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SxN
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 Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:27 am Post subject: [SOLVED] How to get beyond basic graphics? |
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Hi All,
I'm trying to configure a Gentoo on an IBM NetVista, but cannot get more than 640x480, 8bit.
Here is what a dmesg gives:
| Code: | Linux agpgart interface v0.100 (c) Dave Jones
agpgart: Detected an Intel i810 E Chipset.
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 148M
agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xf8000000
[drm] Initialized drm 1.0.0 20040925
ACPI: PCI Interrupt link [PIN 1] enabled at IRQ 11
PCI: setting IRQ 11 as level-triggered
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:01.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
[drm] Initialized i810 1.4.0 20030605 on minor 0: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 CGC
[Chipset Graphics Controller]
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:01.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
I810FB: fb0 : Intel (R) 810E Framebuffer Device v 0.9.0
I810FB: Video RAM :4096K
I810FB: Monitor : H: 29-30 KHz V: 60-60 Hz
I810FB: Mode : 640x480-8bpp@60Hz |
and lspci gives:
| Code: | 0000:00.01.0 VGA compatible controller Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 CGC
[Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03) |
I enabled frame buffers and compiled the driver in the kernel.
I am certain that I can have better performance, as a PuppyLinux CD is able to go for 1024x768x24 (or more, but I don't like the result).
What can I do?
Thanks for your suggestions,
SxN
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ChrisJumper
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:53 am Post subject: |
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Hi SxN!
Take a look at this: gentoo-wiki.com-farembuffer
Especially the part with the grub/or_your_bootloader configuration.
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title=Gentoo Linux
root(hd0,0)
kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda3 video=uvesafb:ywrap,mtrr:3,1024x768-32@70
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And if you want another Bootsplash... Fbsplash
Have Fun! |
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SxN
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry I wasn't clear enough: I have troubles with the graphic performance in X; I mentioned that frame buffers are enabled just to give a complete picture of what configuration I have.
My concern is the X server.
Thanks,
SxN |
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Letharion
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| SxN wrote: | Sorry I wasn't clear enough: I have troubles with the graphic performance in X; I mentioned that frame buffers are enabled just to give a complete picture of what configuration I have.
My concern is the X server.
Thanks,
SxN |
If the X server is the concern, your xorg.conf would be interesting.
So would emerge --info (Or more specifically your video_card entry) |
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SxN
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:26 am Post subject: |
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From xorg.conf:
| Code: | Section "Monitor"
Identifier "My Monitor"
VendorName "DELL"
ModelName "DELL M781p"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30.0-85.0
VertRefresh 50.0-85.0
Option "PreferredMode" "1024x768"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]"
Driver "vga"
BusID "PCI:0:1:0"
VideoRam 4096
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "Standard VGA"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection |
From emerge --info
| Code: | | USE="x86 ... video_cards_apm video_cards_ark video_cards_chips video_cards_cirrus video_cards_cyrix video_cards_dummy video_cards_fbdev video_cards_glint video_cards_i128 video_cards_i740 video_cards_i810 video_cards_imstt video_cards_intel video_cards_mach64 video_cards_mga video_cards_neomagic video_cards_nsc video_cards_nv video_cards_r128 video_cards_radeon video_cards_rendition video_cards_s3 video_cards_s3virge video_cards_savage video_cards_siliconmotion video_cards_sis video_cards_sisusb video_cards_tdfx video_cards_tga video_cards_trident video_cards_tseng video_cards_v4l video_cards_vesa video_cards_vga video_cards_via video_cards_vmware video_cards_voodoo ..." |
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:40 am Post subject: |
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Having a line in your xorg.conf that says : Driver "vga"
is probably not what you want.
Try letting xorg generate a config file for you, and see if it works better.
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Letharion
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:37 am Post subject: |
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There's no point in having ALL drivers enabled.
Set video_cards="intel"
Like cyrilic said, vga is probably not what you want.
I'd try setting it to vesa.
And trying X -configure is also a good idea 
However, I've never had much luck with autoconfigure, I'd probably try going to x.org 1.5.3 first, it's gonna go stable "some time soon" anyway. |
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Carnildo
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Letharion wrote: | There's no point in having ALL drivers enabled.
Set video_cards="intel"
Like cyrilic said, vga is probably not what you want.
I'd try setting it to vesa.
And trying X -configure is also a good idea |
If he's got an i810, then he wants 'Driver "intel"'. |
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bobspencer123
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| Carnildo wrote: | | Letharion wrote: | There's no point in having ALL drivers enabled.
Set video_cards="intel"
Like cyrilic said, vga is probably not what you want.
I'd try setting it to vesa.
And trying X -configure is also a good idea |
If he's got an i810, then he wants 'Driver "intel"'. |
and change your default depth to 24 and if you don't get the results you want post the result of
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i EE |
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SxN
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:15 am Post subject: |
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Hi All,
Thanks for your suggestions, I am a happy camper now.
At first I tried the "intel" driver (copied after PuppyLinux' xorg.conf), but I got an error message of the "unknown driver" type. That's why I put "vga".
But, after running an X -configure, I found the needed inspiration. The configuration file generated wasn't working either, but the driver name was "i810". I put that in my xorg.conf, et voila, I'm writing now from my Gentoo.
In the version of xorg.conf that I published the default depth was 16 by chance, as I played with values (and 8 was the only one that worked).
Right now I have 1024x768x24, I will try an 1280x1024x32 a bit later.
Thanks. Danke. Domo arigato. Merci. Hvala...
SxN |
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