On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:15:51 -0600 Patrick Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Thank you for the link to the fglrx-installer document. I have a > question about kernel options. From Section 2.1.1: I think kernel options is probably the wrong road for you at this point. From your initial description of the graphics slanting to the right, I suggest that you have an improperly set X configuration. check the resolution and sync rates that your monitor/graphics card support and make sure your X configuration is in the right range for these. google can most likely provide that information. A > > ----- > 2.1.1 Recommended kernel options > > CONFIG_MTRR=y > The fglrx driver needs MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) support > > # CONFIG_FB is not set > CONFIG_FB_VESA=y is supposed to work, but it appears that it can cause > "mtrr overlapping" errors; > CONFIG_FB_RADEON=y definitely causes problems, so disable it. > ----- > > My current kernel options are: > > There is no CONFIG_MTRR option present. > > CONFIG_FB=y > # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_OLD is not set > CONFIG_FB_RADEON=y > CONFIG_FB_RADEON_I2C=y > # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_DEBUG is not set > > There is no CONFIG_FB_VESA option present. > > So, my best guess is that my options should be: > > CONFIG_MTRR=y > # CONFIG_FB is not set > # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_OLD is not set > # CONFIG_FB_RADEON is not set > # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_I2C is not set > # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_DEBUG is not set > > And forget about CONFIG_FB_VESA. > > Does that seem right, or am I preparing to shoot myself in the foot? > > Patrick > > Deephay wrote: > > http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html > > > > have a look.. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Patrick Meade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:51 AM > > Subject: Re: Graphics problems with X on iBook 2.2 > > > > > > > >>I think it's an ATI Raedon. Do you know a/the command to verify this > >>under Debian? > >> > >>Patrick > >> > >>Deephay wrote: > >> > >>>what is the type of ur display card? > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: "Patrick Meade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > >>>Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:26 AM > >>>Subject: Graphics problems with X on iBook 2.2 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hopefully this is the right list to ask these questions. If not, gently > >>>>refer me to the proper list. :-) > >>>> > >>>>I've just installed Debian 3.1 r1a on my Apple iBook. I bought it in > >>>>2002, so from what I've been able to gather from online docs, it's an > >>>>iBook 2.2; although I'm not sure that's the case nor where to verify it. > >>>> > >>>>I used the network install CD, and installed only the base system, plus > >>>>issued these two commands as root: > >>>> > >>>>apt-get install telnetd > >>>>apt-get install x-window-system > >>>> > >>>>My problem is that when I issue the command "startx", I get a graphics > >>>>display with a mouse cursor that looks right, but everything else is > >>>>just a mess. It seems the graphics "slant" to the right. > >>>> > >>>>I'm an experienced computer user with a degree in Computer Science, but > >>>>my Unix/Linux knowledge is fairly limited. This is the crux of my > >>>>problem; I can probably understand the docs if I read them, but I know > >>>>next to nothing about X Windows nor where to begin looking. > >>>> > >>>>Can anybody help me with getting X to look right? :-) > >>>> > >>>>Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. > >>>> > >>>>Patrick Meade > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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