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Wojciech Puchar

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Jan 31, 2013, 8:20:47 AM1/31/13
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long time ago with CRT monitors i used xvidtune and defined my modeline
based on existing one.

With LCD laptop Xorg automatically selected good one.

Now with desktop and new LG monitor capable of 1920x1080 it uses 1024x768

no possible modelines are displayed and i have no idea how to set it
properly.

It is LG Flatron E2211 if it helps.

What driver should i use with Atom D525? xf86-video-intel29 is the only
one that works, in spite of market as not supported.

Or am i missing something?

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(--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:a001:8086:574d Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller rev 2, Mem @ 0xf0200000/524288, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0100000/1048576, I/O @ 0x000020c0/8, BIOS @ 0x????????/65536
(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dri" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
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(II) LoadModule: "intel"
(II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
(II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.7, module version = 2.9.1
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 6.0

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(==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
(==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) Pineview G
(--) intel(0): Chipset: "Pineview G"
(--) intel(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xE0000000
(--) intel(0): IO registers at addr 0xF0200000 size 524288
(II) intel(0): No SDVO device is found in VBT
(II) intel(0): 2 display pipes available.
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Niclas Zeising

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Jan 31, 2013, 8:31:59 AM1/31/13
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This should have been sent to x11@ instead.
On 01/31/13 14:20, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> long time ago with CRT monitors i used xvidtune and defined my modeline
> based on existing one.
>
> With LCD laptop Xorg automatically selected good one.
>
> Now with desktop and new LG monitor capable of 1920x1080 it uses 1024x768
>
> no possible modelines are displayed and i have no idea how to set it
> properly.
>
> It is LG Flatron E2211 if it helps.
>
> What driver should i use with Atom D525? xf86-video-intel29 is the only
> one that works, in spite of market as not supported.
>
> Or am i missing something?

xf86-video-intel29 is not supported. It was used for a short time when
gem/kms was still developed. I have no idea what graphics card your
atom comes with, it has integrated graphics, but you have to find out
which exact version it is. In general, for newer intel graphics cards,
the best is to use the new xorg distribution, that should give you
hardware acceleration. Otherwise you can try xf86-video-intel in the
old xorg distribution, but the risk is that it will revert back to using
vesa instead.
Regards!
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Niclas Zeising

uki

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Jan 31, 2013, 8:50:24 AM1/31/13
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2013/1/31 Niclas Zeising <zei...@freebsd.org>:
> This should have been sent to x11@ instead.
> On 01/31/13 14:20, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
>> long time ago with CRT monitors i used xvidtune and defined my modeline
>> based on existing one.
>>
>> With LCD laptop Xorg automatically selected good one.
>>
>> Now with desktop and new LG monitor capable of 1920x1080 it uses 1024x768

You probably are using vesa driver, which is limited to 1024x768 max

>> What driver should i use with Atom D525? xf86-video-intel29 is the only
>> one that works, in spite of market as not supported.
Citing https://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU
"Required usermode components are available in the ports tree, you
need to add WITH_NEW_XORG=true and WITH_KMS=true to /etc/make.conf. "

the driver you should use is xf86-video-intel (rebuild X/kernel if you
just changed make.conf)

I'm not sure if this is reqired, but my kernel has device i915kms and
device drm. With this configuration intel works perfectly.

Teske, Devin

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Jan 31, 2013, 8:54:25 AM1/31/13
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(first, apologies for the top-post; using a dumb web-mail client that can't handle inline)

Hi,

We use LG Flatron at $work (tho not wide-aspect like the model you mention -- read: we run our LG Flatron LCDs at 1600x1200). I've had a little experience in working on higher definitions tho (like 1920x1080).

Very first thing I do is I run "xrandr" with no arguments to see if the mode that I want is listed and available, just not used.

If the resolution you want is listed in the xrandr output, then switching to it is as simple as running "xrandr --size WxH" where W is pixel-width and H is pixel-height (e.g. "xrandr --size 1920x1080"). After which, you can make this mode your default by adding the following to  the appropriate "Display" subsection in /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Modes "1920x1080"

However, if instead the desired mode is _not_ listed by xrandr, it could be as simple as switching cables (if you're trying to hit 1920x1080 for example, avoid [S]VGA and try DVI or HDMI or DP; switching cables could help).

Next, there's a possibility you're not using a driver that supports your graphics card. What I do in that situation is run (as root):

X -configure :99

Then I go look at the Driver settings in /root/xorg.conf.new -- if it comes back as "vesa" then that's the fallback driver and you can't make use of anything higher than 1600x1200. If it comes back as something other than "vesa" like "nvidia", "ati", "radeon", or "intel", then there's a chance you can hit 1920x1080 but we're not done yet.

