[TriLUG] ATI projector hell
tomed at bellsouth.net
tomed at bellsouth.net
Fri May 11 17:15:07 EDT 2007
Here's a wiki that might help:
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Feisty_Installation_Guide
At Fri, 11 May 2007 13:18:27 -0400,
Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
>
> Feisty originally turned my laptop into a console only box when it tried
> to install w/o the proprietary. It seems as if the open source drivers
> don't support my X1600 Radeon Mobility. On edgy I only got the
> projector to work with the proprietary drivers. I'm not opposed to
> using the open source drivers...if they would work for what I want
> (projector work, LCD work). Just so far they have not shown that
> ability or I have not shown the ability to make them do so.
>
> tomed at bellsouth.net wrote:
> > It looks like you're using a driver module from ATI. Do you absolutely
> > have to have the ATI driver? Will a generic X driver work as well?
> > X might have their own version of the ATI driver that's missing
> > some features that you don't actually need.
> >
> > Possible issues: you need accelerated graphics for games, googlearth, etc,
> > therefore you need the ATI driver.
> >
> > If you don't use these things, then a more generic driver might save
> > lots of frustration during upgrades.
> >
> > You could be looking at a kernel or glibc incompatability.
> >
> > Long shot: See if there's a Feisty source deb for the proprietary ATI
> > driver and compiling it. That might resolve kernel issues. With my
> > Gentoo system, I have to recompile the nvidia proprietary driver
> > every time I upgrade the kernel - I suppose the driver package is
> > a combination of a binary from Nvidia and code that has to be
> > compiled against the running kernel.
> >
> > Also, of course, check Debian and Ubuntu bug reports on ATI.
> >
> > Tom Ed
> >
> > At Wed, 09 May 2007 23:03:27 -0400, Andrew
> > C. Oliver wrote:
> >> Okay so this is part of my ongoing saga of pain regarding getting
> >> external monitors and projectors to work with my laptop. I have a Mac
> >> Book Pro Core Duo 17" (not core 2 duo) (BTW OSX wankers can bite me). I
> >> had it working to present to TriLUG albiet with the antiquated projector
> >> for some reason it didn't like my projector that day. Then I upgraded
> >> from Edgy to Feisty (hoping to get my projector to work)...big mistake.
> >> I also tried with a crappy 15" CRT monitor I had lying around. I see
> >> the DPMS stuff in the log the external monitor/projector and it acts as
> >> if I have the external monitor working (in that the mouse will go over
> >> to the other screen)...but I see nothing. I DO get output when I'm NOT
> >> in X or when I first boot up. So I know the cable is good and the
> >> graphics port is working. Just X hates me. Anyone have any idea what
> >> I've done wrong (btw this is just one incarnation of my config file)?
> >> (config is below)
> >>
> >> andy at andy-laptop:~$ fglrxinfo
> >> display: :0.0 screen: 0
> >> OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
> >> OpenGL renderer string: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
> >> OpenGL version string: 2.0.6458 (8.36.5)
> >>
> >>
> >> # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
> >> #
> >> # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
> >> # values from the debconf database.
> >> #
> >> # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
> >> # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
> >> #
> >> # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
> >> # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
> >> # package.
> >> #
> >> # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
> >> # again, run the following command:
> >> # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
> >>
> >> Section "ServerLayout"
> >> Identifier "Default Layout"
> >> Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
> >> Screen "aticonfig-Screen[1]" RightOf "Default Screen"
> >> InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
> >> InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
> >> InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
> >> InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
> >> InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
> >> InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "Files"
> >>
> >> # path to defoma fonts
> >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
> >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
> >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
> >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
> >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
> >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
> >> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
> >> FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "Module"
> >> Load "bitmap"
> >> Load "ddc"
> >> Load "dri"
> >> Load "extmod"
> >> Load "freetype"
> >> Load "glx"
> >> Load "int10"
> >> Load "vbe"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "InputDevice"
> >> Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
> >> Driver "kbd"
> >> Option "CoreKeyboard"
> >> Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
> >> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
> >> Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "InputDevice"
> >> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> >> Driver "mouse"
> >> Option "CorePointer"
> >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> >> Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
> >> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> >> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "InputDevice"
> >> Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
> >> Driver "synaptics"
> >> Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
> >> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> >> Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
> >> Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "InputDevice"
> >> Identifier "stylus"
> >> Driver "wacom"
> >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
> >> Option "Type" "stylus"
> >> Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "InputDevice"
> >> Identifier "eraser"
> >> Driver "wacom"
> >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
> >> Option "Type" "eraser"
> >> Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "InputDevice"
> >> Identifier "cursor"
> >> Driver "wacom"
> >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
> >> Option "Type" "cursor"
> >> Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "Monitor"
> >> Identifier "Generic Monitor"
> >> HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0
> >> VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
> >> Option "DPMS"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "Monitor"
> >> Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
> >> Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
> >> Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
> >> Option "DPMS" "true"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "Device"
> >> Identifier "ATI Radeon Mobility X1600 Generic"
> >> Driver "fglrx"
> >> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "Device"
> >> Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]"
> >> Driver "fglrx"
> >> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> >> Screen 1
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "Screen"
> >> Identifier "Default Screen"
> >> Device "ATI Radeon Mobility X1600 Generic"
> >> Monitor "Generic Monitor"
> >> DefaultDepth 24
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "Screen"
> >> Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]"
> >> Device "aticonfig-Device[1]"
> >> Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
> >> DefaultDepth 24
> >> SubSection "Display"
> >> Viewport 0 0
> >> Depth 24
> >> EndSubSection
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "DRI"
> >> Mode 0666
> >> EndSection
> >>
> >> Section "Extensions"
> >> Option "Composite" "0"
> >> EndSection
> >>
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