following up on an earlier post, the only way i could install f11 beta on a new gateway m-1626 with a 1280x800 display and a radeon xpress 1270 video chipset was to select "simple video driver."
now that the install is complete, "xdpyinfo" tells me that i'm running at 1024x768 and i can't see how to switch to full 1280x800 resolution. selecting "System -> Preferences -> Display" gives me resolution choices of only 1024x768 or 800x600. "lsmod" shows me that the radeon driver is, indeed, loaded.
the entire contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf is:
Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "vesa" EndSection
which i assume is the result of having selected the simple driver at install time, yes? is there a graphical way to adjust this, or should i fix this by manually editing xorg.conf?
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On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:57:35 -0400 (EDT) "Robert P. J. Day" rpjday@crashcourse.ca wrote:
following up on an earlier post, the only way i could install f11 beta on a new gateway m-1626 with a 1280x800 display and a radeon xpress 1270 video chipset was to select "simple video driver."
is there a graphical way to adjust this, or should i fix this by manually editing xorg.conf?
0. patch your system up to kernel-2.6.29.1-54.fc11 and xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.12.1-10.fc11 . Those are available from koji : http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=97202 http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=96839 1. rename xorg.conf to xorg.conf-backup 2. check grub.conf for "nomodeset" and remove it as needed (a backup of the original grub.conf is advisable as well) 3. reboot.
You should be using the radeon driver in KMS mode.
If that fails, boot without KMS (add nomodeset to the kernel command line). If that still fails, boot into runlevel 3 (add 3 to the kernel command line) and switch back grub.conf and xorg.conf to the original state.
If this fails, please file a bug with Xorg.0.log and dmesg from KMS and non KMS attempts attached (uncompressed, text/plain please).
François
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009, François Cami wrote:
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:57:35 -0400 (EDT) "Robert P. J. Day" rpjday@crashcourse.ca wrote:
following up on an earlier post, the only way i could install f11 beta on a new gateway m-1626 with a 1280x800 display and a radeon xpress 1270 video chipset was to select "simple video driver."
is there a graphical way to adjust this, or should i fix this by manually editing xorg.conf?
- patch your system up to kernel-2.6.29.1-54.fc11 and
xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.12.1-10.fc11 . Those are available from koji : http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=97202 http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=96839
- rename xorg.conf to xorg.conf-backup
- check grub.conf for "nomodeset" and remove it as needed (a backup
of the original grub.conf is advisable as well) 3. reboot.
i was already running that kernel version based on a recent "yum update", and there is no mention of "nomodeset" in grub.conf. i was running the 6.12.1-9 version of the ati driver, so all i had to do was grab the newer ati driver from koji, i updated that, rebooted, but i'm still stuck with 1024x768. i'll try rebooting with "nomodeset" right away and let you know what happens.
rday --
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On Fri, 10 Apr 2009, François Cami wrote:
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:57:35 -0400 (EDT) "Robert P. J. Day" rpjday@crashcourse.ca wrote:
following up on an earlier post, the only way i could install f11 beta on a new gateway m-1626 with a 1280x800 display and a radeon xpress 1270 video chipset was to select "simple video driver."
is there a graphical way to adjust this, or should i fix this by manually editing xorg.conf?
- patch your system up to kernel-2.6.29.1-54.fc11 and
xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.12.1-10.fc11 . Those are available from koji : http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=97202 http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=96839
- rename xorg.conf to xorg.conf-backup
- check grub.conf for "nomodeset" and remove it as needed (a backup
of the original grub.conf is advisable as well) 3. reboot.
You should be using the radeon driver in KMS mode.
If that fails, boot without KMS (add nomodeset to the kernel command line). If that still fails, boot into runlevel 3 (add 3 to the kernel command line) and switch back grub.conf and xorg.conf to the original state.
done all that, no change. i first rebooted with the new ati driver, didn't help. i rebooted and manually added "nomodeset" to the kernel command line (and verified it was there via /proc/cmdline), no difference. then rebooted normally again, still no change -- stuck at 1024x768.
