Toruble with video card resolution (SOLVED)

davem · posted: 2012-05-06 21:51

Hello All,

I am quite an issue with my video card. The machine boots and runs just fine, except that the video resolution doesn't expand to the edges of the monitor of the laptop. I have tried chaning the resolutionto 1280x1024, but I am not able to go bigger than 800x600. I'm not new to linux, been using it for a while, but I am new to Antix.

Machine Specs:
IBM Thinkpad R30
CPU: 1.0GHz P3
RAM: 384 MB PC1330
Hard Drive: 20GB IDE
Video Card: Trident Microsystems Cyberblade il
Display 800x600 @ 60 Hertz
X.org 1.9.5

Any ideas?

rokytnji · posted: 2012-05-07 01:28

Post a

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inxi -F

readout in next post so we can see what driver is being used. I am not on my IBM Laptop right now to check what my IBM T23 or IBM A22m uses for 1024x768.

Edit: No. No Trident chip on my IBM A22m

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 inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: ATI Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x 
           X.Org: 1.11.3.901 drivers: ati,mach64 (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x768@87.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Rasterizer GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2

but I have trident installed in this Laptop if needed

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harry@Biker:~$ apt-cache show xserver-xorg-video-trident
Package: xserver-xorg-video-trident
Source: xserver-xorg-video-trident (1:1.3.4-2)
Version: 1:1.3.4-2+b2
Installed-Size: 236
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <debian-x@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: i386
Provides: xorg-driver-video
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), xorg-video-abi-11, xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.10.99.901)
Description-en: X.Org X server -- Trident display driver
 This package provides the driver for Trident Blade/Image/ProVidia/TGUI/9xxx
 video cards.
 .
 More information about X.Org can be found at:
 <URL:http://www.X.org>
 .
 This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-trident driver module.
Description-md5: 64f00c4c0730397d4bf5aaa193176b46
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::video, implemented-in::c, role::shared-lib,
 use::driver, x11::library
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-trident/xserver-xorg-video-trident_1.3.4-2+b2_i386.deb
Size: 83814
MD5sum: 7278d37509b5995f032263883b1b92c2
SHA1: f09e0de7cb555537a1c903190bcdd1a7d4cce089
SHA256: 95512773273c8e3a27fb1ea0c0cd8b9ed6e9d515ff649edbc0b1a35f577d2d0d

harry@Biker:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-trident
xserver-xorg-video-trident:
  Installed: 1:1.3.4-2+b2
  Candidate: 1:1.3.4-2+b2
  Version table:
 *** 1:1.3.4-2+b2 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Now you see why we need a inxi -F readout like so

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~$ inxi -z -F
System:    Host: Biker Kernel: 3.3.3-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
Machine:   Mobo: IBM model: 2628TWU Bios: IBM version: KXET33WW (1.06 ) date: 09/05/2001
CPU:       Single core Pentium III (Coppermine) (-UP-) cache: 256 KB flags: (sse) clocked at 1000.00 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: ATI Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x 
           X.Org: 1.11.3.901 drivers: ati,mach64 (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x768@87.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Rasterizer GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2
Audio:     Card: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24/30 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] driver: snd_cs46xx
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1: 3Com 3c556B CardBus [Tornado] driver: 3c59x 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Ralink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI driver: rt61pci 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 20.0GB (22.7% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: IC25N020ATCS04 size: 20.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 6.4G used: 3.5G (57%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 12G used: 4.3G (39%) fs: ext4 
           ID: swap-1 size: 0.76GB used: 0.01GB (1%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 69.0C mobo: 44.0C 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0 
Info:      Processes: 105 Uptime: 12 min Memory: 219.0/501.6MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.36

