Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:58:03 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?= <fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com> To: "Alexander K. Beros" <alex@154cm.com> Cc: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Radeon HD 2400 configuration. Message-ID: <1bd550a00912212258w1b383205hbb229702677555fc@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B2FFD76.4040603@154cm.com> References: <1bd550a00912210923t1177407cvdf3ef9373b0c5ecf@mail.gmail.com> <4B2FC3A5.3010505@154cm.com> <1bd550a00912211434w79da2d2ch46f0e5aafb2d46f5@mail.gmail.com> <4B2FFD76.4040603@154cm.com>
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On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:57 PM, Alexander K. Beros <alex@154cm.com> wrote: > I don't think I have had to use an xorg.conf file for some time. When I had > an xorg problem the inclusion of those two lines fixed it. That was, > however on a 32-bit machine and running blackbox. I would say however, that > the way you describe the freezing makes me wonder if it is a problem > generated by gnome. You might try something leaner like blackbox or fluxbox > to see if they will run. What happens if you delete your .xinitrc file and > then type startx. I'll try that as soon as I have some spare time. Without xorg.conf the computer freezes. I suppose this is because it tries to use the same configuration suggested by the -configure flag. Thanks. > > I don't really have any other suggestions. My experience with the 8.0 > Release on my two 64-bit machines has been a disaster. > > I had numerous non-Xorg problems with 8.0Release. Right off the bat, it was > only detecting one of my CPUs. There is also the kernel security issue > mentioned on the FreeBSD homepage, which does not appear to have been > corrected in the release that I downloaded. Quite disappointing, because I > had been using 8.0 in a beta form with reasonable success for about six > months. Once I upgraded, virtually nothing I needed worked. After a day of > fighting with it, I did a clean install, but with the same results. After 5 > years of using FreeBSD exclusively, I am rethinking it for computers where I > need day-to-day reliability and speed. > > Sorry I can't be any more help. Best of luck. > > > On 12/21/2009 2:34 PM, Fernando Apesteguía wrote: >> >> 2009/12/21 Alexander K. Beros<alex@154cm.com>: >> >>> >>> does your /etc/rc.conf file contain the lines >>> >>> hald_enable="YES" >>> dbus_enable="YES" >>> >>> >> >> Yes, both of them are enabled and installed (as a dependency of >> gnome2-lite port). >> >> This is my xorg.conf: >> >> Section "ServerLayout" >> Identifier "X.org Configured" >> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 >> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" >> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" >> EndSection >> >> Section "Files" >> ModulePath "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules" >> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" >> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" >> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF" >> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" >> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" >> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" >> EndSection >> >> Section "Module" >> Load "dbe" >> Load "dri" >> Load "dri2" >> Load "extmod" >> Load "glx" >> Load "record" >> EndSection >> >> Section "InputDevice" >> Identifier "Keyboard0" >> Driver "kbd" >> EndSection >> >> Section "InputDevice" >> Identifier "Mouse0" >> Driver "mouse" >> Option "Protocol" "auto" >> Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" >> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7" >> EndSection >> >> Section "Monitor" >> #DisplaySize 410 260 # mm >> Identifier "Monitor0" >> VendorName "HWP" >> ModelName "Compaq WF1907" >> HorizSync 24.0 - 83.0 >> VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 >> Option "DPMS" >> EndSection >> >> Section "Device" >> ### Available Driver options are:- >> ### Values:<i>: integer,<f>: float,<bool>: "True"/"False", >> ###<string>: "String",<freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" >> ### [arg]: arg optional >> #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] >> #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] >> #Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>] >> #Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>] >> #Option "BusType" # [<str>] >> #Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>] >> #Option "CPusecTimeout" #<i> >> #Option "AGPMode" #<i> >> #Option "AGPFastWrite" # [<bool>] >> #Option "AGPSize" #<i> >> #Option "GARTSize" #<i> >> #Option "RingSize" #<i> >> #Option "BufferSize" #<i> >> #Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>] >> #Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>] >> #Option "NoBackBuffer" # [<bool>] >> #Option "DMAForXv" # [<bool>] >> #Option "FBTexPercent" #<i> >> #Option "DepthBits" #<i> >> #Option "PCIAPERSize" #<i> >> #Option "AccelDFS" # [<bool>] >> #Option "IgnoreEDID" # [<bool>] >> #Option "DisplayPriority" # [<str>] >> #Option "PanelSize" # [<str>] >> #Option "ForceMinDotClock" #<freq> >> #Option "ColorTiling" # [<bool>] >> #Option "VideoKey" #<i> >> #Option "RageTheatreCrystal" #<i> >> #Option "RageTheatreTunerPort" #<i> >> #Option "RageTheatreCompositePort" #<i> >> #Option "RageTheatreSVideoPort" #<i> >> #Option "TunerType" #<i> >> #Option "RageTheatreMicrocPath" #<str> >> #Option "RageTheatreMicrocType" #<str> >> #Option "ScalerWidth" #<i> >> #Option "RenderAccel" # [<bool>] >> #Option "SubPixelOrder" # [<str>] >> #Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>] >> #Option "DynamicClocks" # [<bool>] >> #Option "VGAAccess" # [<bool>] >> #Option "ReverseDDC" # [<bool>] >> #Option "LVDSProbePLL" # [<bool>] >> #Option "AccelMethod" #<str> >> #Option "DRI" # [<bool>] >> #Option "ConnectorTable" #<str> >> #Option "DefaultConnectorTable" # [<bool>] >> #Option "DefaultTMDSPLL" # [<bool>] >> #Option "TVDACLoadDetect" # [<bool>] >> #Option "ForceTVOut" # [<bool>] >> #Option "TVStandard" #<str> >> #Option "IgnoreLidStatus" # [<bool>] >> #Option "DefaultTVDACAdj" # [<bool>] >> #Option "Int10" # [<bool>] >> #Option "EXAVSync" # [<bool>] >> #Option "ATOMTVOut" # [<bool>] >> #Option "R4xxATOM" # [<bool>] >> Identifier "Card0" >> Driver "radeonhd" >> VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" >> BoardName "RV610 video device [Radeon HD 2400 PRO]" >> BusID "PCI:4:0:0" >> EndSection >> >> Section "Screen" >> Identifier "Screen0" >> Device "Card0" >> Monitor "Monitor0" >> SubSection "Display" >> Viewport 0 0 >> Depth 1 >> EndSubSection >> SubSection "Display" >> Viewport 0 0 >> Depth 4 >> EndSubSection >> SubSection "Display" >> Viewport 0 0 >> Depth 8 >> EndSubSection >> SubSection "Display" >> Viewport 0 0 >> Depth 15 >> EndSubSection >> SubSection "Display" >> Viewport 0 0 >> Depth 16 >> EndSubSection >> SubSection "Display" >> Viewport 0 0 >> Depth 24 >> EndSubSection >> EndSection >> >> >> >> >>> >>> that might be relevant if they are absent. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 12/21/2009 9:23 AM, Fernando Apesteguía wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I'm using 8.0 amd64 with Xorg, gnome and all the stuff installed from >>>> packages. I have an ATI Radeon HD 2400 video card. >>>> The thing is that I can't get it working at all. Without xorg.conf >>>> file, the whole system freezes. With the xorg.conf >>>> generated by Xorg -configure I'm able to see the mouse cursor but then >>>> the system hangs again (before I get the gnome >>>> desktop in the scree). This is with "radeon" driver dri, dri2 and glx >>>> modules. I tried with the radeonhd and it is the same thing... >>>> The only driver that seems to work for me is the vesa driver. >>>> >>>> Can anyone provide a working xorg.conf file or any hints to make this >>>> card to work? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-user-groups >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>> "freebsd-user-groups-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >help
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