On Dec 27, 2007 6:20 PM, Junichi Uekawa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > The minimal configuration option I needed to add was 'ConnectorTable'. > > > > > > > What happens if you don't pass this option? Do you have the > > corresponding log? > > > > Note that even if 6.7.197 is in unstable now, I try to keep uploading > > newer upstream snapshots into experimental once a week or so (there are > > still of lots of improvements being made by the devs). > > > > > (II) RADEON(0): Output DVI-0 using initial mode 1280x768 > > > > > > which I don't quite understand why. > > > > What monitor(s) do you have attached to which output(s)? What does > > xrandr report? It could just be that your monitor report this 1280x768 > > as a preferred mode. > > This was fixed when I booted my machine this morning. I guess this > was interim problem due to me doing partial upgrades; after a full > dist-upgrade problem doesn't seem to happen. > > > $ xrandr > Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1600 x 1200 > DVI-0 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm > x 0mm > 1024x768 60.0 + 60.0 > 1600x1200 59.9 > 1400x1050 60.0 > 1280x1024 59.9* > 800x600 60.3 56.2 > 640x480 60.0 > VGA-0 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) > 1280x800 60.0 > 1280x768 60.0 > 1024x768 60.0 > 800x600 60.3 > 640x480 59.9 > >
That looks more reasonable. > > My monitor is connected to DVI-0, and a projector (which is currently > turned off) is connected to VGA-0. > > > The remaining problem was that with GDM I can see the display, but > after logging into GNOME when ConnectorCable is not set, display goes > blank; and I think I now understand why. > > I extract the most interesting part of the log. My theory is that the > GNOME session tries to reconfigure xrandr such that it outputs to Port > 0, which is 'DVI-0' when ConnectorCable is set, and 'VGA-0' when it's > not set, and because xrandr doesn't quite know when VGA-0 is connected > or not, GNOME is able to set VGA-0 as the only output. > > Not quite sure if this is fixable. > gnome session seems to save arbitrary xrandr setups and I'm not sure how or when it does it. I think there is a file you can delete that will leave the xserver as configured at start up. Perhaps Brice knows? Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
