From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 8 16:30:33 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 011D5106566C for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:30:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pauls@utdallas.edu) Received: from smtp3.utdallas.edu (smtp3.utdallas.edu [129.110.10.49]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C18348FC0C for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:30:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pauls@utdallas.edu) Received: from utd65257.utdallas.edu (utd65257.utdallas.edu [129.110.3.28]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp3.utdallas.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 163AB6550D; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 11:30:32 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:30:31 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl To: Max Russell , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <6fec50390804080329n2b2ebd54u46b7c764bb7a3723@mail.gmail.com> References: <6fec50390804080329n2b2ebd54u46b7c764bb7a3723@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Subject: Re: xorg and radeon, widescreen X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:30:33 -0000 --On Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:29:34 +0100 Max Russell wrote: > I'm having issues with my X1350, video7 flatscreen and xorg.conf - the > relevant sections of my xorg follow: > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "X.org Configured" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > EndSection > > Section "Files" > RgbPath "/usr/local/share/X11/rgb" > 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/" > FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/URW/" > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "GLcore" > Load "dbe" > Load "dri" > Load "extmod" > Load "glx" > Load "record" > Load "xtrap" > Load "freetype" > Load "type1" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "VideoSeven" > ModelName "R19W01" > Modeline "1440x900_60.00" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 > -HSync +Vsync > EndSection > > Section "Device" > ### Available Driver options are:- > ### Values: : integer, : float, : "True"/"False", > ### : "String", : " Hz/kHz/MHz" > ### [arg]: arg optional > #Option "ShadowFB" # [] > #Option "DefaultRefresh" # [] > #Option "ModeSetClearScreen" # [] > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "vesa" > VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" > BoardName "RV515 [Radeon X1300]" > BusID "PCI:2:0:0" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > 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 > Modes "1440x900_60" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > this fails to start x with the /var/log entry reading - > (WW) RADEON: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:2:0:1) found > (EE) No devices detected. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > It has been suggested to me that I comment out the BusID entry, however I am > unsure as to why this should work? No. Change the driver from vesa to radeonhd, and make sure the radeonhd drive is installed and loaded. x11-drivers/xf86-video-radeonhd I'm running dual widescreens with that driver, and it works well, except acceleration isn't working yet. # grep radeonhd /var/log/Xorg.0.log (II) LoadModule: "radeonhd" (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//radeonhd_drv.so (II) Module radeonhd: vendor="AMD GPG" -- Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Senior Information Security Analyst The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/