Re: ati driver shows nothing on screen, but server runs

2004-04-16 Thread simon 
Le Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 13:11:32 +0200, Michel Dänzer a écrit:
> On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 12:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 
> 
> Maybe just the sync ranges in the Monitor section; older Apple hardware
> tends to require special treatment there.
> 
i just added some modelines and Load entries, and according to my 
understanding of the log, it's using an older mode that i set up
previously. but now it shows up on-screen. 

> You shouldn't report problems with unofficial packages here. The
> documentation of my packages clearly states where to report problems; if
> you disagree, patches are welcome.

oh. oops, here i thought this was a support ML and not the project
one... sorry people *blush*

> by xserver-xfree86, but seem to have overwritten the atimisc driver with
> one which contains DRI support? Quite a mess...).
> 

yes, i know it's a mess, but i used the dri.sf.net stuff, which
installed to the same exact locations that debian uses for the various
files. i tarred up the distributed files Just In Case (tm), and as
suggested by the site (nice looking wiki BTW).

um, something occured to me as to why it wouldn't show up on screen. i
added these to the Modules section: ddc, GLcore.  i just had these
loading before: dbe, extmod, glx, record, freetype, type1, dri, xtrap,
speedo.

i must say that having accelerated video is rather impressive :).
everything's faster now.

cheers

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Re: ati driver shows nothing on screen, but server runs

2004-04-16 Thread Michel Dänzer 
On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 12:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> when i exec startx, the server starts up fine, but when the monitor
> switches mode (going from fb console to fb xfree, dunno what the word is
> for that), 

The atimisc driver for Mach64 based hardware doesn't support Option
"UseFBDev".

> instead of the monitor staying on, it switches off, and stays off. 
> 
> 
> to me this is usually a sign the modelines are off, and need tweaking,

Maybe just the sync ranges in the Monitor section; older Apple hardware
tends to require special treatment there.


> XFree86 Version 4.3.99.12 (DRI trunk)

You shouldn't report problems with unofficial packages here. The
documentation of my packages clearly states where to report problems; if
you disagree, patches are welcome.

The dri-trunk packages don't offer anything for Mach64 based hardware
anyway (then again, you override the module path to the modules provided
by xserver-xfree86, but seem to have overwritten the atimisc driver with
one which contains DRI support? Quite a mess...).


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ati driver shows nothing on screen, but server runs

2004-04-16 Thread simon 

hi,

for the past several days on and off, i've been trying to get the ati
driver to play nice with my monitor, and alas, i fail miserably each
time.

symptoms are as follows:

when i exec startx, the server starts up fine, but when the monitor
switches mode (going from fb console to fb xfree, dunno what the word is
for that), instead of the monitor staying on, it switches off, and stays
off. 


to me this is usually a sign the modelines are off, and need tweaking,
but whichever tool i use to get a proper modeline, it fails to get the
monitor going. i've tried XFree86 -configure, Xautoconfig from
penguinppc.org, the xocnfig tool at sf.net, googling for config files... 
...the fbdev driver works fine.

hardware and software set up:

PMac 8500
ATI Rage LT Pro
4 MB VRAM onboard (controlfb)


XFree86 Version 4.3.99.12 (DRI trunk)
Release Date: 10 September 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.5-ppc ppc [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux anubis 2.6.5-ppc #1 Sun Apr 4 12:55:16 UTC 2004 
ppc

current XFree86.0.log with fbdev driver, and current XF86Config-4
attached, with XFree86.0.log following up.

(NOTE: Please CC: me, thanks)

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### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only make changes
# before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the
# "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below.
#
# To change things within the debconf section, run the command:
#   dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
# as root.  Also see "How do I add custom sections to a dexconf-generated
# XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file?" in /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz.
# File generated by Xautoconfig.
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier  "XFree86 Configured"
Screen  0  "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.

RgbPath  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

FontPath "unix/:7110"
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
#   FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType"
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load"dbe"
Load"extmod"
Load"ddc"
#Load   "fbdevhw"
Load"glx"
Load"GLcore"
Load"record"
Load"freetype"
Load"type1"
Load"dri"
Load"xtrap"
Load"speedo"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Keyboard0"
Driver  "keyboard"
Option  "XkbRules"  "xfree86"
Option  "XkbModel"  "macintosh"
Option  "XkbLayout" "ca"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Mouse0"
Driver  "mouse"
Option  "Protocol"  "IMPS/2"
Option  "Device""/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier  "Monitor0"
UseModes"Modes0"
ModelName   "15-inch MultiSync"
Vendor  "Apple"
Option  "DPMS"
#   HorizSync   30-70
#   VertRefresh 50-96
HorizSync   31.77,35,37.9,48.1,49.7,56.5,60
VertRefresh 60,66.7,60,72,75,70,80,90

#   HorizSync   31.77,35.0,37.9,48.1,49.7,56.5
#   VertRefresh 60,66.67,60,70,72,75
# hsync range of 28.00-33.00kHz
# vrefresh range of 43.00-72.00Hz
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier  "Modes0"
# Generated
# D: 78.518 MHz, H: 59.846 kHz, V: 74.807 Hz
#Modeline "1024x768" 78.518 1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800  
-HSync -VSync
#Modeline "832x624"   57.28  832 864 928 1152  624 625 628 667 -hsync 
-vsync
ModeLin