LinuxQuestions.org - Odd problem with xorg radeon drivers on Slackware current

At the moment I am running an up to date slackware-current. Since either the last update to xorg-server (xorg-server-1.4-i486-4.tgz) or the ati drivers(xf86-video-ati-6.7.196-i486-1.tgz), The ati drivers have not worked properly. I updated both at the same time, and forgot to keep the old versions so I can't say for sure which update caused the problem.

When I start X with ati drivers, the display has an odd, shimmering corruption in the middle. It is hard to describe but rather alarming. I immediately close X on seeing this.

X works fine with the vesa drivers and appears to work the latest fglrx drivers (too early to tell if any nasty problems are waiting).

I am using a Radeon 9600XT if that matters.

Here is the Xorg.0.log (for some reason it says it is a binary file when you click the link but thats what happens when you use free hosting that forces you to change file names and probably mangles them)

And here is the xorg.conf:
Code:
# File generated by xorgconfig.



#

# Copyright 2004 The X.Org Foundation

#

# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a

# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),

# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation

# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,

# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the

# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

# 

# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in

# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

# 

# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR

# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,

# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL

# The X.Org Foundation BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,

# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF

# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE

# SOFTWARE.

# 

# Except as contained in this notice, the name of The X.Org Foundation shall

# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other

# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from

# The X.Org Foundation.

#



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

# Refer to the xorg.conf(5) man page for details about the format of 

# this file.

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



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

# Module section -- this  section  is used to specify

# which dynamically loadable modules to load.

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

#

Section "Module"



# This loads the DBE extension module.



    Load        "dbe"          # Double buffer extension



# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables

# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.

    SubSection  "extmod"

      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"  # don't initialise the DGA extension

    EndSubSection



# This loads the font modules

#    Load        "type1"

    Load        "freetype"

#    Load        "xtt"



# This loads the GLX module

    Load      "glx"

# This loads the DRI module

    Load      "dri"



EndSection



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

# Files section.  This allows default font and rgb paths to be set

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



Section "Files"



# The location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the

# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally

# no need to change the default.



#    RgbPath        "/usr/share/X11/rgb"



# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),

# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath

# command (or a combination of both methods)

# 

# 



    FontPath  "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"

    FontPath  "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"

    FontPath  "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"

    FontPath  "/usr/share/fonts/misc"

    FontPath  "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"

#    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/local/"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/OTF/"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"

    FontPath  "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"



# The module search path.  The default path is shown here.



    ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"



EndSection



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

# Server flags section.

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



Section "ServerFlags"



# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is 

# received.  This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may

# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging



#    Option "NoTrapSignals"



# Uncomment this to disable the <Ctrl><Alt><Fn> VT switch sequence

# (where n is 1 through 12).  This allows clients to receive these key

# events.



#    Option "DontVTSwitch"



# Uncomment this to disable the <Ctrl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence

# This allows clients to receive this key event.



#    Option "DontZap"



# Uncomment this to disable the <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching

# sequences.  This allows clients to receive these key events.



#    Option "Dont Zoom"



# Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With

# it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,

# but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will

# receive a protocol error.



#    Option "DisableVidModeExtension"



# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client. 



#    Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune"



# Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device

# (mouse and keyboard) settings. 



#    Option "DisableModInDev"



# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to

# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).



#    Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev"



EndSection



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

# Input devices

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



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

# Core keyboard's InputDevice section

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



Section "InputDevice"



    Identifier        "Keyboard1"

    Driver        "kbd"



    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"



# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))

#    Option        "Xleds"      "1 2 3"



#    Option "LeftAlt"    "Meta"

#    Option "RightAlt"    "ModeShift"



# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the

# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.

# keyboard, you will probably want to use:

#    Option "XkbModel"    "pc105"

# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:

#    Option "XkbModel"    "microsoft"

#

# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.

# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:

#    Option "XkbLayout"  "de"

# or:

#    Option "XkbLayout"  "de"

#    Option "XkbVariant"  "nodeadkeys"

#

# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and

# control keys, use:

#    Option "XkbOptions"  "ctrl:swapcaps"



# These are the default XKB settings for Xorg

#    Option "XkbRules"    "xorg"

#    Option "XkbModel"    "pc105"

#    Option "XkbLayout"  "us"

#    Option "XkbVariant"  ""

#    Option "XkbOptions"  ""



#    Option "XkbDisable"



    Option "XkbRules"        "xorg"

    Option "XkbModel"        "pc105"

    Option "XkbLayout"        "gb"



EndSection





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

# Core Pointer's InputDevice section

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



Section "InputDevice"



# Identifier and driver



    Identifier        "Mouse1"

    Driver        "mouse"

    Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"        # IntelliMouse PS/2

    Option "Device"      "/dev/input/mice"



# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.



#    Option "Resolution"        "256"



# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In

# almost every case these lines should be omitted.



#    Option "BaudRate"        "9600"

#    Option "SampleRate"        "150"



# Mouse wheel mapping.  Default is to map vertical wheel to buttons 4 & 5,

# horizontal wheel to buttons 6 & 7.  Change if your mouse has more than

# 3 buttons and you need to map the wheel to different button ids to avoid

# conflicts.



    Option "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5 6 7"



# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button mice

# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)



#    Option "Emulate3Buttons"

#    Option "Emulate3Timeout"    "50"



# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice



#    Option "ChordMiddle"



EndSection





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

# Other input device sections 

# this is optional and is required only if you

# are using extended input devices.  This is for example only.  Refer

# to the xorg.conf man page for a description of the options.

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

#

# Section "InputDevice" 

#    Identifier  "Mouse2"

#    Driver      "mouse"

#    Option      "Protocol"      "MouseMan"

#    Option      "Device"        "/dev/mouse2"

# EndSection

#

# Section "InputDevice"

#    Identifier "spaceball"

#    Driver    "magellan"

#    Option    "Device"        "/dev/cua0"

# EndSection

#

# Section "InputDevice"

#    Identifier "spaceball2"

#    Driver    "spaceorb"

#    Option    "Device"        "/dev/cua0"

# EndSection

#

# Section "InputDevice"

#    Identifier "touchscreen0"

#    Driver    "microtouch"

#    Option    "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"

#    Option    "MinX"          "1412"

#    Option    "MaxX"          "15184"

#    Option    "MinY"          "15372"

#    Option    "MaxY"          "1230"

#    Option    "ScreenNumber"  "0"

#    Option    "ReportingMode" "Scaled"

#    Option    "ButtonNumber"  "1"

#    Option    "SendCoreEvents"

# EndSection

#

# Section "InputDevice"

#    Identifier "touchscreen1"

#    Driver    "elo2300"

#    Option    "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"

#    Option    "MinX"          "231"

#    Option    "MaxX"          "3868"

#    Option    "MinY"          "3858"

#    Option    "MaxY"          "272"

#    Option    "ScreenNumber"  "0"

#    Option    "ReportingMode" "Scaled"

#    Option    "ButtonThreshold"      "17"

#    Option    "ButtonNumber"  "1"

#    Option    "SendCoreEvents"

# EndSection



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

# Monitor section

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



# Any number of monitor sections may be present



Section "Monitor"



    Identifier  "PV505"



# 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 - 59.0



# 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 60.0 - 70.0

    Option    "DPMS"

EndSection





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

# Graphics device section

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



# Any number of graphics device sections may be present



# Device configured by xorgconfig:



Section "Device"

    Identifier  "9600XT"

    Driver      "ati"

    BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"

    #VideoRam    131072

    # 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      "9600XT"

    Monitor    "PV505"

    DefaultDepth 24



    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" "640x480"

        ViewPort    0 0

    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



Section "DRI"

    Mode 0666

EndSection



# Section "Extensions"

#  Option "Composite" "enable"

# EndSection