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

[Davide Carnovale]

Mark, your config didn't helped me, thanks anyway =)

Volker, my bad, you're right, i misread the supported cards and i thought HD
6000 and above were supported, while it is R600 and above.
So i'll go again into the process of installing the ati driver and will pay
more attention to all the steps now.
thanks also for the config file walkthrough
will let you know if i'll fix this.

D

2010/12/27 Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>

> On Monday 27 December 2010 23:23:32 Davide Carnovale wrote:
> > Volker, my card should not be supported by the ati-drivers package as
> it's
> > too old.
>
> wtf? A 5650 is RECENT and well supported by the ati-driver package.
>
>
> > 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?
>
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/ati-faq.xml
>
> you probably forgot to run eselect opengl set ati
>
>
> > > 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
>
> you can nuke everything above
>
> > >
> > > Section "Module"
> > >
> > >        Load  "extmod"
> > >        Load  "glx"
> > >        Load  "dri"
> > >
> > > EndSection
>
> that section too.
>
> So far everything would have been autoloaded.
>
> > >
> > > Section "DRI"
> > >
> > >        Mode 0666
> > >
> > > EndSection
>
> unneccessary
>
> > >
> > > Section "InputDevice"
> > >
> > >        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
> > >        Driver      "keyboard"
> > >
> > > EndSection
>
> ok....
>
> > >
> > > Section "InputDevice"
> > >
> > >        Identifier  "Mouse0"
> > >        Driver      "mouse"
> > >        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
> > >        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> > >        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
> > >
> > > EndSection
>
> ok....
>
> > >
> > > Section "Extensions"
> > >
> > >        Option "Composite" "Enable"
> > >
> > > EndSection
>
> so not needed
>
> > >
> > > Section "Device"
> > >
> > >        Identifier  "Card0"
> > >        Driver      "radeon"
> > >        #Option     "monitor-VGA1" "Samsung2333"
> > >
> > > EndSection
>
> ok (beware.. if you use ati drivers)
>
> > >
> > > Section "Monitor"
> > >
> > >        Identifier   "Samsung2333"
> > >        VendorName   "Samsung"
> > >        ModelName    "2333"
> > >        Option       "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
> > >        HorizSync    30-75
> > >        VertRefresh  56-61
> > >
> > > EndSection
>
> last three lines not needed...
>
> > >
> > > 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
>
> all that stuff.. is really not needed.
>
> > >
> > >
> > > Section "ServerLayout"
> > >
> > >        Identifier     "cruncher"
> > >        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
> > >        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> > >        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> > >
> > > EndSection
> > >
> ok.
>
> > > c2stable ~ #
>
>
> just as example, my xorg.conf:
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
>        Identifier     "Layout0"
>        Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
>        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Files"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
>        Load  "evdev"
>        Load  "v4l"
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerFlags"
>        Option      "DontZap" "false"
>        Option      "Xinerama" "off"
>        Option      "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>        Identifier  "Mouse0"
>         Driver      "evdev"
>        Option      "CorePointer"
>        Option      "Name" "Logitech, Inc. MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>         Driver      "evdev"
>        Option      "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
>        Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
>        Option      "XkbModel" "evdev"
>        Option      "XkbLayout" "de"
>        Option      "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>        Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
>        Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
>        Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
>        Option      "DPMS" "true"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>        Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
>        Driver      "fglrx"
>        Option      "Monitor-DFP1" "0-DFP1"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>        Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
>        Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
>        Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
>         DefaultDepth     24
>        SubSection "Display"
>                Viewport   0 0
>                 Depth     24
>        EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
>