Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.3.0-7
Briefly, starting X on this Debian/unstable, x86, kernel 2.6.5 system
produces a display reminiscent of gamma set *way* too high.
Bright, washed-out, and illegible.
Earlier versions worked perfectly, although I don't have an archive
to find exactly where it broke.
If I set the display gamma to 0.4, I end up with a display that just
looks like Arizona summer at high noon and I want sunglasses.
I.e. black text on white is legible, even if it's an awfully pale black.
This appears to be the same bug talked about in
http://www.spinics.net/lists/rh-xf/msg01127.html
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Fedora/2004-01/1739.html
and possibly
http://www.redhat.com/archives/xfree86-list/2003-October/msg3.html
There is some talk there of a fix in CVS, which would be very helpful.
Thank you very much for any assistance; I'm a little wary of trying
to compile xfree86 from CVS.
lspci reports
:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo
KT266/A/333]:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo
KT266/A/333 AGP]
:00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev
10)
:00:09.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 50)
:00:09.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 50)
:00:09.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51)
:00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02)
:00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone]
(rev 30)
:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233A ISA Bridge
:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 23)
:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 23)
:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV200 QW
[Radeon 7500]
lspci -vvn of just the video card produces
:00:01.0 Class 0604: 1106:b099
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
SERR- Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
The X server log file contains:
This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to XFree86@XFree86.Org and patches submitted
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
(http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs).
XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0-7 20040318043201 [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Release Date: 15 August 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.4 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 18 March 2004
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.5 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.3.3 (Debian
20040401)) #19 Sat Apr 10 21:01:51 EDT 2004
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sat Apr 10 21:33:25 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Sony CPD-17SF2"
(**) | |-->Device "ATI Radeon 7500"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
(**) XKB: model: "pc104"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) |-->Input Device "Dev Mice"
(**) |-->Input Device "Psaux"
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to
"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType,/usr/share/fonts/truetype,/usr/share/fonts/truetype/windows,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(++) using VT number 12
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
(II) Module ABI versions:
XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
XFree86 Video Driver: 0.6
XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4
XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2
XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on l
