xorg.config

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dphipps · Post by **dphipps** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:14 pm

I can not get my xorg.config file to work. I have a ATI Radeon 9000 pro graphics card. When there is no xorg.config file in /etc/X11 than my screen works but only lets me select 640x480 but if I creat a xorg.config file with ether xorgconfig or Xorg -confiure then all I get is a blank screen.

Gentoonie · Post by **Gentoonie** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:20 pm

Well, this is obviously because your auto generated xorg.conf file doesnt work. My advice would be to auto generate one, but then check it manually and edit critical parts. Theres a load of documentation about xorg around, here in the forums for example.

Good luck thoguh

dphipps · Post by **dphipps** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:34 am

I still can't get a xorg.conf file to work and now auto generation program won't work anymore. It still works without the file though and sometimes if a restart KDE it will give me the larger screens (this however is undedictable but it seems to be conected to time, becouse it has done this only ater I have edited the timezone and time).

NetHawl · Post by **NetHawl** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:06 pm

Maybe I can help you,
Ive got an:
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 128MB
1. Did you install/emerge the ati-drivers?
2.Did you emerge them with ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86"?
-Thats for the new versions, experimental status.
3. If you done that, login as root and make fglrxconfig.....answer the questions
then move (mv) the /etc/X11/XF86Configure.conf (or however it is named) to /etc/X11/xorg.conf

done all that?
Ok....the next thing is, check your Kernel, and agpgart module, etc. if everything is right.
And...another small thing that could help, go in the xorg.conf and look for this line:
Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"

edit it to:
Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"

I think this should work.
Hope it works, and you have fun with the Xorg

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outspoken · Post by **outspoken** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:30 pm

could be a few things, but without a posted xorg.conf there is going to be an endless thread of guessing games.

first post your xorg.conf
and if possible post a 'grep EE /var/log/Xorg....' use tab completion for that, i don't have a linux system handy with xorg on it, these are all older redhat boxes running xfree.

jrz · Post by **jrz** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:31 pm

My xorg.conf is probably a bad example but I wrote it to reduce the clutter. It assumes:
Samsung 955DF monitor, Logitech MX300 usb mouse, Nvidia GF4 Ti4200 video card, and using the XFS (X Font Server)

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#############################################################################
Section "Files"
        RgbPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        FontPath  "unix/:-1"
EndSection

#############################################################################
Section "Module"
        Load "extmod"
        Load "ddc"
        Load "dbe"
        Load "type1"
        Load "freetype"
        Load "glx"
EndSection
#############################################################################
#Ohh, pretty.
#Section "Extensions"
#       Option "Composite" "Enable"
#EndSection
#############################################################################
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "keyboard0"
        Driver     "kbd"

        Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

        Option "XkbModel"   "microsoft"
        Option "XkbLayout"  "us"
EndSection

#############################################################################
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "mouse0"
        Driver     "mouse"

        Option "Protocol"      "IMPS/2"
        Option "Device"        "/dev/input/mouse0"
        Option "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
        Option "Resolution"    "800"
        Option "SampleRate"    "125"
EndSection

#############################################################################
Section "Device"
        Identifier "video0"
        Driver     "nvidia"

        Option     "RenderAccel"   "On"
        Option     "UseEdidFreqs"  "On"
EndSection

#############################################################################
Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "monitor0"
        VendorName   "Samsung"
        ModelName    "Syncmaster 955DF"
        DisplaySize  352 264
        HorizSync    30-85
        VertRefresh  50-160
        Option       "DPMS"  "On"
        Option       "SyncOnGreen"  "On"
EndSection

#############################################################################
Section "Screen"
        Identifier    "screen0"
        Device        "video0"
        Monitor       "monitor0"
        DefaultDepth  24

        SubSection "Display"
                   Depth  8
                   Modes  "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "320x200"
                   ViewPort 0 0
        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"
                   Depth  16
                   Modes "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "320x200"
                   ViewPort 0 0
        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"
                   Depth 24
                   Modes "1400x1050" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "320x200"
                   ViewPort 0 0
        EndSubSection
EndSection

#############################################################################
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier  "layout0"
        Screen      "screen0"
        InputDevice "mouse0"     "CorePointer"
        InputDevice "keyboard0"  "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

#EOF

ronvenema · Post by **ronvenema** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:53 am

I have a ATI Radeon 9000 pro graphics card

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Section "Device"
        Identifier "video0"
        Driver     "nvidia"

        Option     "RenderAccel"   "On"
        Option     "UseEdidFreqs"  "On"
EndSection

You have the wrong driver.