It seems I can't go back to 2048x1536 display mode, I could with the closed source driver and I used to have fglrx working nicely at this resolution in the previous (Feisty) release with Beryl. With the closed source driver I was having problems with the HSync blanking out whenever the screensaver kicked in. Attached below is my original (working feisty) xorg.conf Thus far, it seems everything has gone backwards for me, at least graphics wise.
# /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
# /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
# Manpage: Use or don't use accelerated EXA DownloadFromScreen hook
# when possible.
# Wrongly defaults to 8MB sometimes, see your logfile.
# Bigger seems better.
# seemingly in XAA mode only
# affected stability only positively on my system
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "DRI" "true"
Option "ColorTiling" "on"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AGPFastWrite" "on"
Option "AccelDFS" "1"
Option "AGPMode" "1"
Option "GARTSize" "64"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
#Option "AGPMode" "x" <- x may be 2 or 4 depending on your system
# 1/0 On for PCIE, off for AGP
# 1-8 Does not affect PCIE models.
# 0-64 Megabytes of gart (system) memory used.
EndSection
It seems I can't go back to 2048x1536 display mode, I could with the closed source driver and I used to have fglrx working nicely at this resolution in the previous (Feisty) release with Beryl. With the closed source driver I was having problems with the HSync blanking out whenever the screensaver kicked in. Attached below is my original (working feisty) xorg.conf Thus far, it seems everything has gone backwards for me, at least graphics wise.
# /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" Screen[ 0]" 0 0
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen 0 "aticonfig-
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
Inputdevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
Inputdevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
Inputdevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
Option "AIGX" "true"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# path to defoma fonts X11/fonts/ misc" X11/fonts/ cyrillic" X11/fonts/ 100dpi/ :unscaled" X11/fonts/ 75dpi/: unscaled" X11/fonts/ Type1" X11/fonts/ 100dpi" X11/fonts/ 75dpi" fonts/X11/ misc" defoma/ x-ttcidfont- conf.d/ dirs/TrueType"
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/usr/share/
Fontpath "/var/lib/
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
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" "pc101"
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"
# /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" Monitor[ 0]"
Identifier "aticonfig-
Horizsync 28.0 - 121.0
Vertrefresh 43.0 - 66.0
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection
Section "Device"
# Manpage: Use or don't use accelerated EXA DownloadFromScreen hook Device[ 0]" Pixmaps" "true"
# when possible.
# Wrongly defaults to 8MB sometimes, see your logfile.
# Bigger seems better.
# seemingly in XAA mode only
# affected stability only positively on my system
Identifier "aticonfig-
Driver "fglrx"
Option "DRI" "true"
Option "ColorTiling" "on"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"
Option "XAANoOffscreen
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AGPFastWrite" "on"
Option "AccelDFS" "1"
Option "AGPMode" "1"
Option "GARTSize" "64"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
#Option "AGPMode" "x" <- x may be 2 or 4 depending on your system
# 1/0 On for PCIE, off for AGP
# 1-8 Does not affect PCIE models.
# 0-64 Megabytes of gart (system) memory used.
EndSection
Section "Screen" Screen[ 0]" Device[ 0]" Monitor[ 0]"
Identifier "aticonfig-
Device "aticonfig-
Monitor "aticonfig-
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "2048x1536" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
Option "Composite" "0"
EndSection