ubuntu flight6 on a dell inspiron 6400
Nagaprabhanjan Bellaro
nagp.ubuntu at gmail.com
Wed Apr 19 15:53:14 UTC 2006
Hi Mathew,
Looking at your xorg.conf file, I removed the "1024x768" and "800x600"
things from the screen sections.
I have also switched to kdm, instead of gdm. This took my lappy to 1280x800
mode, by default.
Thanks.
On 4/18/06, Matthew Kuiken <matt.kuiken at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Nagaprabhanjan Bellaro wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I chaged this Modeline to ModeLine and rebooted the system. For some
> reason,
> > the Xserver did not start. When I looked into the file, I had
> uncommented
> > some comment, so changed it and started X with "startx". Amazingly it
> went
> > into the 1280x800 mode.
> >
> > Then, I rebooted the system so that the system would directly enter into
> the
> > gdm mode, but this time, it was only showing 1024x768 :-( I did the
> exercise
> > once by uninstalling 915resolution and again installing it, but of no
> use.
> > Suspecting that gdm might be caching something, I looked into thie
> > gdm.conffile and found that .Xauthority may be doing something, so
> > deleted the file
> > and rebooted the machine. No use.
> >
> > Then, I again made X err, and got to the command line and did a startx.
> This
> > time it went into the 1280x800 mode. I did another exercise. I
> uninstalled
> > 915resolution, and rebooted the machine to make X err, and did a startx.
> > This time, the system went into the 1024x768 mode. :(
> >
> > Here are my files:
> > http://www.rootshell.be/~nagap/Xorg.log
> > http://www.rootshell.be/~nagap/xorg.conf
> >
> > Is GDM doing something behind?
> >
> Given the responses that I received about the xorg.conf keywords being
> case insensitive, I am uncertain what I did to get rid of the error.
> Now that I have booted into Linux, when I look at my new xorg.conf,
> there is no modeline at all any more. I do not know if the differences
> between the i915 and the i945 are causing your problems or what is
> happening. I looked through my Xorg.0.log file, and it looks very
> similar to yours. I do not have the lines about hsync range not being
> correct, but I'm not certain hsync matters for LFPs. I also do not see
> the same type of errors I had when my i810 driver wasn't detecting my
> resolution properly in your xorg.log. The only major difference I see
> in your log files is that my modes 60-62 have information in them for
> the 1366x768 mode. I do not know why the information for your 1280x800
> isn't in one of those modes also. That may be the issue, but I don't
> know how to resolve it.
>
> Sorry that I can't be of more help,
> -Matt
>
>
>
> # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
> #
> # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool,
> using
> # values from the debconf database.
> #
> # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
> # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
> #
> # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades
> *only*
> # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
> # package.
> #
> # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically
> updated
> # again, run the following command:
> # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
>
> Section "Files"
> FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
> FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
> FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
> FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
> FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
> # path to defoma fonts
> FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
> Load "i2c"
> Load "bitmap"
> Load "ddc"
> Load "dri"
> Load "extmod"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "glx"
> Load "int10"
> Load "type1"
> Load "vbe"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
> Driver "kbd"
> Option "CoreKeyboard"
> Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
> Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
> Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "CorePointer"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
> Driver "synaptics"
> Option "AlwaysCore"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
> Option "Protocol" "event"
> Option "LeftEdge" "120"
> Option "RightEdge" "830"
> Option "TopEdge" "120"
> Option "BottomEdge" "650"
> Option "FingerLow" "14"
> Option "FingerHigh" "15"
> Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
> Option "MaxTapMove" "110"
> Option "ClickTime" "0"
> Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "75"
> Option "VertScrollDelta" "10"
> Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
> Option "MinSpeed" "0.45"
> Option "MaxSpeed" "0.75"
> Option "AccelFactor" "0.020"
> Option "EdgeMotionMinSpeed" "200"
> Option "EdgeMotionMaxSpeed" "200"
> Option "UpDownScrolling" "1"
> Option "CircularScrolling" "0"
> Option "CircScrollDelta" "0.1"
> Option "CircScrollTrigger" "2"
> Option "SHMConfig" "true"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express
> Graphics Controller"
> Driver "i810"
> BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Generic Monitor"
> Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Default Screen"
> Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express
> Graphics Controller"
> Monitor "Generic Monitor"
> DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 1
> Modes "1366x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 4
> Modes "1366x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1366x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "1366x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1366x768"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1366x768"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "Default Layout"
> Screen "Default Screen"
> InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
> InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
> InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
> EndSection
>
> Section "DRI"
> Mode 0666
> EndSection
>
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