[ltp] T60p Wifi and Display

Phil Shotton linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:44:47 +0000


Following up my previous post - just tried the same config at home with 
a different (Benq) external monitor, and that works fine:

(II) RADEON(0): EDID for output VGA-0
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: BNQ  Model: 7638  Serial#: 339
(II) RADEON(0): Year: 2002  Week: 52
(II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) RADEON(0): Analog Display Input,  Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.700 V
(II) RADEON(0): Sync:  Separate  Composite
(II) RADEON(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 34  vert.: 27

Clearly duff data from the work monitor. I'll just have to make sure I 
always start X with the home config.

Thanks
Phil

Alex Deucher wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Phil Shotton <phil@stairbridge.org.uk> wrote:
>   
>> 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!
>>     
>
> Can you post your X log?  I'll take a look.  It could be a bad edid
> from your monitor.  Lots of monitors have the units wrong in their
> display size.
>
>   
>>  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:
>>     
>
> Older versions of the xserver ignored the display size in randr 1.2
> setups.  I think xserver 1.4.x should be ok.  You can also adjust the
> dpi on teh fly with xrandr --fbmm
>
> Alex
>
>
>   
>>     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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