Xorg-6.8.1 / ATI & DDC function

From: Valery (valery_at_vslash.com)
Date: 03/09/05

  • Next message: Pietro Cerutti: "Re: firefox and flash on freebsd"
    Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 11:59:56 +0100
    To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
    
    

    Hi,
    i would upgrade Xorg-6.7.0 to 6.8.1 in order to
    try to correct a seemingly malfunction with ATI
    video card and the set {ati,radeon_drv,drm} modules.

    The trouble we encounter is a bad setting of
    the DCF (Dot Clock Freq.) of the ATI Card at
    X startup. The result is a very high Moiré-Effect
    with LCD monitors, making them unusable at their
    optimal resolution.
    We target the drivers because we don't have any
    problem with other OS (MS ..)
    Of course, changing cables and so one has no effect.

    We have tried to setup our proper modeline, at
    different frequencies but the driver seem to do
    what it want : modeline values don't give expected
    monitor frequencies.
    For example, this modeline :
    "1280x1024" 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +/+
    should give you a HSF (Hor. Freq.) at 63.9KHz,
    but the monitor report a HSF=64.7Khz ; we don't
    know how the driver and the video produce this difference.
    Generally, you got a little difference arround 0.1~0.2KHz,
    but not 0.7, it's a big one.
    Other OS have a good behaviour (monitor report
    the good frequency, and there's no Moiré Effect with
    of course same resolution).

    We have upgraded radeon_drv from 4.0.1 to 4.4 with
    no effect.
    We have emailed to Gatos (ati,radeon_drv), and they advice
    to update Xorg to 6.8.2.
    We have emailed to some "Video veteran", and they don't
    understand.

    The set {Xorg6.7, ati6.5.6, radeon4.0.1} had a problem
    with DDC (no DDC detection), and we hope our solution
    is here, Xorg6.8.1+videoDrivers seem to correct
    that (release notes).

    Well, this problem concern 6 computers, and we need
    a solution, no matter to change monitors neither computer.

    Has anybody some advice or some information about that ?
    Ho, we use FBSD-5.3

    Many thanks,

    v/

    _______________________________________________
    freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
    http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
    To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"


  • Next message: Pietro Cerutti: "Re: firefox and flash on freebsd"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: Display only shows 2 colors
      ... My bet is the monitor. ... device and looks to a video related newsgroup. ... Nearly everyone calls a VGA card the "video card", ...
      (rec.video.desktop)
    • Re: windows xp pro "no signal" then reboots
      ... "No signal" means that no signal is getting to your monitor from your ... troubleshooting steps for video issues are: ... physical switch or pull the plug to totally power off. ... If you have access to another video card, you can try all of the above ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
    • Re: DVI-D Signal Is Lost
      ... Viewsonic VP2330wb flat panel monitor, and a ATI X1600 ... The monitor loses the video signal and shuts ... variant cables while able to get what I need from VGA connections. ...
      (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
    • [SLE] Dual head on an ATI9600 and SuSE9.3???
      ... Has anyone managed to get dualhead working with SuSE9.3 using an ATI ... 9600 video card? ... working with one monitor just fine. ... EndSubSection ...
      (SuSE)
    • Re: Cant get PCI video card to work w/ Intel onboard video
      ... The monitor connected to the ADD2 card has to have a DVI-D connector. ... monitor connected to the PCI Video port. ... no problem w/ the onboard video before the PCI video card was ... stop error during installation. ...
      (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)