Last thing to do is to update xf86-video-* driver from the ports tree (pick the one most appropriate for your Desktop hardware).
--
Devin


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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:31 AM
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Subject: Re: Xorg help

This should have been sent to x11@ instead.
On 01/31/13 14:20, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> long time ago with CRT monitors i used xvidtune and defined my modeline
> based on existing one.
>
> With LCD laptop Xorg automatically selected good one.
>
> Now with desktop and new LG monitor capable of 1920x1080 it uses 1024x768
>
> no possible modelines are displayed and i have no idea how to set it
> properly.
>
> It is LG Flatron E2211 if it helps.
>
> What driver should i use with Atom D525? xf86-video-intel29 is the only
> one that works, in spite of market as not supported.
>
> Or am i missing something?

xf86-video-intel29 is not supported. It was used for a short time when
gem/kms was still developed. I have no idea what graphics card your
atom comes with, it has integrated graphics, but you have to find out
which exact version it is. In general, for newer intel graphics cards,
the best is to use the new xorg distribution, that should give you
hardware acceleration. Otherwise you can try xf86-video-intel in the
old xorg distribution, but the risk is that it will revert back to using
vesa instead.
Regards!
--
Niclas Zeising
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Wojciech Puchar

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Jan 31, 2013, 10:35:37 AM1/31/13
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> xf86-video-intel29 is not supported. It was used for a short time when
> gem/kms was still developed. I have no idea what graphics card your
> atom comes with, it has integrated graphics, but you have to find out

vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x574d8086 chip=0xa0018086
rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller'
class = display
subclass = VGA


> which exact version it is. In general, for newer intel graphics cards,
> the best is to use the new xorg distribution, that should give you
> hardware acceleration. Otherwise you can try xf86-video-intel in the
> old xorg distribution, but the risk is that it will revert back to using
xf86-video-intel will turn whole screen off and run at 100% CPU (checked
by logging from other machine), then only reboot will get display back.

Wojciech Puchar

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Jan 31, 2013, 10:36:22 AM1/31/13
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>
>>> What driver should i use with Atom D525? xf86-video-intel29 is the only
>>> one that works, in spite of market as not supported.
> Citing https://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU
> "Required usermode components are available in the ports tree, you
> need to add WITH_NEW_XORG=true and WITH_KMS=true to /etc/make.conf. "
>
> the driver you should use is xf86-video-intel (rebuild X/kernel if you
> just changed make.conf)
>
> I'm not sure if this is reqired, but my kernel has device i915kms and
> device drm. With this configuration intel works perfectly.
thank you very much.
you mean rebuilding X server, X libraries or just xf86-video-intel and
kernel?

Warren Block

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Jan 31, 2013, 10:41:44 AM1/31/13
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2013, Wojciech Puchar wrote:

>>
>>>> What driver should i use with Atom D525? xf86-video-intel29 is the only
>>>> one that works, in spite of market as not supported.
>> Citing https://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU
>> "Required usermode components are available in the ports tree, you
>> need to add WITH_NEW_XORG=true and WITH_KMS=true to /etc/make.conf. "
>>
>> the driver you should use is xf86-video-intel (rebuild X/kernel if you
>> just changed make.conf)
>>
>> I'm not sure if this is reqired, but my kernel has device i915kms and
>> device drm. With this configuration intel works perfectly.
> thank you very much.
> you mean rebuilding X server, X libraries or just xf86-video-intel and
> kernel?

This forum post tries for the minimum amount of rebuilding. It is not
necessary to rebuild the kernel if you have 9.1 already.
http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=206841&postcount=8

Wojciech Puchar

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Jan 31, 2013, 4:56:05 PM1/31/13
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>
> Hi,
>
> We use LG Flatron at $work (tho not wide-aspect like the model you mention -- read: we run our LG Flatron LCDs at 1600x1200). I've had a little experience in working on higher definitions tho (like 1920x1080).
>
> Very first thing I do is I run "xrandr" with no arguments to see if the mode that I want is listed and available, just not used.
>
> If the resolution you want is listed in the xrandr output, then switching to it is as simple as running "xrandr --size WxH" where W is pixel-width and H is pixel-height (e.g. "xrandr --size 1920x1080"). After which, you can make this mode your default by adding the following to  the appropriate "Display" subsection in /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
>
> Modes "1920x1080"

thanks for all help. now server runs with i915kms, but still required
Modes "1920x1080" to turn it. By default it still used 1024x768 no idea
why autodetect doesn't work.

but works fine manually. thank you


LVDS1 connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
1280x800 58.1*+
1024x768 85.0 75.0 70.1 60.0 43.5
832x624 74.6
800x600 85.1 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 85.0 72.8 75.0 59.9
720x400 85.0
640x400 85.1
640x350 85.1
VGA1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 477mm x 268mm
1920x1080 60.0*+
1680x1050 60.0
1280x1024 75.0 60.0
1152x864 75.0
1024x768 75.1 60.0
800x600 75.0 60.3
640x480 75.0 60.0
720x400 70.1
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