XF86Config destroying my life

babajobu · 03-31-2004, 06:49 PM

Slacknewbie/Linuxnewbie attempting to configure XFree86 4.4 to work with:

1)ATi Rage 128 Pro 4XL graphics card
2)Sony XGA LCD with fixed resolution of 1024x768, a vertical sync of 60 HZ and horizontal sync of 48 kHz

I've played around with the XF86Config file every which way I can think to, among other things by: trying each of the r128 and ati drivers; manually entering modelines; attempting a bottom-of-the-barrel VGA style configuration; using both the xfree86setup and xfconfig methods with various arrangements, and so forth and so on and what not ad nauseum.

The common denominators in the log file after every attempt have been an error claiming that my panel dimensions are not specified (though I've tried specifying them under the monitor and screen sections), a line saying something about sending info to an external CRT, and a final reprimand that none of my modes are valid because I'm out of range and I must restrict myself to 0x0-640x480 (though I've tried modes within those parameters, and to no avail). Also, there's a fishy line in there about an APM Bios not showing up. I don't know what that means. Also some trouble with fonts, but I can deal with that later.

Anyway, below is my most recent log. My most desperate hope is that a Slack Xpert will mock me for my newbie ignorance and point me towards a blatantly obvious and simple fix that only a newbie could have missed.

But if you say "RTFM" I don't think I could bear it. No, no, that would simply be too much.

Sincerely,
Yussel the Street Hustler

XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
_XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/slackware:0
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6

XFree86 Version 4.4.0
Release Date: 29 February 2004
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.25 i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux slackware 2.4.22 #23 Tue Sep 2 18:16:57 PDT 2003 i686
Build Date: 21 March 2004
Changelog Date: 29 February 2004

