Dear mika and friends,
As y ou can see from the attached, I have 3d working.
I cheated - since the xorg log error was "unable to find screen" I took my working file from grml 7 and simple copied it.
The differences are:
Working:
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" # ModelName "Old Monitor (no DDC)" Option "DPMS" "true" # HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors # HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. # VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT default. VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Need more information? # http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl # http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ EndSection
Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are: ## sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards # Option "sw_cursor" # Option "hw_cursor" # Option "NoAccel" # Option "ShowCache" # Option "ShadowFB" # Option "UseFBDev" # Option "Rotate" ## xorg + nvidia: # Option "RenderAccel" "true" # Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true" Identifier "Card0" # The following line is auto-generated by grml-x Driver "fglrx" VendorName "All" BoardName "All" ## Workaround for drivers which send output to wrong device: # Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, AUTO" # Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, CRT" # Option "MonitorLayout" "NONE, STV" # Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS" ## Specify BusID: # BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultColorDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 # Modes "1920X1200" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" EndSubSection EndSection
Non-wokring:
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" # ModelName "Old Monitor (no DDC)" Option "DPMS" "true" # HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors # HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. # VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT default. VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Need more information? # http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl # http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ EndSection
Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are: ## sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards # Option "sw_cursor" # Option "hw_cursor" # Option "NoAccel" # Option "ShowCache" # Option "ShadowFB" # Option "UseFBDev" # Option "Rotate" ## xorg + nvidia: # Option "RenderAccel" "true" # Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true" Identifier "Card0" # The following line is auto-generated by grml-x Driver "fglrx" VendorName "All" BoardName "All" ## Workaround for drivers which send output to wrong device: # Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, AUTO" # Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, CRT" # Option "MonitorLayout" "NONE, STV" # Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS" ## Specify BusID: # BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultColorDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 # Modes "1920x1200" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 # Modes "1920x1200" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 # Modes "1920x1200" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 # Modes "1920x1200" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 # Modes "1920x1200" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 # Modes "1920x1200" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 # Modes "1920x1200" EndSubSection EndSection
Since the screen is correctly identified in the non-working file as 1920x1200, which is in fact the current and functioning resolution, and the olny other difference appears to the the default bit depth, I am perplexed.
However, there is definitely a speed improvement over 7. Also, I fixed the time zone issue with brute force, by deleting every reference in every /etc file I could find - works fine now....
Thus, we have linux for sysadmins and one rock ape - martin...
note also, I am using the ati 28 drivers and kernel-module.
Now, if the hsf driver works, I am in business.
Thanks for all the help, hard work, and sheer brilliance.
Gruesse aus NY,
M