[ltp] T60p Wifi and Display
Alex Deucher
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 6 Mar 2008 12:38:03 -0500
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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