XF86Config-4 files for new Dell Inspiron 4000
Hello All:
This pertains primarily to the Progeny configuration of XFree86 4.0.x when
run on a very recent (last few days) Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop.
The standard configuration for the ATI Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x which is
the video driver for the new Dell Inspiron 4000 is incorrect and results
in corrupted or unuseable screen. This screen has the capability of up to
1400x1050 resolution. I have located the Dell XF86Config-4 files for the
different resolutions (ostensibly for Redhat distribution) and I have
tried the 1400x1050 resolution. This works fine but does get replaced by
debconf every time the xserver-xfree86 package is updated.
I have tried to report this bug to Progeny but I am getting
"undeliverable mail" messages from their servers.
I suspect that this problem exists in the Debian testing packages as well
but I have not tried it so I prefer not to post a bug on it until I do.
I am attaching the Dell files below for your information. I note that the
lowest three resolutions seem to identify a video card different than the
one which is in the computer. Possibly an older generation. The
1600x1200 resolution is for an external screen, not for the LCD screen.
Cheers,
Carlo Segre
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---- 1024x768 (this appears to be for a different card) ----------
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 60
Modeline "1024x768" 65.000 1024 1048 1065 1344 768 770 776 806
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
#Option "NoAccel"
#Option "SWcursor"
#Option "HWcursor"
#Option "Dac6Bit"
#Option "Dac8Bit"
#Option "ForcePCIMode"
#Option "CCEPIOMode"
#Option "CCENoSecurity"
#Option "CCEusecTimeout"
#Option "AGPMode"
#Option "AGPSize"
#Option "RingSize"
#Option "VBListSize"
#Option "VBSize"
#Option "UseCCEfor2D"
#Option "PanelWidth"
#Option "PanelHeight"
#Option "UseFBDev"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "r128"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "Rage 128 Mobility LF"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
EndSection
----------------- 1280x768 -----------------------
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "pex5"
Load "record"
Load "xie"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0
VertRefresh 60.0
Modeline "1280x1024" 108.000 1400 1448 1462 1688 1050 1050 1053 1066
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "r128"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "Rage 128 Mobility LF"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
EndSection
---- 1400x1050 (this is the one I have tested which works) --------
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "pex5"
Load "record"
Load "xie"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0
VertRefresh 60.0
Modeline "1400x1050" 108.000 1400 1448 1462 1688 1050 1050 1053 1066
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "r128"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "Rage 128 Mobility LF"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
EndSection
-------------------- 1600x1200 --------------------------------
# XFree86 4.0 configuration generated by Xconfigurator
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
# By default, Red Hat Linux 6.0 and later use xfs
Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
# This loads all the modules...
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "pex5"
Load "record"
Load "xie"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "My Monitor"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 31.5 - 90
VertRefresh 60
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI|Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x"
Driver "r128"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "ATI|Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
EndSection
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