> I have a inspiron 8600 with a radeon mobility 9600 and use
> xorg-x11-6.8.2-r1 without corruption. It runs at 1920x1200. But there is
> no 3D graphic. Here are the relevant parts of my xorg.conf:
> Section "Module" # kdm does not start without this, even if empty
> SubSection "extmod" # recommended in manual page of xorg.conf
> EndSubSection
> Load "type1"
> Load "freetype" # this gives better fonts in openoffice
> EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection
Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
> Section "ServerFlags"
> Option "off time" "4"
> EndSection
I have nothing in ServerFlags. Whats this setting for? monitor off,
or backlight, or what?
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "LCD"
> DisplaySize 330 210 # 330 is changed to 332 (observed in
> kinfocenter)
> Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "MultiSync"
HorizSync 31.5 - 37.9
VertRefresh 50-70
EndSection
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter"
> Driver "radeon"
> EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "RADEON"
Driver "radeon"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
EndSection
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "LCDScreen"
> Device "ATI Graphics Adapter"
> Monitor "LCD"
> DefaultDepth 24 # will be 16 if this is omitted (observed in
> kinfocenter)
> EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "RADEON"
Monitor "MultiSync"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "MobileLayout"
> Screen "LCDScreen"
> EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
So there are the corresponding sections from my config. I'm the first
to admit my ignorance when dealing with X, I know this works with my
current version, though I doubt its the ideal config. Any1 see
anything suspect?
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