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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] very poor video quality with xorg-server and ati video card
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:55:09
Message-Id: 4d1918f7.0607cc0a.7080.3172@mx.google.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] very poor video quality with xorg-server and ati video card by Davide Carnovale
1 On Monday 27 December 2010 23:23:32 Davide Carnovale wrote:
2 > Volker, my card should not be supported by the ati-drivers package as it's
3 > too old.
4
5 wtf? A 5650 is RECENT and well supported by the ati-driver package.
6
7
8 > actually i tried emerging them and the xserver just hang on boot.
9 > are you sure that is the right way to go? can you link me the instructions i
10 > should follow please?
11
12
13 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/ati-faq.xml
14
15 you probably forgot to run eselect opengl set ati
16
17
18 > > Section "Files"
19 > >
20 > > ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
21 > > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
22 > > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
23 > > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
24 > > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
25 > > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
26 > > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
27 > >
28 > > EndSection
29
30 you can nuke everything above
31
32 > >
33 > > Section "Module"
34 > >
35 > > Load "extmod"
36 > > Load "glx"
37 > > Load "dri"
38 > >
39 > > EndSection
40
41 that section too.
42
43 So far everything would have been autoloaded.
44
45 > >
46 > > Section "DRI"
47 > >
48 > > Mode 0666
49 > >
50 > > EndSection
51
52 unneccessary
53
54 > >
55 > > Section "InputDevice"
56 > >
57 > > Identifier "Keyboard0"
58 > > Driver "keyboard"
59 > >
60 > > EndSection
61
62 ok....
63
64 > >
65 > > Section "InputDevice"
66 > >
67 > > Identifier "Mouse0"
68 > > Driver "mouse"
69 > > Option "Protocol" "auto"
70 > > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
71 > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
72 > >
73 > > EndSection
74
75 ok....
76
77 > >
78 > > Section "Extensions"
79 > >
80 > > Option "Composite" "Enable"
81 > >
82 > > EndSection
83
84 so not needed
85
86 > >
87 > > Section "Device"
88 > >
89 > > Identifier "Card0"
90 > > Driver "radeon"
91 > > #Option "monitor-VGA1" "Samsung2333"
92 > >
93 > > EndSection
94
95 ok (beware.. if you use ati drivers)
96
97 > >
98 > > Section "Monitor"
99 > >
100 > > Identifier "Samsung2333"
101 > > VendorName "Samsung"
102 > > ModelName "2333"
103 > > Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
104 > > HorizSync 30-75
105 > > VertRefresh 56-61
106 > >
107 > > EndSection
108
109 last three lines not needed...
110
111 > >
112 > > Section "Screen"
113 > >
114 > > Identifier "Screen0"
115 > > Device "Card0"
116 > > Monitor "Samsung2333"
117 > > DefaultDepth 24
118 > > SubSection "Display"
119 > >
120 > > Viewport 0 0
121 > > Depth 8
122 > > Modes "1920x1080"
123 > >
124 > > EndSubSection
125 > > SubSection "Display"
126 > >
127 > > Viewport 0 0
128 > > Depth 16
129 > > Modes "1920x1080"
130 > >
131 > > EndSubSection
132 > > SubSection "Display"
133 > >
134 > > Viewport 0 0
135 > > Depth 24
136 > > Modes "1920x1080"
137 > >
138 > > EndSubSection
139 > >
140 > > EndSection
141
142 all that stuff.. is really not needed.
143
144 > >
145 > >
146 > > Section "ServerLayout"
147 > >
148 > > Identifier "cruncher"
149 > > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
150 > > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
151 > > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
152 > >
153 > > EndSection
154 > >
155 ok.
156
157 > > c2stable ~ #
158
159
160 just as example, my xorg.conf:
161
162 Section "ServerLayout"
163 Identifier "Layout0"
164 Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
165 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
166 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
167 EndSection
168
169 Section "Files"
170 EndSection
171
172 Section "Module"
173 Load "evdev"
174 Load "v4l"
175 EndSection
176
177 Section "ServerFlags"
178 Option "DontZap" "false"
179 Option "Xinerama" "off"
180 Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
181 EndSection
182
183 Section "InputDevice"
184 Identifier "Mouse0"
185 Driver "evdev"
186 Option "CorePointer"
187 Option "Name" "Logitech, Inc. MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse"
188 EndSection
189
190 Section "InputDevice"
191 Identifier "Keyboard0"
192 Driver "evdev"
193 Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
194 Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
195 Option "XkbModel" "evdev"
196 Option "XkbLayout" "de"
197 Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
198 EndSection
199
200 Section "Monitor"
201 Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
202 Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
203 Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
204 Option "DPMS" "true"
205 EndSection
206
207 Section "Device"
208 Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
209 Driver "fglrx"
210 Option "Monitor-DFP1" "0-DFP1"
211 EndSection
212
213 Section "Screen"
214 Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
215 Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
216 Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
217 DefaultDepth 24
218 SubSection "Display"
219 Viewport 0 0
220 Depth 24
221 EndSubSection
222 EndSection

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Re: [gentoo-user] very poor video quality with xorg-server and ati video card Davide Carnovale <francesco.davide.carnovale@×××××.com>