__{{emoticon}}__

davem · posted: 2012-05-07 13:26

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System:   Host thinker Kernel 2.6.36-1-mepis i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M11-base-486 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
CPU:      Single core Pentium III (Coppermine) mcache  256 KB  mbmips 1992.67 clocked a  1000.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1 mbus-ID: 01:00.0 XOrg 1.9.5 Res:800x600@60.0hz 
GLX Renderer N/A GLX Version N/A Direct Rendering N/A 
Audio:    Card ALi M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device driver ALI 5451 port 9400 bus-ID: 00:06.0
 Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.23
Network:  Card-1 Intel 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 driver e100 v: 3.5.24-k2-NAPI port 9000 bus-ID: 00:0a.0
Card-2 Realtek RTL8187B Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Adapter driver rtl8187 usb-ID: 0bda:8189
Disks:  HDDTotal Size: 24.0GB (11.0% used) 1: /dev/sda IC25N020ATMR04 20.0GB 
2: USB /dev/sdb USB_2.0_FD 4.0GB 
Partition:ID:/ size: 17G used: 2.4G (16%): ext3 ID:swap-1 size: 2.18GB used: 0.00GB (0%) : swap 
Info:   Processes 83 Uptime 33 min Memory 69.2/367.1MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.4.95

Edfited by Rok. Not to sure if I got it completely right. Pheeeew. What a mess. ms=micro soft __{{emoticon}}__

rokytnji · posted: 2012-05-07 14:06

Not sure since your original inxi readout was next to illegible with all the cruft inserted in between relevant info but I think you are just using the generic vesa driver and not the trident driver.

I have to go right now. Hopefully some other member will tell you what to do.

davem · posted: 2012-05-07 16:41

That was the exact data I got when I ran the command inxi -F What I did was run this command inxi -F >system.txt

davem · posted: 2012-05-07 16:54

How do I enable the Trident driver over the vesa driver? I'm not new to Linux, just new to Antix.

FreeOS-LuvR · posted: 2012-05-07 17:33

Greetings davem,

I'm not a guru to antiX M11 like master rokytnji.
HOWEVER .. I had a similar issue like yours with an older laptop.
I tried to get the laptop's reolution past the 800x600 resolution.

What worked for me were two things:
1. Primarily ensuring that you've a 'DefaultDepth' in your Screen section in xorg.conf file
2. Ensuring that you've two parameters in your Monitor section which are:

HorizSync
VertRefresh

After each of the two parameters above there should be a value for each (separated by atleast one space in between)

I went through other options such as utilizing the gtf command at the command prompt
that returned values (string) that could be included into the xorg.conf file section.
I've placed two links below for your referencing:

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http://linux.die.net/man/1/gtf
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=129379

Just in case the two links above were to go dead in the future, the GTF example is below:

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gtf 1024 768 75
RESULT: 
# 1024x768 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 60.15 kHz; pclk: 81.80 MHz
  Modeline"1024x768_75.00"  81.80  1024 1080 1192 1360  768 769 772 802  -HSync +Vsync
The 'Modeline' line would be copied and pasted into the Monitor section of [color=#0000FF]xorg.conf[/color]

NOTE: This example addresses resolution 1024x768 @ 75Hz refresh rate... PLEASE enter your needed values.

If the gtf command works for you then AMEN !!! ... however in my case this was not the case.
The assurance that the values for HorizSync and VertRefresh were correct and then a restart of X worked.

I pray that this helps you immensely and that you're seeing past 800x600 ... BELIEVE you me
I know just how much of a pain this could be.

Take care and all the best, davem.

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Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:20 am
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davem · posted: 2012-05-07 22:17

I went to the /etc/X11 directory to look for and adjust the xorg.conf file. However, I do not have that file. I have a directory /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d There is a file in the X11 directory called xorg.conf.in but I do not have an xorg.conf file. I have edited this file before (when using Fedora and Ubuntu). By default, does Antix install an xorg.conf file, or does that file have to be created?

rokytnji · posted: 2012-05-08 04:36

What I did was run this command inxi -F >system.txt

Ok. That explains why I have never ever since I have been a Antix user that I had never seen a readout like that in the forums. __{{emoticon}}__ You will have to cut me some slack I hope. I insert personality in my posts. I do this with new users and everyone else because I am a uneducated Tattooed Linux Biker. It is my way to loosen up a member so they open up and post more details in a thread instead of being shy. I run my motorcycle repair shop business like this also. I am a chatty kind of guy. Not a withdrawn type.

