[CLUE-Tech] Problem with ATI Rage 128 and X-Windows on a laptop

[Match Grun]

I have an ATI RAGE 128 on my desktop box. This runs great on all resolutions that I have tested up to 1600x1200. I have attached my config file which might help you.

This works with 1600x1200, 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600, and 640x480 "standard" resolutions.

Could this be a problem with the 1400x1050 resolution that you have chosen?

Have you tried running this with an external monitor?

Also, notice that my XF86Config does not have the mode lines that were required by XFree 3.x. This is one of the newer features of XFree 4.x. You might want to try to comment these out.

I don't know whether the virtual terminals (F1 to F6) that you are using put the card into text mode or make use of the frame buffer. Maybe the problem exists with the frame buffer driver?

One thing I always do for a new system. Do not select graphics mode on startup until you have X configured and running. I always start linux in text mode and use startx to test the config.

-- 
Match Grun
"Don't wonder too much -- you may get lost"
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 10:31:01 -0600
"Crawford Rainwater" <rainwac at att.net> wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> (Below is a copy of the XF86Config-4, same as found on
> the Linux-Laptops web site, I also emailed the folks
> there on this as well.)
> 
> The laptop is an IBM ThinkPad A21p (model 2629-HTU),
> had Winblows 2000 on it beforehand.  Latest of Debian
> is on there as the distro, with latest of X-Windows
> as well, and the r128_drv.o file also from the Linux-
> Laptops web site.  Also to note, SuperProbe will lock
> this system up (unfortunately).
> 
> The problem is when I leave X-Windows, I get a nice
> wall of vertical lines across the screen.  I can make
> out the cursor at the bottom, but none of the text is
> readable.  This holds for all terminals when going
> between F1 to F6.  Anyone have any experience and/or
> resolutions to this, the latter being the preferable
> of course? ;-)
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> --- Crawford
> rainwac at att.net
> ===================================================
> Config-4 file:
> ===================================================
> Section "ServerLayout"
>         Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
>         Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>         InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Files"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
>         Load  "extmod"
>         Load  "xie"
>         Load  "pex5"
>         Load  "glx"
>         Load  "dri"
>         Load  "GLcore"
>         Load  "dbe"
>         Load  "record"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>         Driver      "keyboard"
> # Swiss German keyboard support
> #       Option      "XkbKeymap" "xfree86(de_CH)"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Mouse0"
>         Driver      "mouse"
>         Option      "Protocol" "PS/2"
>         Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier   "Monitor0"
>         VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>         ModelName    "Monitor Model"
>         HorizSync       30-100
>         VertRefresh     60-100
>         ModeLine "1400x1050" 122.00 1400 1464 1784 1912 1050 1052 1064
> 1090 -HSync -VSync
> 
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>         ### Available Driver options are:-
>         #Option     "NoAccel"
>         #Option     "SWcursor"
>         #Option     "HWcursor"
>         #Option     "Dac6Bit"
>         #Option     "Dac8Bit"
>         #Option     "ForcePCIMode"
>         #Option     "CCEPIOMode"
>         #Option     "CCENoSecurity"
>         #Option     "CCEusecTimeout"
>         #Option     "AGPMode"
>         #Option     "AGPSize"
>         #Option     "RingSize"
>         #Option     "VBListSize"
>         #Option     "VBSize"
>         #Option     "UseCCEfor2D"
>         #Option     "EnableFP"
>         #Option     "CRTOnly"
>         #Option     "UseFBDev"
>         Identifier  "Card0"
>         Driver      "r128"
>         VendorName  "ATI"
>         BoardName   "Rage 128 Mobility LF"
>         BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier "Screen0"
>         Device     "Card0"
>         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>         DefaultColorDepth 15
> 
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth     1
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth     4
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth     8
>                 Modes   "1400x1050"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth     15
>                 Modes   "1400x1050"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth     16
>                 Modes   "1400x1050"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes   "1400x1050"
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "DRI"
> EndSection
> 
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