On Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 03:08:10PM +0200, Eric Elena wrote: > Le dimanche 26 aoC;t 2007 C 22:10 +0200, Joachim Schipper a C)crit : > > On Sun, Aug 26, 2007 at 06:39:13PM +0200, Joachim Schipper wrote: > > > On Sun, Aug 26, 2007 at 03:38:47PM +0200, Eric Elena wrote: > > > > Le samedi 25 aoC;t 2007 C 22:41 +0200, Joachim Schipper a C)crit : > > > > > I just got a laptop (Acer Aspire 5100 `series') with a Radeon video > > > > > card > > > > > (X1300) and a WXGA screen - 1200x800. It was a good deal, but the ATI > > > > > video card had me worried. > > > > > > > > > > Am I correct in thinking that there is no way to get X to display > > > > > 1200x800 (...) > > > > > > > (--) VESA(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) > > > > > > > > Have you tried to add "Virtual 1200 800" in the subsection display > > > > (section screen)? > > > > > > No; I just tried to play with it, and: > > > > > > - without Option "ShadowFB" "no" the screen is garbled (the bottommost > > > part is not initialized, i.e. displays whatever was displayed there > > > last, and the rest of the screen is repeated in four `bands' - and you > > > can scroll the screen as noted below) > > > - with Option "ShadowFB" "no" the screen displays correctly, but sadly > > > at 1024x800 (or possibly 1024x768). Moving the mouse cursor to the > > > edge scrolls the screen, which, I suppose, is the proper behaviour. Of > > > course, the display is rather slow without ShadowFB, but that's not > > > really a problem. > > > > > > Note that the shadow buffer works fine for any of the `supported' (if > > > wrong) modes like 1024x800. > > > > > > A new log file, with your virtual line and the shadow buffer disabled, > > > is available at > > http://jschipper.dynalias.net/~joachim/posts/20070826/Xorg.0.log, or the > > old URL (I just created that file). > > Can you send your xorg.conf?
Sorry for the slow response - yesterday was a *very* busy day. The following configuration works, albeit at the wrong resolution: http://jschipper.dynalias.net/~joachim/posts/20070828/Xorg.conf It also contains some failed attempts that might be interesting (ModeLine ...; Virtual 1200 800 and Option "ShadowFB" "no"). Joachim -- TFMotD: txp (4) - 3Com 3XP Typhoon/Sidewinder (3CR990) 10/100 Ethernet device
