Missing parse-xf86config breaks login.app [was: Re: New version of xserver-svga gives poorer display on laptop]
On Sun, Mar 26, 2000 at 02:48:49PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: On Sun, Mar 26, 2000 at 06:05:43PM +0400, Konstantin Kivi wrote: I also had to add Set_LCDClk 40 to the Device section. Be aware that parse-xf86config used in /etc/init.d/xdm doesn't unserstand it Be aware that because of problems like this, parse-xf86config has been eliminated from recent XFree86 packages. Potato will ship without it. For what it's worth (very little :) this breaks the automatic install for login.app. Personally it's no big deal to edit /etc/inittab by hand, but a newbie might find this troublesome. Perhaps the lines should be added to /etc/inittab but commented out. Should I file a wishlist bug? -- Nathan Norman Eschew Obfuscation Network Engineer GPG Key ID 1024D/51F98BB7http://home.midco.net/~nnorman/ Key fingerprint = C5F4 A147 416C E0BF AB73 8BEF F0C8 255C 51F9 8BB7 pgpvX47ej9JbJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: New version of xserver-svga gives poorer display on laptop
On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 12:14:04PM +, Joseph Heenan wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oliver Elphick olly@lfix.co.uk wrote: The nature of the problem is this: There is a tendency for the image to be smeared to the right. This is particularly noticeable with the mouse cursor, which trails a small comet [snip] I had /exactly/ this problem. I finally solved it by using xf86config to generate a new configuration file. It worked fine after that (and, not only that, but the display which was slightly flickerly with the previous version is now rock solid). My laptop is a Clevo 98 rebadged by Novatech in the UK - think the screen is 12.1, it does 800x600 max, /proc/pci says the controller is a 'S3 Inc. ViRGE/MX+MV (rec 3).. I can send you my XF86Config if you think it might help. I also had to add Set_LCDClk 40 to the Device section. Be aware that parse-xf86config used in /etc/init.d/xdm doesn't unserstand it Cheers, Joseph -- Joseph Heenan, Coventry, UK http://www.ping.demon.co.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sincerely yours, Konstantin Kivi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New version of xserver-svga gives poorer display on laptop
On Sun, Mar 26, 2000 at 06:05:43PM +0400, Konstantin Kivi wrote: I also had to add Set_LCDClk 40 to the Device section. Be aware that parse-xf86config used in /etc/init.d/xdm doesn't unserstand it Be aware that because of problems like this, parse-xf86config has been eliminated from recent XFree86 packages. Potato will ship without it. -- G. Branden Robinson|Any man who does not realize that he is Debian GNU/Linux |half an animal is only half a man. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Thornton Wilder roger.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | pgpDApaBdf5cd.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: New version of xserver-svga gives poorer display on laptop
Thanks to all who replied about this. The problem was solved by reducing the dot clock from 75.0 to 65.0. This gave a much better picture than I used to have before I upgraded xserver-svga. -- Oliver Elphick[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal; But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal; For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:19-21
Re: New version of xserver-svga gives poorer display on laptop
On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 08:17:09PM +, Oliver Elphick wrote: I have a laptop that uses the S3 Virge/MX video chip. I had this working well with the xserver-svga from slink. I recently upgraded to 3.3.6-3 and found that the quality of the display became significantly worse. I have not seen any reference to such a problem anywhere I have looked. Since I don't have any idea how the xserver works, I don't have a clue about the cause of the problem, let alone how to solve it. Try using the S3-server. That solved that issue for me on a Box with a S3-864. I believe some of the S3 Cards are no longer fully supported be the SVGA-Server. Brandon: Am I right? Thanks, Matthias -- +-created at Thu Mar 16 23:00:53 CET 2000-+ |Matthias Berse Phone:+49-2323-42397 | \Bachstr.28 44625 Herne, GermanyeMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ I tell ya, I was an ugly kid. I was so ugly that my dad kept the kid's picture that came with the wallet he bought. -- Rodney Dangerfield
Re: New version of xserver-svga gives poorer display on laptop
Matthias Berse wrote: On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 08:17:09PM +, Oliver Elphick wrote: I have a laptop that uses the S3 Virge/MX video chip. I had this working well with the xserver-svga from slink. I recently upgr aded to 3.3.6-3 and found that the quality of the display became significantly worse. I have not seen any reference to such a problem anywhere I have looked. Since I don't have any idea how the xserver works, I don't have a clue about the cause of the problem, let alone how to solve it. Try using the S3-server. That solved that issue for me on a Box with a S3-864. I believe some of the S3 Cards are no longer fully supported be the SVGA-Server. I tried the S3V server (it's a Virge chip) but that was much worse. -- Oliver Elphick[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans 12:19
Re: New version of xserver-svga gives poorer display on laptop
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oliver Elphick olly@lfix.co.uk wrote: I have a laptop that uses the S3 Virge/MX video chip. I had this working well with the xserver-svga from slink. I recently upgraded to 3.3.6-3 and found that the quality of the display became significantly worse. I have not seen any reference to such a problem anywhere I have looked. Since I don't have any idea how the xserver works, I don't have a clue about the cause of the problem, let alone how to solve it. The nature of the problem is this: There is a tendency for the image to be smeared to the right. This is particularly noticeable with the mouse cursor, which trails a small comet [snip] I had /exactly/ this problem. I finally solved it by using xf86config to generate a new configuration file. It worked fine after that (and, not only that, but the display which was slightly flickerly with the previous version is now rock solid). My laptop is a Clevo 98 rebadged by Novatech in the UK - think the screen is 12.1, it does 800x600 max, /proc/pci says the controller is a 'S3 Inc. ViRGE/MX+MV (rec 3).. I can send you my XF86Config if you think it might help. Cheers, Joseph -- Joseph Heenan, Coventry, UK http://www.ping.demon.co.uk/
