Hi John, first thanks for your suggestions. On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 10:52:14PM +0930, John Steele Scott wrote: > Bernhard Reiter <bernhard@intevation.de> writes: > > More experiments getting any external monitor to work > > on a post-February 2005 PowerBook5,6 15". > > My goal is clone mode so I can use a beamer. > > > > I am using 2.6.12-rc3 now > > (I can confirm that sounds works) > > Using the DVI-to-VGA adaptor I connect a 17"flat panel. > > Have you tried creating a modeline for your monitor? Yes, I tried a few things. Not being an expert I have no systematic approach about what to try next. > That is what fixed it for > me, although I didn't have the IO errors like you are getting. > > From this part of your Xorg log: > (II) RADEON(0): clock: 108.0 MHz Image Size: 338 x 270 mm > (II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1280 h_sync: 1328 h_sync_end 1440 h_blank_end 1688 h_border: 0 > (II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1024 v_sync: 1025 v_sync_end 1028 v_blanking: 1066v_border: 0 > > I would try and have a section like this in my xorg.conf I tried it, but it did not help. Here is the log: http://intevation.de/Intevation/~bernhard/ppc/powerbook5,6/Xorg.log-mergefb-20050426 > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Standardbildschirm" > ModeLine "1280x1024" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10]" > Monitor "Standardbildschirm" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x854" "1280x1024" > EndSubSection > EndSection
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