[g35] restrictive & unalterable resolutions & low refresh rates

[BavarianPH]

Binary package hint: xorg

Jaunty gave me 85 Hz refresh rates and resolutions higher then 1024x768

Karmic beta restricts me to 1024x768x75 & lower

At 75 Hz I can still see the monitor flickering,

which hurts my eyes, & actually causes me to tire faster and stop my work on my PC.

Apparently, the new automatic probes for resolutions & refresh rates

do not accurately represent the capabilities of both the monitor or the graphics card.

xserver-xorg-video-intel drivers default back to vesa and framebuffer probing.

the xorg.conf file shows a search for intel-i810 drivers which of course were

replaced by the xserver-xorg-video-intel drivers.

Possible other side-effects are: black frame-shadows around all windows and

icons, perhaps this is supposed to emulate a 3D effect (unable to alter this effect)

also, for some strange reason all desktop icons, as well as folders in nautilus,

now have a green check-mark attached to them.

I am also unable to properly shut down my system.

I can either use BUM & sysV-rc-conf to shut down the PC when selecting reboot,

or make reboot work, but then am unable to fully shut down.

I believe in YOU to fix these annoyances soon, maybe my input is some help to you.

Searching the forums and bug reports, evidently 1000s of users are experiencing

similar or related bugs.

Of course, that is to be expected with a beta version.

Thank YOU for your hard work and YOUR genius in developing Ubuntu.

BavarianPH

Ubuntu forever!

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 12 20:50:26 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: System manufacturer P5E-VM HDMI
Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=d69d3c15-a0fc-45da-9237-f60d77592713 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.44-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2693): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3581): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:3577): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (gnome-panel:3375): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.18.2/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:952 drawable is not a pixmap or window
 (nautilus:4242): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0604
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5E-VM HDMI
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0604:bd07/16/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnP5E-VMHDMI:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5E-VMHDMI:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: P5E-VM HDMI
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-13-generic

[lspci]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82G35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2982] (rev 03)
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8276]

[BavarianPH (bavarianph)]

correction:

it is the Xorg.0.log file (not the xorg.conf file)

Karmic beta appears not to create an xorg.conf file.

I do not know where Karmic beta writes it's xorg configuration to or if it does so at all!?

addendum

BavarianPH

[BavarianPH (bavarianph)]

newest developments:

the latest partial ugrades & updates of Oct 13, 7pm, 2009:

seems to have removed the black shadow frames around windows, icons & apps,

as well as the perculiar green check mark on folders & icons.

A definite improvement!

Boot up speed has also increased, perhaps due to todays newer kernel update.

however resolutions & refresh rates have yet to be fixed, as I am sure they will.

failure of printer detection is a new bug to me, however not related to xserver-xorg.

Keep up the good work guys!

Karmic Koala will be better then Jaunty, without having to throw millions of dollars at it,

the Ubuntu guys (& gals) have created something that will be better,

& definitely less time consuming & inexpensive then Windows ? (7?) ..., I mean Vista SP3!

BavarianPH

Ubuntu forever!

[BavarianPH (bavarianph)]

bug reports # 458624 & 458625 should be combined with # 450055 as ADDENDUM

sorry!

BavarianPH,

Ubuntu forever!

[BavarianPH (bavarianph)]

Addendum:

Lucid Lynx Alpha (2.6.32-10-generic kernel)

With a Dell E771a CRT Monitor,

and Intel 82G35 (G3500) Integrated Graphics,

allows up to 1280x1024 at 60 Hz

also 1024x768 at 85 Hz,

however it does not use the proper

specs for that mode.

The monitor goes black or blank.

The Dell E771a preset display modes

include 1024x768 (vesa specs):

Horizontal 68.7 kHz - vertical 85.0kHz

Pixel Clock 94.5 Mhz

Sync Polarity (Horizontal/Vertical) +/+

Resolution:
Horizontal scan range 31 kHz to 70 kHz (automatic)
Vertical scan range 50 Hz to 160 Hz (automatic)
Optimal preset resolution 1024 x 768 at 75 Hz
Highest preset resolution 1024 x 768 at 85 Hz
Highest addressable resolution* 1280 x 1024 at 60 Hz
* Addressable means the monitor will sync up to this mode. However, Dell does not guarantee the image will
be sized and centered correctly.

[BavarianPH (bavarianph)]

Up to now, in lucid alpha3 and Karmic, I still cannot get 1024x786 by 85Hz

The vertical synch range = 50-160 Hz

The horizontal synch range = 31-70 kHz

Monitor = Dell E771a

Video integrated device = Intel Corporation 82G35 Express Integrated
Graphics Controller [8086:2982] (rev 03)
Mobo =ASUS P5E-VM HDMI

BavarianPH
Ubuntu forever!

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Bryce Harrington
<email address hidden>wrote:

> ** Summary changed:
>
> - [g35] restrictive & unalterable resolutions & low refresh rates
> + [g35] [g35] restrictive & unalterable resolutions & low refresh rates
>
> --
> [g35] [g35] restrictive & unalterable resolutions & low refresh rates
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450055
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xorg
>
> Jaunty gave me 85 Hz refresh rates and resolutions higher then 1024x768
>
> Karmic beta restricts me to 1024x768x75 & lower
>
> At 75 Hz I can still see the monitor flickering,
>
> which hurts my eyes, & actually causes me to tire faster and stop my work
> on my PC.
>
> Apparently, the new automatic probes for resolutions & refresh rates
>
> do not accurately represent the capabilities of both the monitor or the
> graphics card.
>
> xserver-xorg-video-intel drivers default back to vesa and framebuffer
> probing.
>
> the xorg.conf file shows a search for intel-i810 drivers which of course
> were
>
> replaced by the xserver-xorg-video-intel drivers.
>
> Possible other side-effects are: black frame-shadows around all windows and
>
> icons, perhaps this is supposed to emulate a 3D effect (unable to alter
> this effect)
>
> also, for some strange reason all desktop icons, as well as folders in
> nautilus,
>
> now have a green check-mark attached to them.
>
> I am also unable to properly shut down my system.
>
> I can either use BUM & sysV-rc-conf to shut down the PC when selecting
> reboot,
>
> or make reboot work, but then am unable to fully shut down.
>
> I believe in YOU to fix these annoyances soon, maybe my input is some help
> to you.
>
> Searching the forums and bug reports, evidently 1000s of users are
> experiencing
>
> similar or related bugs.
>
> Of course, that is to be expected with a beta version.
>
> Thank YOU for your hard work and YOUR genius in developing Ubuntu.
>
> BavarianPH
>
> Ubuntu forever!
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Mon Oct 12 20:50:26 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> MachineType: System manufacturer P5E-VM HDMI
> Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
> ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=d69d3c15-a0fc-45da-9237-f60d77592713 ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.44-generic
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
> libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
> libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
> xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu1
> xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
> SourcePackage: xorg
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686
> XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
> XsessionErrors:
> (gnome-setti...

[Chris Wilson (ickle)]

A few years have passed, does a recent kernel program the modeline correctly?

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