Bug#415588: modelines are ignored
Frederik Eaton wrote:
> Package: Xorg
> Version: 1:7.1.0-11
> Severity: normal
>
> Hello,
>
> I have an Xorg configuration file which specifies a single modeline
> (1680x1050), a single display, and a single screen; however, when I
> run Xorg, this modeline is ignored, according to xrandr. To me, this
> seems inconsistent with the documentation:
>
> $ sudo X -config /home/frederik/xorg.conf.new -allowMouseOpenFail
> _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
> _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/taisa:0
> _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6
>
> X Window System Version 7.1.1
>
Unfortunately, all this code changed a lot since Xorg 7.1. What happens
if you upgrade xserver-xorg-core to testing (2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-11)?
I don't know whether there are some restriction regarding modelines with
the vesa driver, but at least modelines seem to work fine with recent
intel driver and Xserver core.
> (--) PCI:*(0:2:0) Intel Corporation unknown chipset (0x29a2) rev 2, Mem @ 0x90200000/20, 0x80000000/28, I/O @ 0x2140/3
>
This board is supported by the intel driver in testing. Try installing
xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.1.0-2 and using intel instead of vesa in
xorg.conf. It is supposed to detect supported modes automatically (as
well as VertRefresh and HorizSync). ModeLine are only required if
detected modes are not ok/enough. So the bug might irrelevant then.
Brice
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