LinuxQuestions.org - ATI Driver / Monitor Signal Issues

Hey Everyone.

I decided to do a reinstall of my system and am having some re-setup issues. Before I was running the same info (drivers, hardware, kernel, etc) as I am now (Slack 10.0 w/ Kernel 2.4.26 on a P4 3.06mhz, 1gb ram, ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 Sager 5660 Laptop) and now that I've updated the drivers the monitor signal is only reaching the monitor before I log into XWIN (KDE as manager). In the shell before my login (prior to the "startx" command) the monitor (Samsung SyncMaster 997DF) works fine but after the login begins it goes black and the little green light blinks (I can't even bring up the hardware settings).

Here are my config files (the parts I think are important, you can find the full files at flamingballofwreckage.net/semipermanent/XF86Config-4.txt and flamingballofwreckage.net/semipermanent/xorg.conf-vesa). The files are XF86Config-4 (which does not work) and xorg.conf-vesa (which works):

XF86Config-4

Code:



# **********************************************************************

# Monitor section

# **********************************************************************



# Any number of monitor sections may be present



Section "Monitor"

    Identifier  "Monitor0"

    HorizSync  31.5 - 50.0      

    VertRefresh 40 - 90

#    Option "DPMS"



# === mode lines based on GTF ===

# VGA @ 100Hz

# Modeline "640x480@100" 43.163 640 680 744 848 480 481 484 509 +hsync +vsync

# SVGA @ 100Hz

# Modeline "800x600@100" 68.179 800 848 936 1072 600 601 604 636 +hsync +vsync

# XVGA @ 100Hz

# Modeline "1024x768@100" 113.309 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 814 +hsync +vsync

# 1152x864 @ 60Hz

# Modeline "1152x864@60" 81.642 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895 +hsync +vsync

# 1152x864 @ 85Hz

# Modeline "1152x864@85" 119.651 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 907 +hsync +vsync

# 1152x864 @ 100Hz

# Modeline "1152x864@100" 143.472 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 915 +hsync +vsync

# 1280x960 @ 75Hz

# Modeline "1280x960@75" 129.859 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 +hsync +vsync

# 1280x960 @ 100Hz

# Modeline "1280x960@100" 178.992 1280 1376 1520 1760 960 961 964 1017  +hsync +vsync

# SXGA @ 100Hz

# Modeline "1280x1024@100" 190.960 1280 1376 1520 1760 1024 1025 1028 1085 +hsync +vsync

# SPEA GDM-1950 (60Hz,64kHz,110MHz,-,-): 1280x1024 @ V-freq: 60.00 Hz, H-freq: 63.73 KHz

# Modeline "GDM-1950"  109.62  1280 1336 1472 1720  1024 1024 1026 1062 -hsync -vsync

# 1600x1000 @ 60Hz

# Modeline "1600x1000" 133.142 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035 +hsync +vsync

# 1600x1000 @ 75Hz

# Modeline "1600x1000" 169.128 1600 1704 1880 2160 1000 1001 1004 1044 +hsync +vsync

# 1600x1000 @ 85Hz

# Modeline "1600x1000" 194.202 1600 1712 1888 2176 1000 1001 1004 1050 +hsync +vsync

# 1600x1000 @ 100Hz

# Modeline "1600x1000" 232.133 1600 1720 1896 2192 1000 1001 1004 1059 +hsync +vsync

# 1600x1024 @ 60Hz

# Modeline "1600x1024" 136.385 1600 1704 1872 2144 1024 1027 1030 1060 +hsync +vsync

# 1600x1024 @ 75Hz

# Modeline "1600x1024" 174.416 1600 1712 1888 2176 1024 1025 1028 1069 +hsync +vsync

# 1600x1024 @ 76Hz

# Modeline "1600x1024" 170.450 1600 1632 1792 2096 1024 1027 1030 1070 +hsync +vsync

# 1600x1024 @ 85Hz

# Modeline "1600x1024" 198.832 1600 1712 1888 2176 1024 1027 1030 1075 +hsync +vsync

# 1920x1080 @ 60Hz

# Modeline "1920x1080" 172.798 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -hsync -vsync

# 1920x1080 @ 75Hz

# Modeline "1920x1080" 211.436 1920 2056 2264 2608 1080 1081 1084 1126 +hsync +vsync

# 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

# Modeline "1920x1200" 193.156 1920 2048 2256 2592 1200 1201 1203 1242 +hsync +vsync

# 1920x1200 @ 75Hz

# Modeline "1920x1200" 246.590 1920 2064 2272 2624 1200 1201 1203 1253 +hsync +vsync

# 2048x1536 @ 60

# Modeline "2048x1536" 266.952 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589 +hsync +vsync

# 2048x1536 @ 60

# Modeline "2048x1536" 266.952 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589 +hsync +vsync

# 1400x1050 @ 60Hz M9 Laptop mode 

# ModeLine "1400x1050" 122.000 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1052 1064 1082 +hsync +vsync

# 1920x2400 @ 25Hz for IBM T221, VS VP2290 and compatible display devices

# Modeline "1920x2400@25" 124.620 1920 1928 1980 2048 2400 2401 2403 2434 +hsync +vsync

# 1920x2400 @ 30Hz for IBM T221, VS VP2290 and compatible display devices

# Modeline "1920x2400@30" 149.250 1920 1928 1982 2044 2400 2402 2404 2434 +hsync +vsync



EndSection





