Dear Xavier,
Thanks for your response. The inputs you suggested unfortunately did not
work, but I persisted trying to fix it. The following seems to have
solved the problem (the commented lines where added in the process but I
did finally have to use them):
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 31-48
ModelName "1024X768 at 60HZ"
Option "DPMS"
VertRefresh 50-60
# V-freq: 60.00 Hz // h-freq: 47.80 KHz
# Modeline "1024x768" 60.80 1024 1056 1128 1272 768 768 770 796
EndSection
Note that there seemed to be a problem when the 'HorizSync' and
'VertRefresh' inputs were wrapped in quotes (i.e. ""). Is that correct?
Anyway, it seems to be solved.
I also found that once I could get the X-server running and boot into a
graphical desktop that I have the screen going grey (which was a post to
the openchrome list relating to Fedora 8). Following the advice there I
add the following:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "openchrome"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "SWcursor" "true"
Option "EnableAGPDMA" "off"
EndSection
I know this is only a temporary work around.
Thanks for your persistence and help.
Regards,
Coady
Xavier Bachelot wrote:
> Coady Buckley-Zistel wrote:
>> Xavier,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. Yes I understand what you mean, but I would be
>> grateful if you could give me an indication of what to add to the
>> 'xorg.conf' file. I assume I would need to add something like the
>> following (inputting the values from the Debian Etch 'Xorg.0.log' and
>> omitting what is unnecessary):
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>> DisplaySize ""
>> HorizSync ""
>> Identifier ""
>> ModelName ""
>> Option ""
>> VendorName ""
>> VertRefresh ""
>> UseModes ""
>> EndSection
>>
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Generic Monitor"
> HorizSync "31.50-37.90"
> VertRefresh "50-70"
> Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> This should be enough.
>
> Regards,
> Xavier
>
> PS: please don't top post and keep the mailing list CC'ed.
>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Coady
>>
>> Xavier Bachelot wrote:
>>> Coady Buckley-Zistel wrote:
>>>> I have installed the openchrome driver in Debian Etch, Fedora 8, and
>>>> Ubuntu 7.10. In the case of the Debian and Fedora the driver is
>>>> recognised, X-server and GDM load without trouble. The driver is
>>>> being loaded:
>>>> Code:
>>>> grep openchrome /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>>>>
>>>> (II) LoadModule: "openchrome"
>>>>
>>>> In the case of Ubuntu 7.10 the openchrome driver is loaded but
>>>> 'X-server' fails and GDM will not load. This has been the case with
>>>> both upgrades and fresh installs of Ubuntu 7.10. The X-server
>>>> defaults to 'xorg.conf.failsafe'.
>>>>
>>>> Can someone please help me with this...?
>>>>
>>>> I am no expert, but on comparing the 'Xorg.0.log' files in both
>>>> Debian Etch and Ubuntu 7.10 the only lines I can find that look
>>>> suspect are the following:
>>>>
>>>> From Ubuntu:
>>>> -----------------
>>>> (II) VIA(0): Generic Monitor: Using default hsync range of
>>>> 28.00-33.00 kHz
>>>> (II) VIA(0): Generic Monitor: Using default vrefresh range of
>>>> 43.00-72.00 Hz
>>> ...snip
>>>> From Debian:
>>>> -----------------
>>>> (II) VIA(0): Generic Monitor: Using default hsync range of
>>>> 31.50-37.90 kHz
>>>> (II) VIA(0): Generic Monitor: Using default vrefresh range of
>>>> 50.00-70.00 Hz
>>>
>>> The reported Hsync and Vsync from the (supposedly) identical monitor
>>> are not the same. I'd assume the monitor doesn't advertise them
>>> properly and then X falls back to the defaults with are not the same
>>> from one distro to the other. I'd try to force the monitor's Hsync
>>> and Vsync to the values given by Debian in your Ubuntu conf. Or even
>>> better, find what the correct values for your monitor are from the
>>> manufacturer documentation and use these values.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Xavier
>>>
>>>
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