greets.
it is said that if you give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite
amount of keyboard time, one will eventually write out the works of
shakespeare. my XF86Config file is scarcely shakespeare, but i am
writing from a 1920x1200 desktop attached by dvi cable to my rv250
(radeon 9000) video card; by pushing the front panel switch i can go to
the same thing, much less sharp, in analog. this was arrived at by
complete trial ane error, there being little apparent documentation on
the subject. it may contain errors; if it does, i would gratefully
welcome corrections. the lone real problem is that glx direct rendering
does not work, according to glxinfo. i have no idea how i might fix it.
i am not certain what did the trick. i cleaned up some repetitive
language and commented-out stuff and fashioned a modeline from the edid
numbers in xfree log, to wit:
"1920x1200" 170 1920 1984 2016 2120 1200 1201 1204 1250
this *apparently* did the trick. but, again, there is a dearth of
documentation on getting here, so i thought i would post my XF86Config
in hope it might serve as a template for others. (there are, i'm given
to understand, many, many options available for "tuning" the digital
display. this configuration file contains none of them. i can control a
great deal of the manner of display from the monitor's front panel.
perhaps as time goes on and i want to break something i'll delve into
experimentation in the configuration file.)
here it is:
# /.../
# XF86Config file
# NOT generated by Sax2. Keep Sax2 the hell away from it.
#Make a backup where Sax2 cannot find it.
#
Section "Files"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
FontPath "/usr/local/share/fonts"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
Option "RandR" "on"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "v4l"
Load "dri"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "Keyboard"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "DragLockButtons" "2 1"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Option "PanelSize" "1920x1200"
HorizSync 28-92
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "SDM-232W"
VendorName "Sony"
VertRefresh 48-85
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection
Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1920x1200" 170.0 1920 1984 2016 2120 1200 1201 1204 1250
EndSection
Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
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
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Option "PanelSize" "1920x1200"
HorizSync 28-92
Identifier "Monitor[1]"
ModelName "SDM-P232W"
VendorName "Sony"
VertRefresh 48-85
UseModes "Modes[1]"
EndSection
Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[1]"
Modeline "1920x1200" 236.35 1920 2064 2272 2624 1200 1201 1204 1251
EndSection
Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
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
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1920x1200"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[1]"
Identifier "Screen[1]"
Monitor "Monitor[1]"
EndSection
Section "Device"
BoardName "Radeon 9000"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "radeon"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Screen 0
VendorName "ATI"
EndSection
Section "Device"
BoardName "Radeon 9000"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "radeon"
Identifier "Device[1]"
Screen 1
VendorName "ATI"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Option "MonitorLayout" "TDMS, TDMS"
Option "Clone" "on"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Option "Rotate" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
Screen "Screen[1]"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection
again, any improvements are welcome, but this might provide a starting
point for those who are, as i was, stuck.
--
dep
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