# **********************************************************************

# Graphics device section

# **********************************************************************



# Any number of graphics device sections may be present



# Standard VGA Device:



Section "Device"

    Identifier "VESA Framebuffer"

    Driver "vesa"

#    Identifier  "Standard VGA"

#    VendorName  "Unknown"

#    BoardName  "Unknown"



# The chipset line is optional in most cases.  It can be used to override

# the driver's chipset detection, and should not normally be specified.



#    Chipset    "generic"



# The Driver line must be present.  When using run-time loadable driver

# modules, this line instructs the server to load the specified driver

# module.  Even when not using loadable driver modules, this line

# indicates which driver should interpret the information in this section.



#    Driver      "vga"

# The BusID line is used to specify which of possibly multiple devices

# this section is intended for.  When this line isn't present, a device

# section can only match up with the primary video device.  For PCI

# devices a line like the following could be used.  This line should not

# normally be included unless there is more than one video device

# installed.



#    BusID      "PCI:0:10:0"



#    VideoRam    256



#    Clocks      25.2 28.3



EndSection



# === ATI device section ===



Section "Device"

    Identifier                          "ATI Graphics Adapter"

    Driver                              "fglrx"

# ### generic DRI settings ###

# === disable PnP Monitor  ===

    #Option                              "NoDDC"

# === disable/enable XAA/DRI ===

    Option "no_accel"                  "no"

    Option "no_dri"                    "no"

# === misc DRI settings ===

    Option "mtrr"                      "off" # disable DRI mtrr mapper, driver has its own code for mtrr

# ### FireGL DDX driver module specific settings ###

# === Screen Management ===

    Option "DesktopSetup"              "0x00000000" 

    Option "MonitorLayout"              "AUTO, AUTO"

    Option "IgnoreEDID"                "off"

    Option "HSync2"                    "unspecified" 

    Option "VRefresh2"                  "unspecified" 

    Option "ScreenOverlap"              "0" 

# === TV-out Management ===

    Option "NoTV"                      "yes"    

    Option "TVStandard"                "NTSC-M"    

    Option "TVHSizeAdj"                "0"    

    Option "TVVSizeAdj"                "0"    

    Option "TVHPosAdj"                  "0"    

    Option "TVVPosAdj"                  "0"    

    Option "TVHStartAdj"                "0"    

    Option "TVColorAdj"                "0"    

    Option "GammaCorrectionI"          "0x00000000"

    Option "GammaCorrectionII"          "0x00000000"

# === OpenGL specific profiles/settings ===

    Option "Capabilities"              "0x00000000"

# === Video Overlay for the Xv extension ===

    Option "VideoOverlay"              "on"

# === OpenGL Overlay ===

# Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay

#      will be disabled automatically

    Option "OpenGLOverlay"              "off"

# === Center Mode (Laptops only) ===

    Option "CenterMode"                "off"

# === Pseudo Color Visuals (8-bit visuals) ===

    Option "PseudoColorVisuals"        "off"

# === QBS Management ===

    Option "Stereo"                    "off"

    Option "StereoSyncEnable"          "1"

# === FSAA Management ===

    Option "FSAAEnable"                "no"

    Option "FSAAScale"                  "1"

    Option "FSAADisableGamma"          "no"

    Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos"        "no"

    Option "FSAAMSPosX0"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosY0"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosX1"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosY1"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosX2"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosY2"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosX3"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosY3"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosX4"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosY4"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosX5"                "0.000000"

    Option "FSAAMSPosY5"                "0.000000"

