On 2010-03-12 23:27, Mark Allums wrote:
On 3/12/2010 12:11 PM, Stephen Powell wrote:
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:58:08 -0500 (EST), Paul E Condon wrote:
On 20100312_092355, Stephen Powell wrote:
Paul, please provide the following information:
(5) The contents of /var/log/Xorg.0.log
There follows 858 lines of the above named file:
OK, we learn a lot from the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file.
And things are all downhill from there.
The bottom line: the problem is not with your monitor. The problem is
that
the savage driver wants to use the video BIOS to set the video mode.
The single most important thing you must have in any xorg.conf file is
Option "UseBIOS" "off"
This goes in the "Device" section. If you need more help, let me know,
and I'll try to come up with a specific xorg.conf file for you.
First of all, thanks for the running commentary, it is well done.
Second, it shows that X tends to ignore stuff it finds inconvenient.
Inconvenient, or "can't handle"?
Better error/informational messages would help, though.
From one other post, we see that xorg.conf is optional these days, and
from a different post (from OP), we see that a somewhat obscure setting
is required if you *do* use an xorg.conf file. (Option "UseBIOS" "off"
worked.)
This shows the tendency of Linux more and more these days to eschew the
old philosophy of using simple, user-edited configurations, and instead
try to add more and more "magic". Not sure I like this trend.
As long as there's a manual override, I don't mind the magic. After
all, self-configuration (i.e. minimizing the work of the user) is
what computers are supposed to do!
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