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Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Mar 31 23:45:46 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
(==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "My Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "** ATI (generic) [ati]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
(**) XKB: model: "pc101"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/".
Entry deleted from font path.
(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/").
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/".
Entry deleted from font path.
(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/").
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/".
Entry deleted from font path.
(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/").
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
(II) Module ABI versions:
XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
XFree86 Video Driver: 0.7
XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4
XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2
XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1
(II) PCI: Config type is 1
(II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x00000000, mode1Res1 = 0x80000000
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 8086,7190 card 0000,0000 rev 03 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 8086,7191 card 0000,0000 rev 03 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 104c,8009 card 104d,8032 rev 01 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:05:0: chip 1180,0475 card 4000,0000 rev 80 class 06,07,00 hdr 02
(II) PCI: 00:06:0: chip 12eb,0003 card 104d,807c rev 03 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 8086,7110 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:07:1: chip 8086,7111 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 01,01,80 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:2: chip 8086,7112 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:3: chip 8086,7113 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:08:0: chip 104d,808a card 104d,808c rev 01 class 05,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0a:0: chip 11c1,044e card 13e0,0405 rev 00 class 07,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0b:0: chip 10ec,8139 card 1186,1300 rev 10 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 1002,5052 card 104d,808b rev 00 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x0088 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000dfff (0x1000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xdf000000 - 0xdfefffff (0xf00000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xdff00000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x4100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-CardBus bridge:
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:5:0), (0,2,5), BCTRL: 0x0580 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 2 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00004000 - 0x000040ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00004400 - 0x000044ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 2 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x10800000 - 0x10bfffff (0x400000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 2 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x10400000 - 0x107fffff (0x400000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:7:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 PR/PRO AGP 4x TMDS rev 0, Mem @ 0xe0000000/26, 0xdf000000/14, I/O @ 0xd800/8, BIOS @ 0xdffe0000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xe4000000 from 0xe7ffffff to 0xe3ffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xdc000000 - 0xdc0000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xdc800000 - 0xdc8000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xdd0003ff (0x400) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xdd800000 - 0xdd83ffff (0x40000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xde003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xde800000 - 0xde8007ff (0x800) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[7] -1 0 0xdffe0000 - 0xdfffffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xdf000000 - 0xdf003fff (0x4000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0x00009800 - 0x000098ff (0x100) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000a000 - 0x0000a0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000a400 - 0x0000a407 (0x8) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000a800 - 0x0000a81f (0x20) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b00f (0x10) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000b400 - 0x0000b407 (0x8) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B](B)
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xdc000000 - 0xdc0000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xdc800000 - 0xdc8000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xdd0003ff (0x400) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xdd800000 - 0xdd83ffff (0x40000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xde003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xde800000 - 0xde8007ff (0x800) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[7] -1 0 0xdffe0000 - 0xdfffffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xdf000000 - 0xdf003fff (0x4000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0x00009800 - 0x000098ff (0x100) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000a000 - 0x0000a0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000a400 - 0x0000a407 (0x8) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000a800 - 0x0000a81f (0x20) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b00f (0x10) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000b400 - 0x0000b407 (0x8) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B](B)
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xdc000000 - 0xdc0000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xdc800000 - 0xdc8000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xdd0003ff (0x400) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xdd800000 - 0xdd83ffff (0x40000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xde003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xde800000 - 0xde8007ff (0x800) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[12] -1 0 0xdffe0000 - 0xdfffffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xdf000000 - 0xdf003fff (0x4000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x00009800 - 0x000098ff (0x100) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000a000 - 0x0000a0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000a400 - 0x0000a407 (0x8) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000a800 - 0x0000a81f (0x20) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b00f (0x10) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000b400 - 0x0000b407 (0x8) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B](B)
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension FontCache
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "speedo"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a
(II) Module speedo: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.1
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Speedo
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "ati"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ati_drv.o
(II) Module ati: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 6.5.6
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) ATI: ATI driver (version 6.5.6) for chipsets: ati, ativga
(II) R128: Driver for ATI Rage 128 chipsets:
ATI Rage 128 Mobility M3 LE (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Mobility M3 LF (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Mobility M4 MF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility M4 ML (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PA (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PB (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PC (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PD (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PE (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro GL PF (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PG (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PH (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PI (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PJ (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PK (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PL (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PM (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PN (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PO (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PP (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PQ (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PR (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PS (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PT (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PU (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PV (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PW (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PX (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 GL RE (PCI), ATI Rage 128 GL RF (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 RG (AGP), ATI Rage 128 VR RK (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 VR RL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 4X SE (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 4X SF (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 4X SG (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 4X SH (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 4X SK (PCI/AGP),
ATI Rage 128 4X SL (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 4X SM (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 4X SN (PCI/AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TF (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TR (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TS (AGP?), ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TT (AGP?),
ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TU (AGP?)
(II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets: ATI Radeon QD (AGP),
ATI Radeon QE (AGP), ATI Radeon QF (AGP), ATI Radeon QG (AGP),
(II) ATI: Candidate "Device" section "** ATI (generic) [ati]".
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PR (PCI) found
(II) Loading sub module "r128"
(II) LoadModule: "r128"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o
(II) Module r128: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 4.0.1
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xdc000000 - 0xdc0000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xdc800000 - 0xdc8000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xdd0003ff (0x400) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xdd800000 - 0xdd83ffff (0x40000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xde003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xde800000 - 0xde8007ff (0x800) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[12] -1 0 0xdffe0000 - 0xdfffffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xdf000000 - 0xdf003fff (0x4000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x00009800 - 0x000098ff (0x100) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000a000 - 0x0000a0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000a400 - 0x0000a407 (0x8) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000a800 - 0x0000a81f (0x20) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b00f (0x10) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000b400 - 0x0000b407 (0x8) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B](B)
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xdc000000 - 0xdc0000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xdc800000 - 0xdc8000ff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xdd0003ff (0x400) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xdd800000 - 0xdd83ffff (0x40000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xde003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xde800000 - 0xde8007ff (0x800) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[12] -1 0 0xdffe0000 - 0xdfffffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xdf000000 - 0xdf003fff (0x4000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xe3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[15] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[16] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[17] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x00009800 - 0x000098ff (0x100) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000a000 - 0x0000a0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000a400 - 0x0000a407 (0x8) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000a800 - 0x0000a81f (0x20) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b00f (0x10) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000b400 - 0x0000b407 (0x8) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B](B)
[28] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[29] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) R128(0): PCI bus 1 card 0 func 0
(**) R128(0): Depth 8, (--) framebuffer bpp 8
(II) R128(0): Pixel depth = 8 bits stored in 1 byte (8 bpp pixmaps)
(==) R128(0): Default visual is PseudoColor
(II) R128(0): Using 8 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC)
(II) Loading sub module "int10"
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) R128(0): initializing int10
(II) R128(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(--) R128(0): Chipset: "ATI Rage 128 Pro VR PR (PCI)" (ChipID = 0x5052)
(--) R128(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xe0000000
(--) R128(0): MMIO registers at 0xdf000000
(--) R128(0): BIOS at 0xdffe0000
(--) R128(0): VideoRAM: 8192 kByte (64-bit SDR SGRAM 2:1)
(**) R128(0): Using external CRT for display
(WW) R128(0): Can't determine panel dimensions, and none specified. Disabling programming of FP registers.
(II) R128(0): PLL parameters: rf=2950 rd=65 min=12500 max=40000; xclk=6250
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) Loading sub module "vbe"
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) R128(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE Version 2.0
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 8192 kB
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI RAGE128
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 1.0
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: R128
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC supported
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC Level 2
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC transfer in appr. 2 sec.
(II) R128(0): VESA VBE DDC read successfully
(II) R128(0): Manufacturer: SNY Model: 752 Serial#: 16843009
(II) R128(0): Year: 2000 Week: 0
(II) R128(0): EDID Version: 1.2
(II) R128(0): Digital Display Input
(II) R128(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 30 vert.: 23
(II) R128(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) R128(0): DPMS capabilities: Off; RGB/Color Display
(II) R128(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) R128(0): redX: 0.580 redY: 0.340 greenX: 0.330 greenY: 0.530
(II) R128(0): blueX: 0.150 blueY: 0.130 whiteX: 0.320 whiteY: 0.340
(II) R128(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) R128(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) R128(0): clock: 65.0 MHz Image Size: 304 x 228 mm
(II) R128(0): h_active: 1024 h_sync: 1048 h_sync_end 1184 h_blank_end 1344 h_border: 0
(II) R128(0): v_active: 768 v_sync: 771 v_sync_end 777 v_blanking: 806 v_border: 0
(II) R128(0): Ranges: V min: 59 V max: 61 Hz, H min: 47 H max: 49 kHz, PixClock max 70 MHz
(II) R128(0): Monitor name: PCVA-15XTAP2
(==) R128(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(==) R128(0): Write-combining range (0xe0000000,0x800000)
(II) Loading sub module "i2c"
(II) LoadModule: "i2c"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a
(II) Module i2c: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.4.0, module version = 1.2.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) R128(0): I2C bus "DDC" initialized.
(II) R128(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) R128(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(WW) R128(0): Mode 1280x1024 is out of range.
Valid mode should be between 640x480-0x0
(WW) R128(0): Mode 1024x768 is out of range.
Valid mode should be between 640x480-0x0
(WW) R128(0): Mode 800x600 is out of range.
Valid mode should be between 640x480-0x0
(WW) R128(0): Mode 640x480 is out of range.
Valid mode should be between 640x480-0x0
(EE) R128(0): No valid mode found for this DFP/LCD
(II) UnloadModule: "ati"
(II) UnloadModule: "i2c"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a
(II) UnloadModule: "ddc"
(II) UnloadModule: "vbe"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) UnloadModule: "ddc"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) UnloadModule: "int10"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) UnloadModule: "r128"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

