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**BriGy86** · Oct 01, 2006, 11:31 PM

Re: minor video issues

I tried installing that driver and it came up with errors, after reinstalling I tried to use the fresh driver in the display settings window and it said it doesn't work with my monitor, I have no idea what to do.

**Rog131** · Oct 02, 2006, 06:11 AM

Re: minor video issues

Have you tried this:
Ubuntu Dapper Installation Guide
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubu...allation_Guide

In Ubuntu Dapper you can choose between two methods of installing the proprietary ATI driver. If you are new to linux you should use the first method as it is a lot easier than the second one and will work well in most cases. The second method describes how to install the very latest driver version, but requires some additional work and knowledge.

Useful information:

Configuring
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Configuring

Kommander script/gui for fglrx video driver:
fglrxKonf
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=43612

KubuntuDapperKnownProblems
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/KubuntuDapperKnownProblems

Using fglrx or ati drivers may cause KDM/xorg to freeze on logout or reboot [WWW] #30447
Workaround: add (uncomment) the line TerminateServer=true to section [X-:*-Core] in /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc

This worked for me. (radeon 9600, fglrx)

Checking driver:

Code:

:~$ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON 9600 XT Generic
OpenGL version string: 2.0.5814 (8.25.18)

Testing:

Code:

:~$ fgl_glxgears
Using GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
2972 frames in 5.0 seconds = 594.400 FPS
4546 frames in 5.0 seconds = 909.200 FPS
4534 frames in 5.0 seconds = 906.800 FPS
4545 frames in 5.0 seconds = 909.000 FPS

Code:

:~$ glxgears -printfps
23436 frames in 5.0 seconds = 4687.105 FPS
23337 frames in 5.0 seconds = 4667.340 FPS
23321 frames in 5.0 seconds = 4664.134 FPS
23303 frames in 5.0 seconds = 4660.479 FPS

**BriGy86** · Oct 02, 2006, 10:49 AM

Re: minor video issues

thank you so much, that seems to have worked out great, now i can run those opengl screen savers no problem, I think the only other issue is to get my dual monitor set up working, I'm thinking I might need to get a special program like twinview or something, but ill have to take a look after work

and again, thank you

**Rog131** · Oct 03, 2006, 05:56 AM

Re: minor video issues

Maybe this helps ?

HowTo: Dual Monitors (Xinerama/TwinView/MergedFB/Big-Desktop)
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=221174

About xinerama:

Xinerama wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinerama

3.5.x Xinerama improvements
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=40586

**BriGy86** · Oct 03, 2006, 08:30 AM

Re: minor video issues

when ever i search for those programs none of them show up, with the exception of xinerama, and that one only shows library files it seems, and I have all the repositories enabled

MergedFB I think is the one that would be best since I have an ATI card

perhaps I need to correct my monitors though, I have an samsung LCD (I couldn't find drivers for it in display settings) and I have an NEC CRT (that one has the correct drivers in display settings) the thing is, the LCD is the one that's working, and when i look to see what driver its using it says its using the NEC driver...
and last time I tried to correct it the system didn't boot afterwards.

**Rog131** · Oct 03, 2006, 04:09 PM

Re: minor video issues

MergedFB I think is the one that would be best since I have an ATI card

Big Desktop is the binary function of MergedFB. Big Desktop enables features similar to Xinerama with the addition of 3D Acceleration Support.

- I use fglrx (8.25.18) /3/ so to me it is big desktop.

How i did it. Hope that this helps you.

I have two crt - monitors (1024x768)

From:
HOWTO Dual Monitors (gentoo)
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_Monitors

I did find this /4/ :

Code:

aticonfig --initial=dual-head --dtop=horizontal --screen-layout=right -v

This adds to the xcorg.conf these lines:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

and

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

and

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

and also

In the Section "Device"

Option "DesktopSetup" "horizontal"

When i started kdm /1/ again i noticed that i can't move my mouse to the right monitor. After a monent i did find this:
ati dual display big desktop not working properly
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=188189

Seems that it is dapper problem but you can solve it:

Hey fellas, here is your solution. (well, it works in Gnome, at least...).

Once you have setup the dual monitor "big desktop" settings, you need to completely restart the computer. On the sign-on screen you will probably notice that you are able to move the mouse from one screen to the other without any problems.

There is one thing you need to do once you login. Now, I'm not entirely adept at using the KDE enviroment, but I am sure that there is someplace where you can change the resolution of your monitors. What you need to do is change the resolution of the horizontal component to twice what it is already (assuming you are using two monitors of the same resolution).

So, for instance, I have 2 17" CRT monitors; my primary is on the left and my secondary is on the right. The resolution they are native to is 1280x1024, so in clone mode they are both running at that resolution. So, twice the resolution should now be 2560x1024, right? So, change your resolution using the respective KDE tool (or, I guess you could edit the xorg file... but, that would be more difficult, probably...). In gnome all you have to is go to:

System > Preferences > Screen Resolution

After you're done, you may have to restart the computer again (restarting X, just doesn't work sometimes when you make these kinda changes...).

So i added "2048x768" mode in the screen section.

After stopping and starting kdm i checked modes /2/:

Code:

sudo xrandr -q

2048x768 was #8 -> so

Code:

sudo xrandr -s 8

Now everything seems to work (fgl_glxgears, glxgears, kaffeine).

xorg.conf now:

# /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 commands:
#
# cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom
# sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"
# local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "unix/:7100"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "fi"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 30.0 - 64.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 100.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9600 XT (RV350 AR)"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "DesktopSetup" "horizontal"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9600 XT (RV350 AR)"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "2048x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

/1/ Stopping kdm: Ctrl + Alt + F1 (or F2..F6) log in and type /etc/init.d/kdm stop
Starting: /etc/init.d/kdm start
(Ctrl + Alt + F7 is kdm)

/2/ xrandr - primitive command line interface to RandR extension. more: man xrandr.

/3/ ATI Pairmode Support (from ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version 8.28.8 http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/...ux_8.28.8.html)

This release of the ATI Proprietary Linux driver introduces a new feature called Pairmode. This feature allows users to enable BigDesktop mode with two different screen resolutions. When using Xrandr, users can now dynamically switch between BigDesktop and Clone mode without having to restart the X Server.

/4/ All aticonfig options:

Code:

aticonfig --help

Put them in the text file:

Code:

aticonfig --help > easier_to_read.txt

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