this is the relevant snippet from dmesg from that last reboot: ===== [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 radeon 0000:01:05.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0 radeon 0000:01:05.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 ATOM BIOS: ATI Radeon Xpress for SA1A
[drm] Detected VRAM RAM=131072K, accessible=131072K, BAR=131072K reserve_memtype: calling reserve_ram_pages_type for 0xd7900000 0xd7980000 16 i2c-adapter i2c-0: unable to read EDID block. radeon 0000:01:05.0: VGA-1: no EDID data i2c-adapter i2c-1: unable to read EDID block. radeon 0000:01:05.0: LVDS-1: no EDID data i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block. radeon 0000:01:05.0: HDMI Type A-1: no EDID data i2c-adapter i2c-1: unable to read EDID block. radeon 0000:01:05.0: LVDS-1: no EDID data allocated ffff88011d511000 1280x800 fb: 0x00040000, bo ffff88011ed04a80 Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x50 =====
rday --
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On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:44:55 -0400 (EDT) "Robert P. J. Day" rpjday@crashcourse.ca wrote:
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009, François Cami wrote:
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:57:35 -0400 (EDT) "Robert P. J. Day" rpjday@crashcourse.ca wrote:
following up on an earlier post, the only way i could install f11 beta on a new gateway m-1626 with a 1280x800 display and a radeon xpress 1270 video chipset was to select "simple video driver."
is there a graphical way to adjust this, or should i fix this by manually editing xorg.conf?
- patch your system up to kernel-2.6.29.1-54.fc11 and
xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.12.1-10.fc11 . Those are available from koji : http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=97202 http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=96839
- rename xorg.conf to xorg.conf-backup
- check grub.conf for "nomodeset" and remove it as needed (a backup
of the original grub.conf is advisable as well) 3. reboot.
You should be using the radeon driver in KMS mode.
If that fails, boot without KMS (add nomodeset to the kernel command line). If that still fails, boot into runlevel 3 (add 3 to the kernel command line) and switch back grub.conf and xorg.conf to the original state.
done all that, no change.
At this point, please file a bug. We'll take it from there.
Cheers
François
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009, François Cami wrote:
At this point, please file a bug. We'll take it from there.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495208
rday --
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Robert P. J. Day wrote:
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009, François Cami wrote:
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:57:35 -0400 (EDT) "Robert P. J. Day" rpjday@crashcourse.ca wrote:
following up on an earlier post, the only way i could install f11 beta on a new gateway m-1626 with a 1280x800 display and a radeon xpress 1270 video chipset was to select "simple video driver."
is there a graphical way to adjust this, or should i fix this by manually editing xorg.conf?
- patch your system up to kernel-2.6.29.1-54.fc11 and
xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.12.1-10.fc11 . Those are available from koji : http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=97202 http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=96839
- rename xorg.conf to xorg.conf-backup
- check grub.conf for "nomodeset" and remove it as needed (a backup
of the original grub.conf is advisable as well) 3. reboot.
You should be using the radeon driver in KMS mode.
If that fails, boot without KMS (add nomodeset to the kernel command line). If that still fails, boot into runlevel 3 (add 3 to the kernel command line) and switch back grub.conf and xorg.conf to the original state.
done all that, no change. i first rebooted with the new ati driver, didn't help. i rebooted and manually added "nomodeset" to the kernel command line (and verified it was there via /proc/cmdline), no difference. then rebooted normally again, still no change -- stuck at 1024x768.
this is the relevant snippet from dmesg from that last reboot:
[drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 radeon 0000:01:05.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0 radeon 0000:01:05.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 ATOM BIOS: ATI Radeon Xpress for SA1A
[drm] Detected VRAM RAM=131072K, accessible=131072K, BAR=131072K reserve_memtype: calling reserve_ram_pages_type for 0xd7900000 0xd7980000 16 i2c-adapter i2c-0: unable to read EDID block. radeon 0000:01:05.0: VGA-1: no EDID data i2c-adapter i2c-1: unable to read EDID block. radeon 0000:01:05.0: LVDS-1: no EDID data i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block. radeon 0000:01:05.0: HDMI Type A-1: no EDID data i2c-adapter i2c-1: unable to read EDID block. radeon 0000:01:05.0: LVDS-1: no EDID data allocated ffff88011d511000 1280x800 fb: 0x00040000, bo ffff88011ed04a80 Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x50 =====
rday
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have you removed/renamed your xorg.conf? as this is what's loading the vesa driver
phil
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009, psmith wrote:
have you removed/renamed your xorg.conf? as this is what's loading the vesa driver
i renamed that out of the way in an early test, and that caused X to not start at all. i can try it again if you want, and report the contents of any relevant files when that happens.
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