I'm not a guru to antiX M11 like master rokytnji.

If you only knew How funny that sounds to me being who I is. __{{emoticon}}__
You do alright FreeOS-LuvR in Antix because from your posts you know how to search and move around and edit stuff also.

Ok. Down to nuts and bolts.

I went to the /etc/X11 directory to look for and adjust the xorg.conf file. However, I do not have that file

You won't have a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file yet because Debian and Antix took it out on default installs.

How do I enable the Trident driver over the vesa driver? I'm not new to Linux, just new to Antix

As root in terminal. Sux to root. Then password.

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apt-get update

Let it finish updating.

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apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-trident

But before you even try that.

Lets first see if it is installed already. Remember my"apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-trident" command I showed in my earlier post.
Run that in terminal to see. If not installed (though I will be highly suprised if not because it should be installed along with)

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$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-core
xserver-xorg-core:
  Installed: 2:1.11.3.901-2
  Candidate: 2:1.11.3.901-2
  Version table:
 *** 2:1.11.3.901-2 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Which pulls in a lot of video drivers on install. Anyhows. I am also going to show my kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst so you can compare my kernel options to yours in case that is interfering with default resolution also.

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kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.3-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=a880708b-8fc3-4caf-89a8-54cdabff1813 ro

We also have xrandr in Antix. Here is my readout on the old IBM A22m.

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harry@Biker:~$ xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 175, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       87.0*    85.0     75.0     70.0     60.0     81.0  
   832x624        75.0  
   800x600        85.0     75.0     72.0     60.0     56.0  
   640x480        85.0     75.0     73.0     60.0  
   720x400        85.0  
   680x384        60.0  
   640x400        85.0  
   640x350        85.0  
   512x384        87.0     85.0     75.0     70.0     60.0  
   416x312        75.0  
   400x300        85.0     75.0     72.0     60.0     56.0  
   320x240        85.0     75.0     73.0     60.0  
   360x200        85.0  
   320x200        85.0  
   320x175        85.0

Hope you have fun learning Antix. You sound more knowledgeable than me. Approach this distro with the knowledge that because we are lean and mean. One needs to manully do certain things because we are minimalists, (though I go hog wild sometimes on my bigger, stronger computers). I never ran rpm distros since I decended in rpm hell trying to run Mandriva ver? (don't remember) and the rawhide something repos bit me in the butt.

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. Which also comes installed in Antix by default. See Antix Main page and re read the whole page. But everbody seems busy this spring so responses are at a minimum lately.

My Game started back up. I have been posting during half time. So bye for now.
Happy Trails, Rok

Dave · posted: 2012-05-08 12:03

I do not know if it will automatically pick up the correct driver, as I have not tried this.
However if need be the way to make an xorg file is to log on the machine as root outside of X (control + alt + f1), make sure that you shut down both slim and X, then type X -configure. This will place a new xorg.conf in /root/xorg.conf.new, from here simply copy the new file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and restart slim.

If it is still not at the correct resolution, you will need to add mode lines as shown previously or change the related driver to the trident driver, followed by a restart of slim / X

davem · posted: 2012-05-08 12:46

Thank you for the quick reply and information. Here's what I did.
apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-trident returned this information
xserver-xorg-video-trident:
Installed: 1:1.3.4-2
Candidate: 1:1.3.4-2+b2
Version Table:
1:1.3.4-2+b2 0
500
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/"
linktext was:"http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/"
====================================
testing/main i386 Packages
*** 1:1.3.4-2 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Then I ran

apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-trident

exited from the terminal, restarted machine (not just the session) and the video is now full screen. Thank you for your help on this. This topic can be marked solved.

anticapitalista · posted: 2012-05-08 13:21

Hmm, xserver-xorg-video-trident should have been already installed.