[ltp] T60p Wifi and Display
Phil Shotton
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:04:53 +0000
Groan - another minor issue that you may be able to help with.
The font in the login screen name and password entry boxes is way too
big. I suspect the driver is generating the wrong DPI.
xrandr says the Laptop screen is 305mm x228mm (correct) but that the
external monitor is 32mm x 32mm!
I've tried setting the DisplaySize in the Monitor section and specifying
the monitors in the devices section but it makes no difference. Here's
the relevant bits from xorg.conf:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Panel"
Option "VendorName" "IBM Laptop Display"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
DisplaySize 304 228
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "External"
Option "VendorName" "DGM"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
DisplaySize 390 290
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "FireGL"
Driver "ati"
Option "Monitor-DVI-0" "External"
Option "Monitor-VGA-0" "External"
Option "Monitor-LVDS" "Panel"
EndSection
Any clues?
Cheers
Phil
Phil Shotton wrote:
> Ah, that would explain it :-)
> OK, I'm happy. Keep up the good work and good luck with the 3D support.
>
> Phil
>
> Alex Deucher wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Phil Shotton
>> <phil@stairbridge.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Whee heee! It works.
>>> Had to pull from git and build myself, but now have twin-head and
>>> suspend/resume working. Thank you very much for your patient help.
>>> Great work radeon driver developers!
>>>
>>> If I can impose one more time, DRI is failing. From Xorg log whole
>>> bunch of
>>> drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
>>> drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
>>>
>>> and finally
>>>
>>> (EE) RADEON(0): [dri] RADEONDRIGetVersion failed to open the DRM
>>> [dri] Disabling DRI.
>>>
>>> The directory /dev/dri is empty. The Xorg dri module is loading,
>>> agpgart
>>> and ati_agp kernel modules are present.
>>> I can live without DRI but it would be nice to have everything
>>> working.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> There's no 3D support yet for r5xx cards yet. We're working on it :)
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Phil
>>>
>>> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>> > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Phil Shotton
>>> <phil@stairbridge.org.uk> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> radeon fails to start at all, even with a minimal xorg.conf. I
>>> simply
>>> >> get booted into a 800x600 failsafe screen with my xorg.conf
>>> trashed.
>>> >> That's 2.5 days wasted. For now I've gone back to proprietary
>>> and living
>>> >> with no suspend/resume, but boy am I fed up with the whole thing.
>>> >> Thanks for your help.
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > You need to make sure you have at least xf86-video-ati version 6.8.0
>>> > or newer. Previous versions didn't support your chip.
>>> >
>>> > Alex
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Phil
>>> >>
>>> >> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>> >> > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 5:34 AM, Phil Shotton
>>> <phil@stairbridge.org.uk> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Alex
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Thanks for your help. I found a resolution key and removed
>>> it, but it
>>> >> >> makes no difference.
>>> >> >> If I boot the laptop out of the dock, I get a 1400x1050
>>> display on the
>>> >> >> laptop. If I then plug the external monitor in and do
>>> "xrandr --auto"
>>> >> >> nothing happens.
>>> >> >> I tried "xrandr --output VGA_1 --mode 1280x1024" and the
>>> external
>>> >> >> monitor displayed a beautiful mosaic of colours!
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> So right now, I can have a laptop that suspends but only
>>> runs one
>>> >> >> monitor, or one that's dual-head but hangs on sleep.
>>> Judging by chat on
>>> >> >> the web I'm not the only one. Colleagues are suggesting I
>>> stick Windoze
>>> >> >> back on and after burning over 2 working days on this
>>> already I can see
>>> >> >> their point :-(
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Interesting that the ATI-based thinkpads always seem
>>> cheaper than the
>>> >> >> nvidia ones. I certainly would not use my own money to buy
>>> any machine
>>> >> >> with an ATI graphics card.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Have you tried that radeon driver (xf86-video-ati version
>>> 6.8.0 or
>>> >> > newer) as I suggested earlier? That will probably work
>>> better for
>>> >> > you. You could also file a bug for radeonhd:
>>> >> > https://bugs.freedesktop.org
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Alex
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Phil
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>> >> >> > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Phil Shotton
>>> <phil@stairbridge.org.uk> wrote:
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> Hi Alex
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I tried the radeonhd driver, and after a bit of
>>> fiddling I've managed to
>>> >> >> >> get suspend/resume working - great.
>>> >> >> >> However, with an external monitor plugged in I get no
>>> display on the
>>> >> >> >> laptop screen once I've logged in (the login screen shows
>>> >> >> >> on both).
