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ATI X1600XT on Linux RH 4 Enterprise
[ excessive crossposting trimmed ]
["Followup-To:" header set to comp.os.linux.hardware.] On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 07:22:52 -0700, spinlock staggered into the Black Sun and said: First, I am a newbie that can't even spell Linux, so, please type slow. Right. RH 4 Enterprise edition Redhat Enterprise isn't usually worth the extra $. CentOS is the way to go unless you're going to make extensive use of the paid support, or you're excessively paranoid about running "supported applications". x86 mobo with an ATI X1600XT AGP adapter. The monitor is a Sony 24" LCD that looks crappy with any res but the native 1920x1200. The generic vid driver that installed with the system maxes out at 1600x1200. Yeah, VESA doesn't define anything larger than that. The man page for radeon as shipped with Xorg 7.0 doesn't say anything about the X1600, but you may want to try that anyway (though you'll lose 3D acceleration). That involves making a backup copy of /etc/X11/xorg.conf , then changing Driver "fglrx" to Driver "radeon" ....restarting X, and seeing if it worked. If it didn't, copy the backed-up xorg.conf back to its original location and go trawling through /var/log/Xorg.0.log for details on *why* it didn't work. Iterate until it works. NOTE: Procedures like this are, in general, how you solve problems in Linux or any other OS where the config files are in plain text and the logs are reasonably good. Apply this to other problems you find. When I install the latest driver(8.28.8) from ATI, I can run 1920x1200, but windows are not refreshed properly. Even system windows like the Logoff/Restart/Shutdown window [do] not display, so, I do NOT THINK IT IS AN XFREE86 ISSUE. SHOUTING doesn't make people take you more seriously, eh? And why would "system windows" behave differently than ordinary X windows? X is very loosely coupled to the kernel and base system, unlike the whole Win32 graphical subsystem, so your 'Doze experience may lead you astray here. Basically, when I move a window, it disappears as I move it. I can get it to refresh by clicking the mouse all over the area that I moved it to and it slowly refreshes the area around each click!?!?!?! Even when This is almost certainly a problem with ATi's evil binary-only modules and their interaction with your video card. I saw very similar symptoms with nVidia's 6629 build of their evil modules, which I fixed by using any other version (6111, 8178, whatever.) So: First thing to try is to go back a couple of minor versions. Heck, I'm still running version 8.27.10 of fglrx on my laptop (FireGL 2, 1400x1050), and it works fine. You'll find that many module providers work on the principle of "if it ain't broke, fix it until it *is* broke!". HTH anyway, -- Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin / mail: TRAP + SPAN don't belong http://www.brainbench.com / I don't practice what I preach, because I'm -----------------------------/ not the kind of person I'm preaching to. |
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