[Nouveau] Option "Rotate" is not used

Grant emailgrant at gmail.com
Mon Nov 14 12:44:14 PST 2011


>>>>>>>> I just switched from nvidia to nouveau and I get the following in Xorg.0.log:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (WW) NOUVEAU(0): Option "Rotate" is not used
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have the following in xorg.conf because I've rotated the LCD screen
>>>>>>>> to change its orientation:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Option "Rotate" "CCW"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can this be done with nouveau?  BTW, I can't say for sure that nouveau
>>>>>>>> isn't rotating the screen image because the workstation is remote.
>>>>>>> Sure it can, nouveau is a randr 1.2 driver - so adding 'Option "Rotate"
>>>>>>> "Left"' to the monitor section of your xorg.conf will work instead.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ben.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Ben, that worked great.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Grant
>>>>>
>>>>> I spoke too soon.  I don't get the warning in Xorg.0.log anymore, but
>>>>> someone tried to use the system and told me the screen was not rotated
>>>>> as it should be.  I tried both of these in xorg.conf with the same
>>>>> result:
>>>>>
>>>>> Section "Monitor"
>>>>>        Identifier "mymonitor"
>>>>>        Option "Rotate" "Left"
>>>>> EndSection
>>>>>
>>>>> Section "Monitor"
>>>>>        Identifier "mymonitor"
>>>>>        Option "Rotate" "CCW"
>>>>> EndSection
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> - Grant
>>>>
>>>> You might need to add something like:
>>>>
>>>> Option "DVI-I-1" "mymonitor"
>>>>
>>>> To your device section, ofcource choose the right connector/output.
>>>> Grep the xorg log for output and you should be able to find it.
>>>
>>> I added it like this:
>>>
>>> Section "Device"
>>>        Identifier "mydevice"
>>>        Driver "nouveau"
>>>        Option "VGA-1" "mymonitor"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> But I get this from Xorg.0.log:
>>>
>>> Option "VGA-1" is not used
>>>
>>> I also tried VGA-I-1 to match your example with the same result.  I
>>> have this in Xorg.0.log so I think VGA-1 is correct:
>>>
>>> (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 has no monitor section
>>> ...
>>> (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 connected
>>>
>>> Is my syntax off somehow?
>>>
>>> - Grant
>>
>> My mistake, it should "monitor-VGA-1" instead.
>
> I think that's it!  I get:
>
> (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 using monitor section mymonitor
>
> I'll know for sure soon when someone tries to log into that system.
> I'll report back.

It works, thanks again!

- Grant


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