On Mit, 2011-01-05 at 16:43 -0500, dpickett wrote: > On Jan 5, 2011, at 9:53 AM, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > On Die, 2011-01-04 at 14:35 -0500, dpickett wrote: > >> The monitor does not go blank: it loses signal as the entire machine > >> locks up. After starting X, I see a brief flash of text, then the > >> monitor flashes "no signal" and the entire machine locks up. An ssh > >> session on another machine is locked up, and I can not ping the Linux > >> machine. The only way to bring it back it a hard reset. > > > > So it's changed again from not freezing to freezing? :( > > Yes: it's as if the machine is throwing random errors just to be difficult. :( > > So, I decided on a new tack: I booted without an xorg.conf file, and it > _almost_ works. It looks like the card is detected properly and drm is > loading. The machine doesn't freeze, and I get a corrupted desktop. There's > a black screen, and a corrupted mouse cursor I can move around. > > So, I installed a minimal xorg.conf file and attempted to fix the screen > problems. Unfortunately, I couldn't, but it looks like we're very close. The > problem seems to be that X is having problems getting proper screen info. The > error I'm seeing on my monitor (which as 1680x1050) is "vrefresh out of > range". There's also an "unhandled monitor" message. > > If it helps, output for "cvt 1680x1050" is: # 1680x1050 59.95 Hz (CVT 1.76MA) > hsync: 65.29 kHz; pclk: 146.25 MHz > Modeline "1680x1050_60.00" 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 > -hsync +vsync
[...] > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Viewsonic" > ModelName "VG2030WM" > Modeline "1680x1050_60.00" 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 > 1050 1053 1059 1089 > HorizSync 65.29 > VertRefresh 55-65 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultColorDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "1680x1050" > EndSubSection > EndSection FWIW, if you want to use your custom modeline, you need to reference its actual name in SubSection "Display". -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://www.vmware.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