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > This is due to the video resolution gui in gnome (or
>>> kde). If you've
>>> >> >> > used the gui to set a mdoe it saves that configuration
>>> and resets it
>>> >> >> > when you log in. however, it's not randr 1.2 aware so it
>>> doesn't work
>>> >> >> > well with multi-head. It should work if you remove the
>>> keys in:
>>> >> >> > /desktop/gnome/screen/$hostname/$screennum/
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Alex
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> xrandr reports:
>>> >> >> >> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024,
>>> maximum 2800 x 1050
>>> >> >> >> VGA_1 connected 1280x1024+0+0 32mm x 32mm
>>> >> >> >> 1280x1024 75.0*
>>> >> >> >> 1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
>>> >> >> >> 800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3
>>> >> >> >> 640x480 75.0 72.8 60.0
>>> >> >> >> 720x400 70.1
>>> >> >> >> PANEL connected
>>> >> >> >> 1400x1050 60.0 +
>>> >> >> >> DVI-D_1 disconnected
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Looking in Xorg.0.log (attached) shows lots of "Not
>>> using default mode
>>> >> >> >> ...." with "vrefresh out of range" and "hsync out of
>>> range" and "height
>>> >> >> >> too large for virtual size" but it still returns the
>>> modeline for the
>>> >> >> >> 1400x1050 resolution that xrandr shows.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> My xorg.conf is about as simple as I could make it.
>>> Also attached.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Cheers
>>> >> >> >> Phil
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>> >> >> >> > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Phil Shotton
>>> <phil@stairbridge.org.uk> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >> After finally getting my T60 working to my
>>> satisfaction I've been
>>> >> >> >> >> upgraded(!) to a T60p, and I now have two problems
>>> after installing
>>> >> >> >> >> Ubuntu Gutsy:
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> 1) Atheros AR5418 wifi card. Not recognized. I've
>>> tried using the
>>> >> >> >> >> latest madwifi for this but with no success. The
>>> ndiswrapper works fine,
>>> >> >> >> >> but it's not getting loaded at boot. The
>>> ndiswrapper config placed an
>>> >> >> >> >> ndiswrapper file in /etc/modprobe.d - containing 1
>>> line:
>>> >> >> >> >> alias wlan0 ndiswrapper
>>> >> >> >> >> but the driver still doesn't get loaded. If I
>>> "modprobe ndiswrapper"
>>> >> >> >> >> everything works fine (in fact I get better wifi
>>> performance than with T60).
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> 2) Display. This T60p has an ATI Mobility FireGL
>>> V5250. I need dual-head
>>> >> >> >> >> support and the only way I could get that on the
>>> T60 (ATI X1400) was to
>>> >> >> >> >> use the ATI proprietary drivers. I'm using the
>>> latest 8.452.1 version,
>>> >> >> >> >> and it all works OK except:
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > That chips works fine in both radeon (6.8.0 and
>>> newer) and radeonhd.
>>> >> >> >> > No 3D yet however.
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Alex
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration
>>> file)
>>> >> >> >> #
>>> >> >> >> # This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
>>> >> >> >> # values from the debconf database and some overrides
>>> to use vesa mode.
>>> >> >> >> #
>>> >> >> >> # You should use dexconf or another such tool for
>>> creating a "real" xorg.conf
>>> >> >> >> # For example:
>>> >> >> >> # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "ServerLayout"
>>> >> >> >> Identifier "Default Layout"
>>> >> >> >> Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
>>> >> >> >> InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
>>> >> >> >> InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
>>> >> >> >> InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "Files"
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "Module"
>>> >> >> >> Load "glx"
>>> >> >> >> Load "GLcore"
>>> >> >> >> Load "v4l"
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "InputDevice"
>>> >> >> >> Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
>>> >> >> >> Driver "kbd"
>>> >> >> >> Option "CoreKeyboard"
>>> >> >> >> Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
>>> >> >> >> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
>>> >> >> >> Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "InputDevice"
>>> >> >> >> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
>>> >> >> >> Driver "mouse"
>>> >> >> >> Option "CorePointer"
>>> >> >> >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>>> >> >> >> Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
>>> >> >> >> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>>> >> >> >> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "InputDevice"
>>> >> >> >> Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
>>> >> >> >> Driver "synaptics"
>>> >> >> >> Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
>>> >> >> >> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>>> >> >> >> Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
>>> >> >> >> Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "Monitor"
>>> >> >> >> Identifier "PANEL"
>>> >> >> >> Option "VendorName" "IBM"
>>> >> >> >> Option "ModelName" "T60p Panel"
>>> >> >> >> Option "DPMS" "true"
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "Monitor"
>>> >> >> >> Identifier "VGA_1"
>>> >> >> >> Option "VendorName" "DGM"
>>> >> >> >> Option "ModelName" "LCD Panel"
>>> >> >> >> Option "DPMS" "true"
>>> >> >> >> Option "RightOf" "PANEL"
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "Device"
>>> >> >> >> Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
>>> >> >> >> Driver "radeonhd"
>>> >> >> >> Option "monitor-VGA_1" "VGA_1"
>>> >> >> >> Option "monitor-PANEL" "PANEL"
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Section "Screen"
>>> >> >> >> Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
>>> >> >> >> Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
>>> >> >> >> Monitor "PANEL"
>>> >> >> >> DefaultDepth 24
>>> >> >> >> SubSection "Display"
>>> >> >> >> Virtual 3500 1800
>>> >> >> >> Depth 24
>>> >> >> >> EndSubSection
>>> >> >> >> EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> #Section "Extensions"
>>> >> >> >> # Option "Composite" "0"
>>> >> >> >> #EndSection
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
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