leonscape · 03-31-2004, 07:48 PM

It looks like you'll need to specify a mode line for your monitors resolutions, as it thinks there all out of sync. Modeline Generator will create a mode line you can copy to your config.

Also could you post your config for the screens.

babajobu · 03-31-2004, 08:34 PM

Thank you for the help Leonscape,

That Modeline Generator is a nifty tool and I used it to create a new modeline which I then inserted into the monitor section of the config file. Alas, no joy. No joy for Yussel. I still got the same old line about all my modes being out of range, my panel dimensions not being specified, etc.

Below I'm posting the screen section of the Config file, but is it possible that my hardware is Linux-proof? It seems unjust that a newbie would get stuck with an intractable, hardware-specific bug, or whatever. Very unjust.

Okay, again thank you for the help.

Yussel the Street Hustler

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "**ATI (generic) [ati]"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
End Subsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
End Subsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
End Subsection
End Section

leonscape · 03-31-2004, 08:45 PM

Couple of things,

change ViewPort too Virtual.

Since you have a fixed range monitor remove the other resolutions.

If you have VertRefresh and HorizSync set to single values, try bounding them with a range instead say: 55-65, 48-53, This sometimes works

spurious · 03-31-2004, 08:51 PM

A quick-and-dirty cheat is to backup your existing XF86Config, reboot with a Knoppix CD, then copy the Knoppix-generated /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.

babajobu · 03-31-2004, 09:01 PM

Okay, again thanks for the suggestions. I've modified my XF86Config in the ways you've suggested but still no progress. Yussel's reality is as cold and as forelorn as ever.

