anticapitalista
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#1
Please post inxi -F so we can see which graphics you have and problems with latest antiX and intel driver.

Also post /etc/X11/xorg.conf and any solutions/workarounds that have helped.
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anticapitalista wrote:Please post inxi -F so we can see which graphics you have and problems with latest antiX and intel driver.

Also post /etc/X11/xorg.conf and any solutions/workarounds that have helped.

I am sure using intel 915 card , but it was very sluggish ( CPU 18 % with clean installation when idle , with iceweasel running 60% to 90%) , with vesa driver it was working ok (same xorg config just driver changed ) ,
I tried all the obvious solution that i could find from google but didn,t help , I have install Arch for now , I will intall antix in couple of days on other partition and give u the detail.
plvera
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#3
Hi Anti:
Here's 8.2 installed running on my desktop. I can't get 8.5 to boot up, even though I've tried several of the boot options.

System: Host pedro-desktop Kernel 2.6.27-1-mepis-smp i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M8.2 Tȟašúŋke Witkó - Crazy Horse 24 July 2009
CPU: Single core Intel Pentium 4 (UP) cache 512 KB flags (sse2) bmips 4775.98 clocked at 2386.552 MHz
Graphics: Card ATI RV350 AS [Radeon 9550] X.Org 1.4.2 Res: 1280x1024@60.0hz
GLX Renderer Mesa GLX Indirect GLX Version 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.0.4) Direct Rendering No
Audio: Card Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 driver EMU10K1_Audigy at port d8c0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.17
Network: Card Davicom 21x4x DEC-Tulip compatible 10/100 Ethernet driver dmfe v: 1.36.4 at port dc00
Disks: HDD Total Size: 240.1GB (20.6% used) 1: /dev/hda WDC WD800BB-75CAA0 80.0GB
2: /dev/hdb WDC WD1600AAJB-00PVA0 160.0GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 11G used: 3.1G (31%) ID:/home size: 136G used: 43G (34%) ID:swap-1 size: 1.18GB used: 0.00GB (0%)
Info: Processes 73 Uptime 1 min Memory 132.0/502.1MB Client Shell inxi 1.1.13
anticapitalista
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#4
For intel card users, try installing libgl1-mesa-dri and see if CPU spiking goes down.
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plvera
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#5
Hi Anti:
I followed your suggestion and installed that driver. It does improve the CPU and ram usage in my desktop running 8.5 livecd. However, the resolution problem still persists. In addition, now I have the same low resolution problem with installed 8.2 in that desktop. I tried changing the vga and xres boot options and they did not work. I also tried changing the resolution from control center (again in 8.2) and that did not work either.

Any suggestion on how to get 8.2 back to the previous display settings?

thanks
Pedro
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#6
Post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf Pedro. (You might find you have an old one backed up)
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plvera
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#7
Hi Anti:
Here's my xorg.conf file

Section"ServerLayout"
Identifier"XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0"Screen0" 0 0
#Screen 0"ATIScreen" 0 0
#Screen 1"Screen1" RightOf"Screen0"
#Option"Xinerama""true"
#Option"Clone""true"
InputDevice"Keyboard0""CoreKeyboard"
#InputDevice"PS/2 Mouse""CorePointer"
InputDevice"USB Mouse""CorePointer"
#InputDevice"Touchpad""SendCoreEvents"
#InputDevice"ALPS Touchpad""SendCoreEvents"
#InputDevice"Appletouch""SendCoreEvents"
#InputDevice"Stylus""SendCoreEvents"
#InputDevice"Eraser""SendCoreEvents"
#InputDevice"Cursor""SendCoreEvents"
#InputDevice"Serial Mouse""CorePointer"
EndSection

Section"ServerFlags"
Option"AllowMouseOpenFail""true"
EndSection

Section"Files"
# Xorg 7.0 font paths
FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"

# Other font paths
FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic"
FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont"
FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/kochi"
FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera"

# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"

EndSection

Section"Module"
Load"dbe"
Load"dri"
Load"extmod"
Load"freetype"
Load"glx"
Load"type1"
Load"v4l"
Load"vbe"
EndSection

Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"Keyboard0"
Driver"keyboard"
Option"CoreKeyboard"
Option"XkbModel""pc105"
Option"XkbLayout""us"
Option"XKbOptions""grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
EndSection

Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"Serial Mouse"
Driver"mouse"
Option"Protocol""Microsoft"
Option"Device""/dev/ttyS0"
Option"Emulate3Buttons""false"
Option"Emulate3Timeout""70"
EndSection

Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"Touchpad"
Driver"synaptics"
Option"Device""/dev/psaux"
Option"Protocol""auto-dev"
Option"LeftEdge""1700"
Option"RightEdge""5300"
Option"TopEdge""1700"
Option"BottomEdge""4200"
Option"FingerLow""25"
Option"FingerHigh""30"
Option"MaxTapTime""180"
Option"MaxTapMove""220"
Option"VertScrollDelta""100"
Option"HorizScrollDelta""0"
Option"MinSpeed""0.09"
Option"MaxSpeed""0.18"
Option"AccelFactor""0.0015"
Option"SHMConfig""on"
EndSection

Section"InputDevice"
Driver"synaptics"
Identifier"ALPS Touchpad"
Option"Device""/dev/input/mouse0"
Option"Protocol""event"
Option"LeftEdge""130"
Option"RightEdge""840"
Option"TopEdge""130"
Option"BottomEdge""640"
Option"FingerLow""7"
Option"FingerHigh""8"
Option"MaxTapTime""180"
Option"MaxTapMove""110"
Option"EmulateMidButtonTime""75"
Option"VertScrollDelta""20"
Option"HorizScrollDelta""0"
Option"MinSpeed""0.25"
Option"MaxSpeed""0.50"
Option"AccelFactor""0.030"
Option"EdgeMotionMinSpeed""200"
Option"EdgeMotionMaxSpeed""200"
Option"UpDownScrolling""1"
Option"CircularScrolling""1"
Option"CircScrollDelta""0.1"
Option"CircScrollTrigger""2"
Option"SHMConfig""on"
EndSection

Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"Appletouch"
Driver"synaptics"
Option"Device""/dev/psaux"
Option"Protocol""auto-dev"
Option"LeftEdge""100"
Option"RightEdge""1120"
Option"TopEdge""50"
Option"BottomEdge""310"
Option"FingerLow""25"
Option"FingerHigh""30"
Option"MaxTapMove""220"
Option"TapButton1""1"
Option"TapButton2""3"
Option"TapButton3""2"
Option"MinSpeed""0.79"
Option"MaxSpeed""0.88"
Option"AccelFactor""0.0015"
Option"SHMConfig""on"
EndSection

Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"PS/2 Mouse"
Driver"mouse"
Option"Protocol""auto"
Option"Device""/dev/psaux"
Option"Emulate3Buttons""false"
Option"Emulate3Timeout""70"
Option"ZAxisMapping""4 5"
Option"Buttons""5"
EndSection

Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"USB Mouse"
Driver"mouse"
Option"Device""/dev/input/mice"
Option"Protocol""ExplorerPS/2"
Option"ZAxisMapping""4 5"
Option"Buttons""5"
EndSection

Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"Stylus"
Driver"wacom"
Option"Mode""Absolute"
Option"Type""stylus"
Option"Device""/dev/input/wacom"
Endsection

# Settings for wacom eraser
Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"Eraser"
Driver"wacom"
Option"Mode""Absolute"
Option"Type""eraser"
Option"Device""/dev/input/wacom"
Endsection

# Settings for wacom cursor (mouse)
Section"InputDevice"
Identifier"Cursor"
Driver"wacom"
Option"Mode""Relative"
Option"Type""cursor"
Option"Device""/dev/input/wacom"
Endsection

Section"Monitor"
Identifier"Monitor0"
VendorName"unknown"
ModelName"unknown"
Option"DPMS""true"
HorizSync 30-75
VertRefresh 55-70

EndSection

Section"Monitor"
Identifier"Monitor1"
VendorName"unknown"
ModelName"unknown"
Option"DPMS""true"
HorizSync 30-75
VertRefresh 55-70
EndSection

Section"Monitor"
Identifier"ATIMonitor"
VendorName"unknown"
ModelName"unknown"
Option"DPMS""true"
HorizSync 30-75
VertRefresh 55-70
EndSection

Section"Device"
Identifier"Card0"
Driver"radeon"
BoardName"unknown"

Screen 0
#Option"UseDisplayDevice""dfp"
#Option"MonitorLayout""crt,crt"
#BusID"PCI:1:0:0"
#Option"sw_cursor" # needed for some ati cards
#Option"hw_cursor"
#Option"NoAccel"
#Option"ShowCache"
#Option"ShadowFB"
#Option"UseFBDev"
#Option"Rotate"
Option"UseInternalAGPGART""no"

Option"XAANoOffscreenPixmaps""true"

# savage special options, use with care
#Option"NoUseBios"
#Option"BusType""PCI"
Option"DmaMode""None"

# nvidia special options, use with care
Option"CursorShadow""1"
Option"CursorShadowAlpha""63"
Option"CursorShadowYOffset""2"
Option"CursorShadowXOffset""4"
Option"FlatPanelProperties""Scaling = native"
Option"NoLogo""true"
Option"UseEDID""true"
Option"AddARGBGLXVisuals""true"
Option"RenderAccel""true"
#Option"AllowGLXWithComposite""true"
EndSection

