Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:37:37 GMT From: Bernd Strauß <no_bs@web.de> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/117726: xorg7.3/mga ignores modeline definitions in /etc/X11/xorg.conf + other weird things. Message-ID: <200710311937.l9VJbbo3065379@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200710311940.l9VJe1iU054138@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 117726 >Category: ports >Synopsis: xorg7.3/mga ignores modeline definitions in /etc/X11/xorg.conf + other weird things. >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Oct 31 19:40:01 UTC 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Bernd Strauß >Release: 7.0-BETA1 >Organization: >Environment: 7.0-BETA1 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA1 #6: Wed Oct 31 17:53:15 CET 2007 Matrox G400 graphics card >Description: Up until X.org 7.2 the screen resolution could be set with a "ModeLine" definition in the "Monitor" section in xorg.conf. With 7.3 the ModeLine is ignored. X starts in a lower resolution and flickers badly. >How-To-Repeat: Put something like this in the "Monitor" section of xorg.conf: ModeLine "1200x960@83" 131.00 1200 1204 1324 1588 960 961 964 992 Option "PreferredMode" "1200x960@83" And repeat the identifier "1200x960@83" as Modes in the "Screen" section, "Display" subsections. Start X and see it come up in 1152x768 at 55Hz or something. >Fix: Workaraound: Create a subdirectory /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d and put a (executable) text file in it containing something like this: xrandr --newmode "1200x960@83" 131.00 1200 1204 1324 1588 960 961 964 992 xrandr --addmode VGA "1200x960@83" xrandr --output VGA --mode "1200x960@83" However, I'm experiencing several issues when using RANDR to set the resolutions: - It only works on the session, i.e. after you log in with xdm / gdm. Xdm itself is still displayed in the wrong resolution and flickers badly. - In the session, mplayer no longer works with XV video output. Instead you get a blue window now. X11 output still works, but sucks. - In QEMU, when starting Windows, the mouse pointer disappears when you click on the desktop which makes it unusable. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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