[PlanetCCRMA] New xorg plus ATI resolution problem

[Jamie Bullock]

I just tried the open source 'radeon' driver, and the resolution is
fine, so I guess it's probably just a case of waiting until ATI update
their driver.

Jamie

On Thu, 2005-09-22 at 09:18 +0100, Jamie Bullock wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've just updated to the latest xorg(6.8.2) for FC3 from the repository.
> I am running 2.6.10-2.1.ll.rhfc3.ccrma kernel. The updates went
> smoothly, so I thought I would take a risk and install the latest ATI
> drivers (actually for 6.8.16).
> 
> The drivers work, that is the kernel module compiles and loads
> correctly, and DRI/3D performance works fine. The problem I have is that
> I can't go beyond a resolution of 1024x768. My laptop uses 1280x800, so
> the lower res looks poor.
> 
> Has anyone else experienced this, or similar, or have any suggestions?
> Otherwise, take this as a warning!
> 
> The relevant lines in my xorg.conf are:
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier   "Monitor0"
>     VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>     ModelName    "LCD Panel 1280x800"
>     HorizSync    31.5 - 90.0
>     VertRefresh  60.0 - 60.0
>     Option      "dpms"
> Endsection
> 
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier  "Videocard0"
>     Driver      "fglrx"
>     VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
>     BoardName   "ATI Radeon Mobility 7500"
>     Option      "NoDCC"
>     Option      "VideoOverlay" "on"
>     Option      "no_accel"  "no"
>         Option      "no_dri"   "no"
>         Option      "mtrr"    "off"
> 
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier "Screen0"
>     Device     "Videocard0"
>     Monitor    "Monitor0"
>     DefaultDepth     24
>     SubSection "Display"
>         Viewport   0 0
>         Depth     24
>         Modes     "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> 
> Thanks!