Section"Device"
Identifier"Card1"
Driver"radeon"
BoardName"unknown"

Screen 1
#Option"MonitorLayout""crt,crt"
#BusID"PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section"Screen"
Identifier"Screen0"
Device"Card0"
Monitor"Monitor0"
DefaultColorDepth 16

SubSection"Display"
Depth 8
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 15
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 16
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 24
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 32
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection

# Only the official NVIDIA driver supports twinview
# these setting are an example
Option"TwinView""false"
Option"SecondMonitorVendorName""unknown"
Option"SecondMonitorModelName""unknown"
Option"SecondMonitorHorizSync""30-75"
Option"SecondMonitorVertRefresh""55-70"
#Option"MetaModes""1024x768, 1024x768"
Option"TwinViewOrientation""RightOf"
Option"ConnectedMonitor""dfp,dfp"
EndSection

Section"Screen"
Identifier"Screen1"
Device"Card1"
Monitor"Monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 16

SubSection"Display"
Depth 8
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 15
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 16
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 24
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 32
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section"Screen"
Identifier"ATIScreen"
Device"Card0"
Monitor"ATIMonitor"
DefaultColorDepth 16

SubSection"Display"
Depth 24
Modes"1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section"DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Section"Extensions"
Option"Composite""Enable"
EndSection


I'm sorry if the formatting is way off. It's very hard to tell at this low resolution.

Thanks

Pedro
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secipolla
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#8
Hi, Pedro.
This topic at first was for people that have intel graphic cards. Interesting that your card benefitted too from that package.
To boot with the vesa driver you must add

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drvr=vesa
at the boot line.
So then you may have a usable desktop until you find out what's going on with your video (radeon) driver.

Also you could boot to level 3 and purge/reinstall xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core
or even try dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg before that.
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plvera
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#9
Secipolla:
thanks for your help. purge/reinstalling xorg fixed the problem.
Pedro
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#10
Acer Aspire One running AntiX 8.5 Live USB

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demo@mepis1:~$ inxi -F
System:    Host mepis1 Kernel 2.6.32-1-mepis-smp i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M8.5-pt1 Marek Edelman 28 November 2009
CPU:       Single core Intel Atom N270 (UP) cache 512 KB flags (sse3) bmips 3193.02 
           Clock Speeds: (1) 1600.00 MHz (2) 1600.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card Intel Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller X.Org 1.6.5 Res: 1024x600@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer Mesa DRI Intel 945GME GEM 20090712 2009Q2 RC3 x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version 1.4 Mesa 7.6 Direct Rendering Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller driver HDA Intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.21
Network:   Card-1 Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter
           Card-2 Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller driver r8169 at port 3000 
Disks:     HDD Total Size: 162.0GB (0.3% used) 1: /dev/sda WDC WD1600BEVT-2 160.0GB 
           2: USB /dev/sdb DataTraveler 2.0 2.0GB 
Partition: ID:/ size: 16M used: 104K (1%) fs: rootfs ID:swap-1 size: 1.81GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Info:      Processes 96 Uptime 1:17 Memory 128.3/997.1MB Client Shell inxi 1.2.7 
I am not going to install to build a /etc/X11/xorg.conf yet because their are issues with touchpad tap not working , Wireless, Flash Videos lagging ,but after reopening youtube and restarting video flash played OK, plus screenshot in menu of fluxbox doesn't open screenshot either.Print screen Hotkey doesn't bring up screenshot either. Still Test driving virgin run today. Tried Hotkeys also. No joy there either running live. Sound works Good. But Sound Hotkey has no effect. Brightness Hotkeys for screen a no go either. Wish I had better news. I will post later on anything else I find out later.
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secipolla
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#11
The screenshot shortcut didn't work because it's written 'antixcreenshot.sh' in ~/.fluxbox/keys and it must be 'antixscreenshot-en.sh'. The shortcut is Alt+S.

About your laptop keys, xorg changed and the keyboard is not set by xorg.conf anymore. It's set by /etc/default/keyboard. You can test keymaps with the command 'setxkbmap us -model MODEL' which sets the keymap on-the-fly and is lost at logout (more info with `man setxkbmap').
Some acer keyboard model options are: acer_c300 acer_ferrari4k acer_laptop acer_tm_800
The core directory on this subject is usr/share/X11/xkb/rules

Just to give you an idea in case you have to search this issue. Also, I think this stuff is somewhat in transition so the 'old style' configuration may work too.