Listmates, New drive for my laptop so I dedicated it to Arch. Net install with 2009.08 went fine (although there really should be a warning when you leave install WITHOUT configuring the bootloader). [the /arch/setup menu autoadvances when you leave Configure System and if you click Done and downarrow anticipating moving to the next item, you can easily miss configuring the bootloader (I did ;-)] The problem I have is that my laptop is stuck in 1152x864 resolution. For the text install that is fantastic, but when you start kde -- not so good. (should be 1440x900) The card is an RS690M (radeon 1200) and the radeon driver was loaded by default. The modules configured are: 22:46 alchemy:~> lsmod | grep rad radeon 716352 1 ttm 43776 1 radeon drm 191392 2 radeon,ttm i2c_algo_bit 6980 1 radeon i2c_core 25664 4 radeon,i2c_piix4,drm,i2c_algo_bit THE WEIRD PART... I have Arch on the drive I just took out and it goes to 1440x900 just fine. I am not using an xorg.conf, so I am pretty much at X's mercy. I use /etc/rc.d/kdm start from runlevel 3 to start kdm. It goes to 1152x864 instead of 1440x900. I don't understand how to control the new KMS stuff. I have check the kde4 settings for Display Size and Orientations, but the maximum allowed is 1152x864: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/bugs/kde4/kde4-syssettings-display.jpg http://www.3111skyline.com/download/bugs/kde4/kde4-syssettings-1164.png What is the trick? Also, when I try to start xdm from inittab with the default x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon I get the disabling for 5 seconds, respawning too fast error. So, what's the trick here? I bet there related... I have put the Xorg.0.log on the server as well: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/bugs/kde4/Xorg.0.log It looks like the dang thing is using the vesa driver?? I'll add radeon to modules, but It's loaded already so I don't think that's going to help. Anybody know what's happening here? This is the first install where I haven't installed KDE3, so i don't know if that is a part of the issue either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you need to see anything else, just let me know. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
