This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2062A.F938D680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think I have figured it out. In my XF86Config-4 file, I changed the = "Driver 'Radeon'" line to "Driver 'vesa'" and everything worked as = planned. See if that works... --Andrew ----- Original Message -----=20 From: brian=20 To: newbie@XFree86.Org=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:09 AM Subject: RE: [Newbie]Graphics Scewed I too am having this same problem.=20 Please read my description with yours: I just recently purchased a Presario 2800T, P4 - 1.5 gig, 40 gig hd, = 512 meg ddr ram, ATI Mobility 7500 . I'm using rh 7.3 which comes with = the latest XFree86 =20 My problem is when I load Xwindows the display has some issues The only way I can explain it is that somehow my computer did not = completely render the display. =20 Remember the old interlaced gif that would render a little bit at a = time, that is what the graphics and text look like on my display. The = graphics and text are not completely rendered so I can make out parts of = what the text says but very hard to read. Parts of the actual window = look fine especially where there is solid colors like the background.=20 =20 I tried different combinations of Generic Laptop Display Panels but to = no avail. I also tried different resolutions 640*480, 800*600, 1024*768. = Can anyone help? =20 =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: newbie-admin@XFree86.Org [mailto:newbie-admin@XFree86.Org] On = Behalf Of Andrew Lindeman Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 6:26 PM To: newbie@XFree86.Org Subject: [Newbie]Graphics Scewed =20 Hello, =20 I've recently bought a laptop (Compaq Presario 2800) and installed Red = Hat Linux 7.3 on it. Everything went just as planned except when it = came to installing X. =20 The installer detected my video card (ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW) fine = and configured my pretty generic LCD monitor (60 Hz refresh rate, if = that matters). I intend to use 16 or 24 bit color with 1024x768 as my = resolution (these do work as I have tried them under Windows XP). =20 When it came time to test my settings, I clicked OK. What came up was = a slightly scewed (did I spel that right?) picture of my desktop. I = tried different settings (different resolutions/color depth) but with = the same results. I kept going with the installation, thinking it might = work upon completion, but on the first boot-up, the graphics were still = messed up. =20 Basically, it look like there is a bunch of streaks down my screen. = They are virtical lines that mess up a few pixels around them. The = screen is still pretty readable, but text is difficult to make out = sometimes. I'm pretty sure it is a configuration problem, because = taking screen shots and viewing them in Windows reveals a perfectly = clear screen. What can I do about this? What settings should I change? = Where? =20 If I did not give enough information, please email me back. Thank you = for a great product, and I look forward to getting it resolved. =20 Thank you so much, Andrew Lindeman =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2062A.F938D680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"; xmlns:v =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3DWord.Document name=3DProgId> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=3DGENERATOR> <META content=3D"Microsoft Word 10" name=3DOriginator><LINK=20 href=3D"cid:filelist.xml@01C205CB.3CA5E440"; = rel=3DFile-List><o:SmartTagType=20 name=3D"time"=20 namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><o:SmartTagType=20 name=3D"date"=20 namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagT= ype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState> <w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState> <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind> <w:EnvelopeVis/> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> <STYLE>st1\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <![endif]--> <STYLE> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:553679495 -2147483648 8 0 66047 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:navy;} span.SpellE {mso-style-name:""; mso-spl-e:yes;} span.GramE {mso-style-name:""; mso-gram-e:yes;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */=20 table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></HEAD> <BODY lang=3DEN-US style=3D"tab-interval: .5in" vLink=3Dpurple = link=3Dblue=20 bgColor=3Dwhite> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think I have figured it out. In = my=20 XF86Config-4 file, I changed the "Driver 'Radeon'" line to "Driver = 'vesa'" and=20 everything worked as planned.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>See if that works...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>--Andrew</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dbrian@authorityserver.com=20 href=3D"mailto:brian@authorityserver.com";>brian</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnewbie@XFree86.Org=20 href=3D"mailto:newbie@XFree86.Org";>newbie@XFree86.Org</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 28, 2002 = 12:09=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Newbie]Graphics=20 Scewed</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=3DSection1> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I too am = having this=20 same problem. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please read = my=20 description with yours:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I just recently = purchased a=20 Presario 2800T, P4 =96 1.5 gig, 40 gig <SPAN class=3DSpellE>hd</SPAN>, = 512 meg=20 <SPAN class=3DSpellE>ddr</SPAN> ram<SPAN class=3DGramE>,<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ATI</SPAN> Mobility 7500 . = I=92m using=20 <SPAN class=3DSpellE>rh</SPAN> 7.3 which comes with the latest=20 XFree86<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My problem is when I = load <SPAN=20 class=3DSpellE>Xwindows</SPAN> the display has some=20 issues<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The only way I can = explain it is=20 that somehow my computer did not completely render the=20 display.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Remember the old = interlaced gif=20 that would render a little bit at a <SPAN class=3DGramE>time, = that</SPAN> is=20 what the graphics and text look like on my display. The graphics and = text are=20 not completely rendered so I can make out parts of what the text says = but very=20 hard to read. Parts of the actual window look fine especially where = there is=20 solid colors like the background. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I tried different = combinations of=20 Generic Laptop Display Panels but to no avail. I also tried different=20 resolutions 640*480, 800*600, <SPAN class=3DGramE>1024</SPAN>*768. Can = anyone=20 help?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DTahoma = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original=20 Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>=20 newbie-admin@XFree86.Org [mailto:newbie-admin@XFree86.Org] <B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Andrew = Lindeman<BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><st1:date = Year=3D"2002"=20 Day=3D"27" Month=3D"5"><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Monday, May 27,=20 2002</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> = </SPAN></FONT><st1:time=20 Minute=3D"26" Hour=3D"18"><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">6:26=20 PM</SPAN></FONT></st1:time><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> = newbie@XFree86.Org<BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Newbie]Graphics=20 Scewed</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman"=20 size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">Hello,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman"=20 size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I've recently bought a = laptop=20 (Compaq Presario 2800) and installed Red Hat Linux 7.3 on it. = Everything=20 went just as planned except when it came to installing=20 X.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman"=20 size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The installer detected = my video=20 card (ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW) fine and configured my pretty generic = LCD=20 monitor (60 Hz refresh rate, if that matters). I intend to use = 16 or 24=20 bit color with 1024x768 as my resolution (these do work as I have = tried them=20 under Windows XP).</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman"=20 size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When it came time to = test my=20 settings, I clicked OK. What came up was a slightly scewed (did = I spel=20 that right?) picture of my desktop. I tried different = settings=20 (different resolutions/color depth) but with the same results. I = kept=20 going with the installation, thinking it might work upon completion, = but on=20 the first boot-up, the graphics were still messed=20 up.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman"=20 size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Basically, it look like = there is a=20 bunch of streaks down my screen. They are virtical lines that = mess up a=20 few pixels around them. The screen is still pretty readable, but = text is=20 difficult to make out sometimes. I'm pretty sure it is a = configuration=20 problem, because taking screen shots and viewing them in Windows = reveals a=20 perfectly clear screen. What can I do about this? What = settings=20 should I change? Where?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman"=20 size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If I did not give enough = information, please email me back. Thank you for a great = product, and I=20 look forward to getting it = resolved.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman"=20 size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you so=20 much,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Andrew=20 Lindeman</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman"=20 size=3D3><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>= </HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2062A.F938D680--
