[ale] X weirdness (was RE: [ale] X looks pixelated (xfs is running))

Fri Jan 4 01:05:56 EST 2002

Looks like this was the case.  There's an option you
can set for the CHIPS driver called "NoStretch". 
Without it, X will stretch a 640x480 display as if it
were a 800x600...making it pretty ugly.

After doing this, my display looks much better, but
still restricted to a measly 640x480.

Assuming this is caused by the refresh rate
settings...how can I determine what refresh rates will
work at 800x600?  Xconfigurator isn't really helping
at all...

Thanks,
John

--- John Wells <jbwellsiv at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Looking at the output from X, I'm getting some
> strange
> messages.  I dropped back to 3.3.6 but still have
> the
> same probs.  Can anyone decipher this?
> 
> It looks as though the 800X600 mode is invalid for
> some reason, and 640X480 is set to default.  Might
> this account for the ugliness?  Maybe some confusion
> between 640X480 and 800X600 modes?
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> John
> 
> ----- begin X output -----
> 
> XFree86 Version 4.1.0 (Red Hat Linux release:
> 4.1.0-3)
> / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release
> 6510)
> Release Date: 2 June 2001
>         If the server is older than 6-12 months, or
> if
> your card is
>         newer than the above date, look for a newer
> version before
>         reporting problems.  (See
> http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.7-0.13.1smp i686
> [ELF]
> Build Host: stripples.devel.redhat.com
> 
> Module Loader present
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sat
> Dec
> 22 08:16:31 2001
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==)
> default setting,
>          (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II)
> informational,
>          (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not
> implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) ServerLayout "XFree86 Configured"
> (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
> (**) |   |-->Monitor "My Monitor"
> (**) |   |-->Device "Chips & Technologies CT65550"
> (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
> (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
> (**) XKB: layout: "us"
> (**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100"
> (==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
> (--) using VT number 7
> 
> (II) Loading
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
> (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
> (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 0.1.0
> (II) Loading
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
> (II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a
> (II) Module GLcore: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
> (II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
> (II) Module drm: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a
> (II) Module glx: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
> (II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/linux/v4l_drv.o
> (II) Module v4l: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 0.0.1
> (II) Loading
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/chips_drv.o
> (II) Module chips: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
> (II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) v4l driver for Video4Linux
> (II) CHIPS: Driver for Chips and Technologies
> chipsets: ct65520, ct65525,
>         ct65530, ct65535, ct65540, ct65545, ct65546,
> ct65548, ct65550,
>         ct65554, ct65555, ct68554, ct69000, ct69030,
> ct64200, ct64300
> 
> (--) Chipset ct65550 found
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
> (II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 0.1.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
> (II) Module vbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
> (II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) CHIPS(0): initializing int10
> (II) CHIPS(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xe400
> (II) CHIPS(0): VESA BIOS detected
> (**) CHIPS(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
> (==) CHIPS(0): RGB weight 565
> (==) CHIPS(0): Default visual is TrueColor
> (==) CHIPS(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0,
> 1.0)
> (==) CHIPS(0): Using HW cursor
> (**) CHIPS(0): Enabling linear addressing
> (--) CHIPS(0): base address is set at 0x7000000.
> (**) CHIPS(0): Using MMIO
> (--) CHIPS(0): VideoRAM: 2048 kByte
> (--) CHIPS(0): DD-STN probed
> (--) CHIPS(0): LCD
> (--) CHIPS(0): Display Size: x=800; y=600
> (--) CHIPS(0): Frame Buffer used
> (--) CHIPS(0): Using embedded Frame Buffer, size
> 96000
> bytes
> (--) CHIPS(0): Frame accelerator enabled
> (--) CHIPS(0): VL Bus
> (--) CHIPS(0): Internal DAC disabled
> (--) CHIPS(0): Using programmable clocks
> (--) CHIPS(0): Dot clock 0:  25.172 MHz
> (--) CHIPS(0): Dot clock 1:  28.325 MHz CRTclk
> (--) CHIPS(0): Dot clock 2:  40.090 MHz FPclk
> (--) CHIPS(0): Probed memory clock of  37.998 MHz
> (==) CHIPS(0): Min pixel clock is  11.000 MHz
> (--) CHIPS(0): Max pixel clock is  35.464 MHz
> (II) CHIPS(0): FP clock set to  31.917 MHz
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
> (II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a
> (II) Module i2c: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>         compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.2.0
> (II) CHIPS(0): I2C bus "DDC" initialized.
> (II) CHIPS(0): Probing for DDC1
> (II) CHIPS(0): My Monitor: Using hsync range of
> 31.50-35.10 kHz
> (II) CHIPS(0): My Monitor: Using vrefresh range of
> 50.00-70.00 Hz
> (II) CHIPS(0): Clock range:  11.00 to  35.46 MHz
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "640x350"
> (hsync
> out of range)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "640x400"
> (hsync
> out of range)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "720x400" (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "640x480"
> (hsync
> out of range)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "640x480"
> (hsync
> out of range)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "1024x768"
> (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "1024x768"
> (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "1024x768"
> (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "1024x768"
> (bad
> mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (II) CHIPS(0): Not using default mode "1024x768"
> (bad
> 
=== message truncated ===

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