Should you, Leon, or any other kind Slaxperts out there have ideas about what might be done to get XFree86 up and running and thereby salvage my inchoate Linux/Slack campaign, please do let me know. I'll be waiting and watching. For now, good night.

Sincerely,
Yussel the Street Hustler

babajobu · 03-31-2004, 09:19 PM

That is, I tried Leon's tips, but not Specious's suggestion to use a Knoppix CD. I'll look to that as a longer term option: I live in Ireland and we're a Slack Mad country, not a Knoppix CD to be seen among all the alleyways of me Dear Old Dublin. Anyway, I'll keep that one on the longfinger. In the meantime, still searching for a fix!

Sincerely,
Yussel the Street Hustler

m_yates · 04-08-2004, 09:13 PM

Have you seen this:

http://www.bitbenderforums.com/vb22/...?postid=313121

I just installed Slackware on my laptop with a 1400x1050 screen and the above link helped me get X going. I stumbled across your post looking for an answer to a different problem I have with my Slackware installation. Good luck. (By the way, I have used the Knoppix trick many times to fix a screwed up XF86Config file.) If you try that, one thing to remember is Knoppix creates a file named XF86Config-4, while Slackware uses XF86Config. If you happen to have files with both names in the directory /etc/X11, X will always use the one named XF86Config-4 and ignore changes to XF86config.

babajobu · 04-09-2004, 06:03 AM

Dear M Yates,

Thanks for the link and the suggestion. Yes, I've several times used xf86config to generate my XF86Config file. I've read the man pages for xf86config as well as several web pages (such as the one you provided) offering guidance in how to use it. I've done the same for XF86Config and XFree86setup, etc.

I am brand new to Linux, and I selected Slackware as my first distro. Since I know Slack has a reputation as a particularly "tough" distro, and because I have no experience in any kind of a command line environment, I decided to use Zipslack to provide more flexibility in the pace of my transition from Windows than a full Slack installation would allow.

When I initially had trouble getting X-windows up and running (after downloading it seperately from the Zipslack package, which doesn't include it), I assumed that this was a Newbie problem and that I would solve it with some intellectual elbow grease--just throw myself into the man pages and other documentation until I learned what was necessary to correct the issue. For a good while I continued to assume that that was the case. After all, what are the odds that a Newbie would immediately encounter an exotic and unsolvable problem?

Alas, I now believe that this may actually be the case. Not only does none of the documentation seem to provide any clues to the origin of the problem, neither does there seem to be any Slack Xpert who knows how to solve it. Either this is a bug specific to Zipslack, or to my somewhat exotic Sony PC and accompanying peripherals. Perhaps I've actually missed an easy fix, but I don't think so. I think this is an indissoluble problem.

So Slackware will have to wait. Down the road I'll try to use the Knoppix CD trick. Or further down the road (years, most likely) when I get a new PC system and not my current Sony LCD setup, I'll try a dual boot with Slack and Windows.

Until then I'll (over time) scan some of the intro to linux literature to build up my knowledge base. I can still mess around in the command line environment in Zipslack, after all.

Other than that, Sayonara to Slack and Linux for now.

Babajobu/Yussel

Shade · 04-19-2004, 07:11 PM

Don't give up, and stop being so dramatic, man. It's just an operating system

Now onto the meat.

For my LCD to work I had to set up some interesting options in my XF86Config file.
below are the interesting options:

Code:

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier  "SVA"

    HorizSync   24.0 - 80.0
    VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
    Option      "dpms"
    Option      "MonitorLayout" "TDMS"
    Option      "DDCMode" "on"

EndSection

The important/ interesting ones are DDCMode on and MonitorLayout TDMS.
The MonitorLayout tells X you're using a fixed resolution LCD.
DDCMode On tells it to probe for workable modes.

You shouldn't have to fiddle with modelines anymore, man -- it's a thing of the past

--Shade

mrcheeks · 04-19-2004, 07:42 PM

add nolisten inet6 and nolisten tcp options to your startx command or create a .xserverrc with xserver options.
It should solve your problem easily

funny xfree destroying your life, why did you upgrade to current :-), if you knew :-)