vga problem

nibraz · 07-11-2012, 11:03 AM

I installed fedora 16, everything works fine except the vga. The problem is, when I use firefox or any other software, the scree moves like really slow, for example, when I try to scroll down from a firefox internet page, it scrolls down really slow. I am not sure how to explain it properly, but something about the graphics lags.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

TobiSGD · 07-11-2012, 11:11 AM

Would help to know which video hardware you use (also, are you using Fedora in a virtual machine) and if you use the drivers that came with Fedora or if you have installed other drivers.

nibraz · 07-11-2012, 06:30 PM

Hi I am using a Dell Poweredge R610 server, and it didnt have any OS installed. I installed a fresh copy of fedora 16 x64. I am quite new to linux so I dont really know if fedora installed any vga drivers. How can I check what graphics hardware I have? thanks.

TobiSGD · 07-11-2012, 06:36 PM

Launch the command

Code:

lspci

in a terminal and post the output here.

nibraz · 07-12-2012, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Launch the command

Code:

lspci

in a terminal and post the output here.

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 5500 I/O Hub to ESI Port (rev 13)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 13)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev 13)
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev 13)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 9 (rev 13)
00:14.0 PIC: Intel Corporation 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub System Management Registers (rev 13)
00:14.1 PIC: Intel Corporation 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub GPIO and Scratch Pad Registers (rev 13)
00:14.2 PIC: Intel Corporation 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub Control Status and RAS Registers (rev 13)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801IB (ICH9) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801IB (ICH9) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
01:00.1 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
02:00.1 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
03:00.0 RAID bus controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic MegaRAID SAS 1078 (rev 04)
06:03.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200eW WPCM450 (rev 0a)
fe:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-Core Registers (rev 05)
fe:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 05)
fe:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QPI Link 0 (rev 05)
fe:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QPI Physical 0 (rev 05)
fe:02.4 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QPI Link 1 (rev 05)
fe:02.5 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 QPI Physical 1 (rev 05)
fe:03.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller (rev 05)
fe:03.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Target Address Decoder (rev 05)
fe:03.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller RAS Registers (rev 05)
fe:03.4 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Test Registers (rev 05)
fe:04.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Control Registers (rev 05)
fe:04.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Address Registers (rev 05)
fe:04.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Rank Registers (rev 05)
fe:04.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 0 Thermal Control Registers (rev 05)
fe:05.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Control Registers (rev 05)
fe:05.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Address Registers (rev 05)
fe:05.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Rank Registers (rev 05)
fe:05.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 1 Thermal Control Registers (rev 05)
fe:06.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 2 Control Registers (rev 05)
fe:06.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 2 Address Registers (rev 05)
fe:06.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 2 Rank Registers (rev 05)
fe:06.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon 5500/Core i7 Integrated Memory Controller Channel 2 Thermal Control Registers (rev 05)

nibraz · 07-13-2012, 11:14 AM

TobiSGD · 07-13-2012, 11:35 AM

I have no experiences with the Matrox MGA200, so I asked cascade9 to have a look at this issue.

Reuti · 07-13-2012, 11:46 AM

Servers often have only a small graphic card installed to get some output e.g. during installation. In your case the Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200eW and it uses shared memory AFAICS up to 8 MB. If you want to use it as a workstation, I would suggest to install a recent graphic card. What resolution did you set up for the attached monitor?

Nevertheless we can check whether it loaded any driver for it:

Code:

$ lsmod

cascade9 · 07-15-2012, 05:48 AM

MGA G200....it shouldnt be that slow, unless you are using big resolutions and 24/32bit colour. (IIRC the G200 is limited to resolutions smaller than 1280x1024 for 32bit colour).

I'd guess you are using gnome Fedora 17, does the G200 even run gnome-shell? If it is, try gnome-fallback, or Xfce/Lxde, or one of the lighter WMs.

IIRC mesa has dropped/is dropping DRI (direct rendering infrastructure) drivers as well, and that could be part of the problem.

Sorry about all the 'shoudlnt' and 'maybes'....its been a while since I've used a G200. The only time I seem to see them now in on servers, and most server users dont care about desktop GUIs.

I might have a G200 in my box of bits, I'll have a look and if I do own one, I'll test it out.