Bug#376203: xserver-xorg won't configure and won't run with ATI Radeon
package: xserver-xorg
version: 1:7.0.22
* The /exact/ and /complete/ text of any error messages printed or
logged. This is very important!
can't find any interesting messages in the logs
* Exactly what you typed or did to demonstrate the problem.
I had a nicely working Etch configuration until yesterday. I also had a
defective XP computer. Yesterday I decided to solve the XP problem,
which was definitely hardware, by replacing the MB and CPU with the ones
from the Etch box (same MB and similar processor) so that XP wouldn't
complain about the new parts and force me to reinstall.
That part worked fairly well. My XP box seemed to detect the CPU change
but handled it and it's now working - been running for almost a day
without locking up. However, it just spontaneously rebooted twice, so I
may still have a problem.
I also bought a new MB and CPU - AMD 64 for my Linux box. Since the old
system was Athlon-based, this should work, even if only in 32-bit mode.
And it almost does!
The problem I'm facing is that X doesn't start properly. It doesn't like
my old xorg.conf, even though the video card is the same. After renaming
it and my old XF86Config-4 file (which it fell back to when it couldn't
find the xorg.conf), the system will start in 1280 x1024 VESA mode.
When I run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, it fails to write out the
xorg.conf file. The process stops after "Write default Files section to
the configuration files" is answered "Yes". There are no error messages
I can find.
I've tried removing xorg and xserver-xorg (with purge) then
reinstalling. This time the process picked up some antique debconf
information from somewhere and installed a video card I had removed
earlier in my attempts to track down the XP box's problem. I changed the
driver to ati and got the same problem. On startx, the screen goes grey,
then black then dark grey and stays that way. I never get the server
started.
When I change the driver to vesa, I get a normal session but at 1280 x
1024 instead of my preferred 1792 x 1344.
* A description of the incorrect behaviour: exactly what behaviour
you were expecting, and what you observed. A transcript of an
example session is a good way of showing this.
1) dpkg-reconfigure does not update xorg.conf. Nor does it get beyond
the "Write default Files section to the configuration files" question.
2) my previously working xorg.conf does not work, nor does any that
invokes the ati driver. I have only been able to use the vesa driver.
3) dpkg-reconfigure seems to pick up ancient information and never gives
the chance to correct it!
* A suggested fix, or even a patch, if you have one.
sorry.
* Details of the configuration of the program with the problem.
Include the complete text of its configuration files.
here is my previously working xorg.conf (the one the reinstall created
is similar, but I had to change the screen entries to give me a 1280 x
1024 screen, which I think is the the largest VESA screen):
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI All-in-Wonder 9700 Pro"
Driver "ati"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Dell P1110"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-120
VertRefresh 48-160
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI All-in-Wonder 9700 Pro"
Monitor "Dell P1110"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "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
* The versions of any packages on which the buggy package depends.
all the latest from Etch.
* What kernel version you're using (type |uname -a|), your shared C
library (type |ls -l /lib/libc.so.6| or |dpkg -s libc6 | grep
^Version|), and any other details about your Debian system, if it
seems appropriate. For example, if you had a problem with a Perl
script, you would want to provide the version of the `perl' binary
(type |perl -v| or |dpkg -s perl | grep ^Version:|).
2.6.15-1-k7 #2 Mon Mar 6 15:42:39 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2006-06-11 20:27 /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.3.6.so
* Appropriate details of the hardware in your system. If you're
reporting a problem with a device driver please list /all/ the
hardware in your system, as problems are often caused by IRQ and
I/O address conflicts.
ASUS K8V-X SE main board,
AMD Athlon 64 2800+ CPU
AIT Radeon All-in-Wonder 9700/Pro
Parallel ATA disk drives & LG DVD writer
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