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Weeve Retired Dev
Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Posts: 641
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 11:02 am Post subject: X question for Blade users |
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Heya everybody,
For those Sun Blade users experiencing problems with X, can you do the following,
1) Post which version of X-4.3.0 you are using
2) Try building xfree-4.3.0-r2 and see if that helps
Thanks! |
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nadmaximus n00b
Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 17
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:51 pm Post subject: Can do... |
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I am using 4.3.0-r1, and having the video mode problem described in the other threads.
I am emerging 4.3.0-r2 now and will update.
UPDATE:
I emerged 4.3.0-r2, merged the config files, and created a fresh XF86Config file using XFree86 -configure. It has the same behaviour...it seems to choose horizSync and vert refresh roughly twice what it should.
For example, my monitor's info is as follows:
HorizSync 30-121
VertRefresh 48-160
FYI the monitor info page: http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Devices/Monitor/MONITOR_Color_21_Prem_Flat_CRT.html
When I try to fire it up at various res, this is what the monitor reports:
(above 1024x768 it will report no usable config)
1024x768: 141.9kHz/176Hz
800x600: 110.9kHz/176Hz
640x480: 177.6kHz/176Hz
It is ok with me to keep my Sunblade in a non-working state as far as Xfree goes, if there is a need to test things on this platform.
-price |
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twfox n00b
Joined: 10 Apr 2002 Posts: 9 Location: Central Coast, CA
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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: X question for Blade users |
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Weeve wrote: | Heya everybody,
For those Sun Blade users experiencing problems with X, can you do the following,
1) Post which version of X-4.3.0 you are using
2) Try building xfree-4.3.0-r2 and see if that helps
Thanks! |
Same problem for me. 4.2 worked fine, but both 4.3.0-r1 and r2 exhibit the horiz/vert refresh problems. I tried using 'Option "NoDDC"' under the Device section of the config file without luck. |
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reesm n00b
Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 39 Location: AB, Canada
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 7:58 pm Post subject: same problem... |
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I'd like to report the exact same problem as nadmaximus and twfox. I have a sunblade 100 with a GDM-5410 monitor (30-121khz horiz, 48-160hz vert.).
I'm using Xfree 4.3-r2, the latest from gentoo
I have never tried Xfree 4.2 on before, since this is my first go at trying linux on a sun box. However, to make 1024x768 work at 75 Hz, like the monitor specs say it can go, I had to copy the probed modeline from /var/log/XFree86.0.log and change the pixel clock freq. to 78.7 MHz, like Sun's website lists as the spec clock freq. for the monitor. After doing this, I was finally able to start X and used xvidtune to get a near-perfect modeline for this res.
Just as nadmaximus mentions, practically all modes above 1024x768 were rejected by the X server with a commend saying, for ex,
Code: | (II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
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What the heck does this mean? I *know* the monitor can support higher than this, as my frame buffer console that I boot up with runs on 1280x1027 @ 80.7 KHz horiz. and 76 Hz vert. (press the monitor OSD button to get these specs).
I also attempted to hard-code that resolution into my XF86Config (i.e. specify exactly those numbers) but X still rejected that mode with the above "bad mode" error in the X log.
I thought DDC (i.e. monitor plug n' pray) would help autodetect the monitors settings so I added the following line to my XF86Config:
but that did not help at all. The module loads, but does not solve the problem.
Hope this will help somebody find out exactly what's going on. |
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mrgalihad Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 91
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, same stuff here. I'm still using 4.2.1-r2 on my SB-100. I can only get 640x480 resolution out of mine, once I define anything higher, and try to force it, I get a no valid display error. |
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lanfaedhe n00b
Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 20 Location: Northeast USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Old thread, but I'm having this problem and haven't seen a resolution anywhere.
To recap:
I have a Sun Blade 100, and a GDM-5410 monitor.
I emerged xorg-x11 version 6.7.0
I ran X -configure
I started X, and my resolution was terrible. I added HorizSync and VertRefresh to the monitor section using the values on Sun's website (nadmaximus posted the link).
I then get "out of range" errors on my monitor when I try to start X.
If I lower the sync and refresh rates in the monitor section (say, to 30-50 and 48-60) I can get better resolution, but this doesn't seem like a great fix.
Does anyone have a -good- configuration file for a GDM-5410 monitor? |
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Weeve Retired Dev
Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Posts: 641
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:14 am Post subject: |
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If you google for the model number, you should get the correct values. The monitor is actually a re-branded Sony.
Also check out this link in the Gentoo SPARC FAQ about the "reference_clock" option if you haven't already set it. |
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lanfaedhe n00b
Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 20 Location: Northeast USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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The reference clock was EXACTLY it, thanks Weeve! |
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IronWolve n00b
Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 41
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 10:36 pm Post subject: reference clock |
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Could the developers maybe change the default X install script to include the reference clock option? If its needed on all sunblades, why not include it as default?
Seems to be the most popular problem on X on sunblade. I know I had it happen to me, and I couldnt find the answer via search, and wasnt in the FAQ. (It is in the FAQ now)
Just an idea. |
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