks a lot! will let you know if it works

D

2010/12/27 Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>

> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Davide Carnovale
> <francesco.davide.carnovale@×××××.com> wrote:
> > by decent video quality i mean, that i see the images with a very low
> > resoution (pixelated) and i can't play a video (avi file) as the
> framerate
> > is too low. also 3d programs doesn't work (i've tested only second life
> so
> > far)
> > i don't need anything funky, just a normal config.
> > are you using the ati drivers or the xorg ones?
> > can you please share your xorg config file?
> >
> > BTW i'm using xorg-server-1.7.7-r1 can that be the problem?
> >
>
> I am using the xorg drivers actually. I have no problems playing video
> from Hulu in Linux or NetFlix in vmware/virtualbox. Graphics are fine
> for me.
>
> I'm not sure if 3D works at all with the xorg ATI driver. I have no
> need for it and haven't tried, but I keep thinking I should.
> Basically, the machine more than meets my needs so no need to mess
> around with it.
>
> xorg.conf attached.
>
> - Mark
>
> c2stable ~ # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> Section "Files"
>        ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
>        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
>        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
>        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
>        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
>        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
>        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
>        Load  "extmod"
>        Load  "glx"
>        Load  "dri"
> EndSection
>
> Section "DRI"
>        Mode 0666
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>        Driver      "keyboard"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>        Identifier  "Mouse0"
>        Driver      "mouse"
>        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
>        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Extensions"
>        Option "Composite" "Enable"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>        Identifier  "Card0"
>        Driver      "radeon"
>        #Option     "monitor-VGA1" "Samsung2333"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>        Identifier   "Samsung2333"
>        VendorName   "Samsung"
>        ModelName    "2333"
>        Option       "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
>        HorizSync    30-75
>        VertRefresh  56-61
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>        Identifier "Screen0"
>        Device     "Card0"
>        Monitor    "Samsung2333"
>        DefaultDepth 24
>        SubSection "Display"
>                Viewport   0 0
>                Depth     8
>                Modes         "1920x1080"
>        EndSubSection
>        SubSection "Display"
>                Viewport   0 0
>                Depth     16
>                Modes         "1920x1080"
>        EndSubSection
>        SubSection "Display"
>                Viewport   0 0
>                Depth     24
>                Modes         "1920x1080"
>        EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
>        Identifier     "cruncher"
>        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> EndSection
>
> c2stable ~ #
>
>