[ltp] problem with mergedfb on t40p - hsync and vrefresh out of range

[Alex Deucher]

On 1/19/06, Brad Langhorst <brad@langhorst.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to get merged fb running on my t40p...
>
> according to dpkg i'm using
> xserver-xorg-driver-ati           6.5.7.3-0ubuntu1
>
> but that seems unbelievably old when compared to the changelog
>
> xserver-xorg-driver-ati (1:6.5.7.3-0ubuntu1) dapper; urgency=3Dlow
>
>    * New upstream release.
>    * Also install Rage Theatre multimedia modules.
>
>   -- Daniel Stone <daniel.stone@ubuntu.com>  Wed,  4 Jan 2006 17:21:27 +1=
100
>
>
> So I think this is a recent version running on xorg 7.
>
>
> Anyway - the problem I'm having is that the external display reports
> that Hsync and Vrefresh are out of range (~53 and 50).
> I get that both from my LCD monitor (connected by VGA) and a CRT
> connected to same.
>
> Here is my config section:
> Section "Device"
>          Identifier      "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility 9000 M9
> (R250 Lf)"
>          Driver          "ati"
>          Screen          0
>          BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
>          Option          "DynamicClocks" "On"
>          Option          "EnablePageFlip" "on"
>          Option          "EnableDepthMoves" "on"
>          Option          "AGPMode" "4"
> #       Option          "AGPFastWrite" "yes" #causes a serious system
> hang if enabled
>          Option          "RenderAccel" "on"
> #       Option          "MergedFB" "on"
>          Option          "CRT2Position" "RightOf"
>          Option          "CRT2Hsync" "30-60" #tried lots of these  -
> including commenting the whole line.
>          Option          "CRT2VRefresh" "60-75"

try removing both the hsync and vrefresh lines.  DDC seems to work
fine with your monitor so they shouldn't be needed. your hsync looks
too low.

Alex

>          Option          "MetaModes"     "1400x1050-1024x768"
>         #tried 1400x1050-640x480 too same problem
>          Option          "MergedNonRectangular"  "true"
> #       Option          "MonitorLayout" "LVDS, CRT"
>         #tried LVDS, TMDS too
> #       Option          "IgnoreEDID" "true"
> #       Option          "DDCMode" "true"
> EndSection
>
> as you can see - I've been fooling around with various options - to no
> avail.
>
> here's the Xorg.0.log section that seems relevant.
> I don't know if those mode clock warnings are the source of my
> problem... but i can't seem to get rid of them.
>