Bug 474339 - Wrong resolution is choosen with radeon driver
Summary: Wrong resolution is choosen with radeon driver
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xorg-x11-drv-ati
Version: 10
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dave Airlie
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-12-03 11:58 UTC by Milan Kerslager
Modified: 2009-12-18 07:07 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2009-12-18 07:07:14 UTC
Type: ---
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
log with no xorg.conf, ended up on 800x600 (91.05 KB, text/plain)
2008-12-03 11:58 UTC, Milan Kerslager
no flags Details
xorg with HorizSync and VertRefresh to get native 1280x1024 (886 bytes, text/plain)
2008-12-03 12:00 UTC, Milan Kerslager
no flags Details
log with xorg.conf, native 1280x1024 has been auto-used (153.21 KB, text/plain)
2008-12-03 12:09 UTC, Milan Kerslager
no flags Details
log with no xorg.conf, ended up on 800x600 (132.05 KB, text/plain)
2008-12-03 12:12 UTC, Milan Kerslager
no flags Details
Other machine, no xorg.conf, ends with 800x600 (40.96 KB, text/plain)
2008-12-03 20:19 UTC, Milan Kerslager
no flags Details
Other machine, xorg.conf to get 1280x1024 (4.14 KB, text/plain)
2008-12-03 20:20 UTC, Milan Kerslager
no flags Details
Other machine, xorg.conf has been used, correct 1280x1024 (38.28 KB, text/plain)
2008-12-03 20:21 UTC, Milan Kerslager
no flags Details

Description Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 11:58:01 UTC
Created attachment 325526 [details]
log with no xorg.conf, ended up on 800x600

F10 did not use proper resolution on ATI cards with radeon driver. Even I have LCD 1280x1024 and X server detect it properly, I ended up on 800x600.

I tryed xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.9.0-61.fc10.i386 from koji with no luck.

I have to use xorg.conf with HorizSync and VertRefresh to use native resolution.

Comment 1 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 12:00:48 UTC
Created attachment 325527 [details]
xorg with HorizSync and VertRefresh to get native 1280x1024

Comment 2 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 12:09:42 UTC
Created attachment 325529 [details]
log with xorg.conf, native 1280x1024 has been auto-used

Comment 3 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 12:12:22 UTC
Created attachment 325530 [details]
log with no xorg.conf, ended up on 800x600

Comment 4 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 12:15:56 UTC
I have onboard "ATI Technologies Inc RV370 [Sapphire X550 Silent]" (0300: 1002:5b63) and:
xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.9.0-61.fc10.i386
kernel-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686

Comment 5 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 15:37:24 UTC
The KMS correcly set 1280x1024 for text console.

Comment 6 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 15:43:27 UTC
The other machine has onboard ATI RS690 [Radeon X1200 Series] and has the same problem. With no xorg.conf both 54 and 59 drivers end up on 800x600 even text console has 1280x1024. xorg.conf needs 1280x1024 mode in screen section.

Comment 7 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 20:19:26 UTC
Created attachment 325587 [details]
Other machine, no xorg.conf, ends with 800x600

Comment 8 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 20:20:12 UTC
Created attachment 325588 [details]
Other machine, xorg.conf to get 1280x1024

Comment 9 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 20:21:28 UTC
Created attachment 325589 [details]
Other machine, xorg.conf has been used, correct 1280x1024

Comment 10 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-03 20:28:18 UTC
Last 3 attachments are from "other machine" with xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.9.0-61.fc10.i386.

The 61 driver is better than the older from F10 because does not hang. 61 is only much slower nad X server eats 50 to 70% of CPU when there are fast movements (Firefox scrolling, 3D desktop effects). But mouse is still movable when the troubles come.

Comment 11 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-04 06:01:57 UTC
KojiURL: http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/xorg-x11-drv-ati/6.9.0/

Comment 12 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-04 06:13:39 UTC
Workaround:

1) login as root (open terminal, type command "su -" and root's password)
2) init 3
3) login as root at text console
4) X -configure
5) copy new config file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
6) edit file above an add (if needed) to Display subsection under Screen section
   your native resolution:
   Modes "1280x1024"

It is possible to create new config file in GUI, then logout/login only.

Comment 13 Milan Kerslager 2008-12-04 10:36:33 UTC
ASUS M2A-VM with onboard "ATI Technologies Inc RS690 [Radeon X1200 Series]" has the same problem. But without hangs even older driver (PCI ID: 0300: 1002:791e).

Comment 14 Benny 2008-12-19 14:24:39 UTC
My friend has laptop with a ATI Mobility Radeon X300, I had to install F10 for him, X completely failed to startup during the installation already, so I had to force the VESA driver to be able to run anything graphical, either during installation of F10 or normal use of F10 (after installation of course)... If I currently try to use any other driver (including fglrx) then X fails to startup. So he's stuck using F10 in VESA mode....

Comment 15 Samuel Sieb 2009-04-01 04:17:24 UTC
Try using nomodeset on the kernel boot line in grub.

Comment 16 Samuel Sieb 2009-04-01 04:22:20 UTC
This is very similar to bug #493243.  From the attached log, I see that it's detecting a monitor attached to VGA-0 when there isn't one.  Definitely try using "nomodeset" as a workaround for now.

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