Bug#163807: xserver-xfree86: FBDev Green Screen and Invalid Color Depth
Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-1
Severity: important
Tags: sid
After upgrading to 4.2.1 and typing startx, it would fail and give me an
error that the screen color depth is incorrect (24) after setting to 16
it works, however everything becomes a green tint. This is able to be
fixed by removing the fbdev setings (and recompiling the kernel to not
use fbdev).
-- Package-specific info:
### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only make changes
# before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the
# "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below.
#
# To change things within the debconf section, run the command:
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
# as root. Also see "How do I add custom sections to a dexconf-generated
# XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file?" in /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz.
Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "fbdev"
VideoRam 8192
Option "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 30-100
VertRefresh 50-160
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
### END DEBCONF SECTION
--w------- 1 root root 52324 Oct 7 22:35 /var/log/XFree86.0.log
--w------- 1 root root 51522 Aug 5 21:53 /var/log/XFree86.8.log
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux beyond.hjsoft.com 2.4.20-pre7 #2 Mon Oct 7 18:17:52 EDT 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages xserver-xfree86 depends on:
ii debconf 1.2.10 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.2.5-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii xserver-common 4.2.1-1 files and utilities common to all
ii zlib1g 1:1.1.4-4 compression library - runtime
-- debconf information:
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/identifier: Generic Video Card
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/screen-size: 19-20 inches (480-510 mm)
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev: false
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method: Simple
xserver-xfree86/config/doublequote_in_string_error:
shared/default-x-server: xserver-xfree86
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: false
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id:
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: us
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 30-100
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/identifier: Generic Monitor
shared/no_known_x-server:
xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse: true
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/video_ram: 8192
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list: 1280x960 @ 60Hz
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd: false
xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal:
xserver-xfree86/clobber_XF86Config-4:
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xfree86
xserver-xfree86/multiple_possible_x-drivers:
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc104
* xserver-xfree86/config/write_dri_section: true
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver: ati
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 50-160
* xserver-xfree86/config/display/default_depth: 24
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping: true
* xserver-xfree86/config/display/modes: 1152x864, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
shared/clobber_x-server_symlink: false
xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/retry_detection:
xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id_error:
* xserver-xfree86/config/modules: GLcore, bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, speedo, type1, vbe
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options:
xserver-xfree86/move_existing_nondebconf_config: false
xserver-xfree86/config/nonnumeric_string_error:
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ImPS/2
shared/multiple_possible_x-servers:
xserver-xfree86/config/null_string_error:
* xserver-xfree86/manage_config_with_debconf: true
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/range_input_error:
xserver-xfree86/autodetect_video_card: true
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant:
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/gpmdata
* xserver-xfree86/config/write_files_section: true
xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor: true
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