# === Misc Options ===

    Option "UseFastTLS"                "0"

    Option "BlockSignalsOnLock"        "no"

    Option "UseInternalAGPGART"        "yes"

    Option "ForceGenericCPU"            "no"

    BusID "PCI:1:0:0"    # vendor=1002, device=4c66

    Screen 0

EndSection



# **********************************************************************

# Screen sections

# **********************************************************************



# Any number of screen sections may be present.  Each describes

# the configuration of a single screen.  A single specific screen section

# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"

# option.

Section "Screen"

    Identifier  "Screen0"

    Device      "ATI Graphics Adapter"

    Monitor    "Monitor0"

    DefaultDepth 24

    #Option "backingstore"



    Subsection "Display"

        Depth      8

        Modes      "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"

        ViewPort    0 0  # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop

#        Virtual    1280 1024

    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth      16

        Modes      "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"

        ViewPort    0 0  # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop

#        Virtual    1280 1024

    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth      24

        Modes      "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"

        ViewPort    0 0  # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop

#        Virtual    1280 1024

    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth      32

        Modes      "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"

        ViewPort    0 0  # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop

#        Virtual    1280 1024

    EndSubsection



#    Subsection "Display"

#        Depth      24

#        Modes      "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"

#        ViewPort    0 0  # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop

#        Virtual    1280 1024

#    EndSubsection

EndSection



# **********************************************************************

# ServerLayout sections.

# **********************************************************************



# Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present.  Each describes

# the way multiple screens are organised.  A specific ServerLayout

# section may be specified from the X server command line with the

# "-layout" option.  In the absence of this, the first section is used.

# When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section

# is used alone.



Section "ServerLayout"



# The Identifier line must be present

    Identifier  "Server Layout"



# Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally

# the relative position of other screens.  The four names after

# primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right

# of the primary screen.



    Screen "Screen0"



# Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and

# optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be

# used.  Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and

# "SendCoreEvents".



    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"



EndSection



### EOF ###

xorg.conf-vesa

Code:



# **********************************************************************

# Monitor section

# **********************************************************************



# Any number of monitor sections may be present



Section "Monitor"



    Identifier  "My Monitor"



# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.

# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a

# comma separated list of ranges of values.

# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S

# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.



    HorizSync  31.5 - 50.0



#    HorizSync        30-64        # multisync

#    HorizSync        31.5, 35.2    # multiple fixed sync frequencies

#    HorizSync        15-25, 30-50  # multiple ranges of sync frequencies



# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.

# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a

# comma separated list of ranges of values.

# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S

# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.



    VertRefresh 40-90



EndSection





# **********************************************************************

# Graphics device section

# **********************************************************************



# Any number of graphics device sections may be present



Section "Device"

    Identifier  "VESA Framebuffer"

    Driver      "vesa"

    #VideoRam    4096

    # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate

EndSection



# **********************************************************************

# Screen sections

# **********************************************************************



# Any number of screen sections may be present.  Each describes

# the configuration of a single screen.  A single specific screen section

# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"

# option.

Section "Screen"

    Identifier  "Screen 1"

    Device      "VESA Framebuffer"

    Monitor    "My Monitor"



# If your card can handle it, a higher default color depth (like 24 or 32)

# is highly recommended.



#  DefaultDepth 8

#  DefaultDepth 16

  DefaultDepth 24

#  DefaultDepth 32



# "1024x768" is also a conservative usable default resolution.  If you

# have a better monitor, feel free to try resolutions such as

# "1152x864", "1280x1024", "1600x1200", and "1800x1400" (or whatever your

# card/monitor can produce)



    Subsection "Display"

        Depth      8

        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth      16

        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth      24

        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

    EndSubsection

    Subsection "Display"

        Depth      32

        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

    EndSubsection



EndSection



# **********************************************************************

# ServerLayout sections.

# **********************************************************************



# Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present.  Each describes

# the way multiple screens are organised.  A specific ServerLayout

# section may be specified from the X server command line with the

# "-layout" option.  In the absence of this, the first section is used.

# When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section

# is used alone.



Section "ServerLayout"



# The Identifier line must be present

    Identifier  "Simple Layout"



# Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally

# the relative position of other screens.  The four names after

# primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right

# of the primary screen.  In this example, screen 2 is located to the

# right of screen 1.



    Screen "Screen 1"



# Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and

# optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be

# used.  Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and

# "SendCoreEvents".



    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"



EndSection

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I've been working on this for hours.