Colleen Beamer wrote: > Okay, I give. I'm having a problem with configuring xorg. > > I *do* have a basic configuration, but can't run some applications in > full screen mode and I surmise this is because something isn't set > properly in xorg.conf I ran Xorg -configure and it did give me a basic > configuration, but the file is nothing like I am used to from before I > had to rebuild my system and I can't find an xorg.conf.example file - I > don't know if I accidentally deleted it or not. > > In particular, this is the stuff that I don't understand and without the > xorg.conf.example file, I have no means of reference. > > Section "Device" > ### Available Driver options are:- > ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", > ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" > ### [arg]: arg optional > #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] > #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] > #Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>] > #Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>] > #Option "BusType" # [<str>] > #Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>] > #Option "CPusecTimeout" # <i> > #Option "AGPMode" # <i> > #Option "AGPFastWrite" # [<bool>] > #Option "AGPSize" # <i> > #Option "GARTSize" # <i> > #Option "RingSize" # <i> > #Option "BufferSize" # <i> > #Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>] > #Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>] > #Option "NoBackBuffer" # [<bool>] > #Option "DMAForXv" # [<bool>] > #Option "FBTexPercent" # <i> > #Option "PanelOff" # [<bool>] > #Option "DDCMode" # [<bool>] > #Option "MonitorLayout" # [<str>] > #Option "IgnoreEDID" # [<bool>] > #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>] > #Option "MergedFB" # [<bool>] > #Option "CRT2HSync" # [<str>] > #Option "CRT2VRefresh" # [<str>] > #Option "CRT2Position" # [<str>] > #Option "MetaModes" # [<str>] > #Option "MergedDPI" # [<str>] > #Option "MergedXinerama" # [<bool>] > #Option "MergedXineramaCRT2IsScreen0" # [<bool>] > #Option "MergedNonRectangular" # [<bool>] > #Option "MergedMouseRestriction" # [<bool>] > #Option "DisplayPriority" # [<str>] > #Option "PanelSize" # [<str>] > #Option "ForceMinDotClock" # <freq> > #Option "ColorTiling" # [<bool>] > #Option "VideoKey" # <i> > #Option "RageTheatreCrystal" # <i> > #Option "RageTheatreTunerPort" # <i> > #Option "RageTheatreCompositePort" # <i> > #Option "RageTheatreSVideoPort" # <i> > #Option "TunerType" # <i> > #Option "RageTheatreMicrocPath" # <str> > #Option "RageTheatreMicrocType" # <str> > #Option "RenderAccel" # [<bool>] > #Option "SubPixelOrder" # [<str>] > #Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>] > #Option "DynamicClocks" # [<bool>] > #Option "BIOSHotkeys" # [<bool>] > #Option "VGAAccess" # [<bool>] > #Option "ReverseDDC" # [<bool>] > #Option "LVDSProbePLL" # [<bool>] > #Option "AccelMethod" # <str> > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "ati" > VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" > BoardName "Radeon R200 QL [Radeon 8500 LE]" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 1 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 4 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 8 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 15 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 16 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > EndSubSection > EndSection > > I also tried using xorgcfg, but I didn't even get a working > configuration with that and I *do* know my monitor settings. > > Also, the man page for xorg.config isn't any help cause it doesn't > mention any of the stuff like "viewport" that I could see. > > I've re-emerged xorg-x11 hoping to get the xorg.conf.example file back, > but that didn't work. > > So, if any of you kind people can lead me by the nose here and/or let me > know how to get the xorg.conf file back I would appreciate it. > > The frustrating part here is the before I screwed up my system, I had > everything related to x working just fine. > > I don't know if it will make any difference to you, but my max monitor > resolution is 1280 X 1024. Horizontal sync is 30 - 81 KHz. Vertical is > 56 - 75 Hz. > > > Regards, > > Colleen > For those on the list, I emailed him a copy of the example file directly. That way it wouldn't be cluttering up the list.
Since I have a nvidia card, mine may not help or I would have sent it too. Dale :-) :-) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list