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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17 package

aticonfig --enable-monitor fails

Bug #84969 reported by David Ames
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17 (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xorg-driver-fglrx

aticonfig --enable-monitor=(lvds,crt,) fails on edgy eft but works fine on dapper

Recreate failure:
aticonfig --enable-monitor=crt
Error Message:
ati_dm: FGLRX_EnableDisplays failed when try to enable display: 2.

--- Edgy Eft ---
ii xorg-driver-fglrx 7.1.0-8.28.8+2.6.17.7-11.1 Video driver for ATI graphics accelerators

ii linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-11-386 2.6.17.7-11.1 Non-free Linux 2.6.17 modules on 386

ii linux-restricted-modules-386 2.6.17.11 Restricted Linux modules on 386.

ii linux-restricted-modules-common 2.6.17.7-11.1 Non-free Linux 2.6.17 modules helper script

Edgy xorg.conf
# /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 "ServerLayout"

        Identifier "Default Layout"

        Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0

        InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"

        InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

        InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"

        InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"

        InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"

        InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"

EndSection

Section "Files"

        # path to defoma fonts

        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"

        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"

        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"

        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"

        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"

        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"

        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"

        FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"

        FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"

EndSection

Section "Module"

        Load "bitmap"

        Load "ddc"

        Load "dri"

        Load "extmod"

        Load "freetype"

        Load "glx"

        Load "int10"

        Load "type1"

        Load "vbe"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier "Generic Keyboard"

        Driver "kbd"

        Option "CoreKeyboard"

        Option "XkbRules" "xorg"

        Option "XkbModel" "pc104"

        Option "XkbLayout" "us"

        Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier "Configured Mouse"

        Driver "mouse"

        Option "CorePointer"

        Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

        Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

        Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

        Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"

        Driver "synaptics"

        Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"

        Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

        Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"

        Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

                                                      # /dev/input/event

                                                      # for USB

        Identifier "stylus"

        Driver "wacom"

        Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to

        Option "Type" "stylus"

        Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

                                                      # /dev/input/event

                                                      # for USB

        Identifier "eraser"

        Driver "wacom"

        Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to

        Option "Type" "eraser"

        Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

                                                      # /dev/input/event

                                                      # for USB

        Identifier "cursor"

        Driver "wacom"

        Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to

        Option "Type" "cursor"

        Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

        Identifier "Generic Monitor"

        HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0

        VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0

        Option "DPMS"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

        Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"

        Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"

        Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"

        Option "DPMS" "true"

EndSection

Section "Device"

        Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV350 NP [Mobility Radeon 9600/9700 M10/M11]"

        Driver "ati"

        Option "UseFBDev" "true"

        BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

EndSection

Section "Device"

        Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"

        Driver "fglrx"

        Option "EnableMonitor" "lvds"

EndSection

Section "Screen"

        Identifier "Default Screen"

        Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV350 NP [Mobility Radeon 9600/9700 M10/M11]"

        Monitor "Generic Monitor"

        DefaultDepth 24

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth 1

                Modes "1400x1050"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth 4

                Modes "1400x1050"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth 8

                Modes "1400x1050"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth 15

                Modes "1400x1050"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth 16

                Modes "1400x1050"

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth 24

                Modes "1400x1050"

        EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "Screen"

        Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"

        Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"

        Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"

        DefaultDepth 24

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport 0 0

                Depth 24

        EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "DRI"

        Mode 0666

EndSection

---Dapper---
Recreate Success:
aticonfig --enable-monitor=crt

Success Message:
Enabling displays 0x1, 0x0
FGLRX_EnableDisplays returned 0

ii xorg-driver-fglrx 7.0.0-8.25.18+2.6.15.12-28.1 Video driver for ATI graphics accelerators
ii linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-386 2.6.15.11-1 Non-free Linux 2.6.15 modules on 386
ii linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-28-386 2.6.15.12-28.1 Non-free Linux 2.6.15 modules on 386
ii linux-restricted-modules-386 2.6.15.26 Restricted Linux modules on 386.
ii linux-restricted-modules-common 2.6.15.12-28.1 Non-free Linux 2.6.15 modules helper script

Dapper xorg.conf

# /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 "ServerLayout"
        Identifier "Default Layout"
        Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
        InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
        InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
        InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
        InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
        InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Files"

        # path to defoma fonts
        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
        FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load "i2c"
        Load "bitmap"
        Load "ddc"
        Load "dri"
        Load "extmod"
        Load "freetype"
        Load "glx"
        Load "int10"
        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"
        Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver "synaptics"
        Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
        Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
        Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
        Identifier "stylus"
        Driver "wacom"
        Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
        Option "Type" "stylus"
        Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
        Identifier "eraser"
        Driver "wacom"
        Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
        Option "Type" "eraser"
        Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
        Identifier "cursor"
        Driver "wacom"
        Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
        Option "Type" "cursor"
        Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "Generic Monitor"
        Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
        Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
        Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
        Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV350 NP [Mobility Radeon 9600/9700 M10/M11]"
        Driver "ati"
        BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
        Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Default Screen"
        Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV350 NP [Mobility Radeon 9600/9700 M10/M11]"
        Monitor "Generic Monitor"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 1
                Modes "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 4
                Modes "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 8
                Modes "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 15
                Modes "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 16
                Modes "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth 24
                Modes "1400x1050"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
        Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
        Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport 0 0
                Depth 24
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Mode 0666
EndSection

David Ames
david at davam dot net

Revision history for this message
David Ames (thedac) wrote :

lspic output:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] (prog-if 00 [VGA])

        Subsystem: IBM Unknown device 0550

        Flags: bus master, fast Back2Back, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 255, IRQ 11

        Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]

        I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]

        Memory at c0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]

        [virtual] Expansion ROM at c0120000 [disabled] [size=128K]

        Capabilities: [58] AGP version 2.0

        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

Revision history for this message
Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Problem with a proprietary app, cannot be fixed unless it's fixed on a newer release.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17:
status: New → Won't Fix
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