Disappointed with 2007 spring

[edc]

I'm totaly disappointed with new Mandriva. First, is it that big problem for mandriva team to make BIOS RAID work out of box? During installatiom BIOS RAID is recognized but after installation it doesn't works. In this 2007.1 release and earlyer Mandriva releases, i need to put "dmraid -ay" in rc.sysinit to get RAID functional. Second, i can't set proper resolution for my Samsung 226BW. During installation monitor is recognized and installer sets 1680x1050 resolution, great, but when i want to test that resolution my monitor goes out of sync! I made my modeline for 1680x1050 and monitor doen't goes out of sync but in that case i only see part of desktop work space of about 80%, i don't see taskbar and far right side of desktop. Ihave ATI x1950xtx with latest ati drivers. How to get 1680x1050 to function normaly like in Windows XP?

[tyme]

Can we see the modeline you made to run at 1680x1050? It may be that something in the modeline isn't exactly right for your monitor, and it needs changed for it to display correctly.

 

Unfortunately I have no experience with RAID, so I have no advice there. Plus, it seems like you have that working now (unfortunate, though, that mandriva doesn't set this up by default).

[edc]

Thanks for replay. here is my xorg.conf with my "1680x1050_60" line wich partialy works (i only see part of desktop), before that my monitor was out of range:

 

# File generated by XFdrake (rev 142098)

 

# **********************************************************************

# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of

# this file.

# **********************************************************************

 

Section "Files"

# font server independent of the X server to render fonts.

FontPath "unix/:-1"

 

# minimal fonts to allow X to run without xfs

FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"

EndSection

 

Section "ServerFlags"

#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)

AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work

#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)

EndSection

 

Section "Module"

Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension

Load "v4l" # Video for Linux

Load "extmod"

Load "type1"

Load "freetype"

Load "glx" # 3D layer

Load "dri" # direct rendering

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"

Driver "kbd"

Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

Option "XkbLayout" "us"

Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse2"

Driver "evdev"

Option "product" "0xc042"

Option "vendor" "0x046d"

Option "HWheelRelativeAxisButtons" "7 6"

EndSection

 

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "monitor1"

VendorName "Samsung"

ModelName "Samsung SyncMaster 226"

HorizSync 30-81

VertRefresh 56-75

 

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.

# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync

ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

 

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync

ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1680x1050_120" 313.20 1680 1816 2000 2320 1050 1051 1054 1125 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1680x1050_100" 256.20 1680 1808 1992 2304 1050 1051 1054 1112 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1680x1050_85" 214.51 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1103 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1680x1050_75" 188.07 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1096 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1680x1050_60" 144.55 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1086 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1680x1050_50" 120.21 1680 1776 1952 2224 1050 1051 1054 1081 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1600x1000_120" 284.04 1600 1728 1904 2208 1000 1001 1004 1072 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1600x1000_100" 232.13 1600 1720 1896 2192 1000 1001 1004 1059 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1600x1000_85" 194.21 1600 1712 1888 2176 1000 1001 1004 1050 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1600x1000_75" 169.13 1600 1704 1880 2160 1000 1001 1004 1044 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1600x1000_60" 133.14 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1600x1000_50" 108.66 1600 1688 1856 2112 1000 1001 1004 1029 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1440x900_120" 229.75 1440 1552 1712 1984 900 901 904 965 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1440x900_100" 187.55 1440 1544 1704 1968 900 901 904 953 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1440x900_85" 156.79 1440 1536 1696 1952 900 901 904 945 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1440x900_75" 136.49 1440 1536 1688 1936 900 901 904 940 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1440x900_60" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1440x900_50" 87.41 1440 1512 1664 1888 900 901 904 926 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1280x800_120" 181.21 1280 1376 1520 1760 800 801 804 858 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1280x800_100" 147.89 1280 1376 1512 1744 800 801 804 848 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1280x800_85" 123.38 1280 1368 1504 1728 800 801 804 840 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1280x800_75" 107.21 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 835 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1280x800_60" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -HSync +Vsync

 

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]

ModeLine "1280x800_50" 68.56 1280 1336 1472 1664 800 801 804 824 -HSync +Vsync

EndSection

 

Section "Device"

Identifier "device1"

VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"

BoardName "ATI Radeon X1300 - X1950"

Driver "fglrx"

Option "DPMS"

Option "FSAAMSPosY1" "0.000000"

Option "StereoSyncEnable" "1"

 

# === disable PnP Monitor ===

#Option "NoDDC"

Option "FSAAMSPosX5" "0.000000"

Option "FSAAMSPosX2" "0.000000"

Option "FSAAMSPosY4" "0.000000"

Option "FSAAMSPosX4" "0.000000"

Option "FSAAMSPosY0" "0.000000"

Option "FSAADisableGamma" "no"

 

# === Video Overlay for the Xv extension ===

Option "VideoOverlay" "on"

Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x00000000"

Option "ForceGenericCPU" "no"

Option "VRefresh2" "unspecified"

Option "CenterMode" "off"

Option "FSAAMSPosY5" "0.000000"

Option "IgnoreEDID" "off"

 

# === OpenGL Overlay ===

# Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay

# will be disabled automatically

Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"

Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos" "no"

 

# === FSAA ===

Option "FSAAScale" "1"

 

# === FireGL DDX driver module specific settings ===

# === Screen Management ===

Option "DesktopSetup" "0x00000000"

Option "HSync2" "unspecified"

Option "TVHStartAdj" "0"

Option "FSAAMSPosX0" "0.000000"

Option "no_dri" "no"

Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x00000000"

Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"

Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on"

Option "FSAAMSPosX1" "0.000000"

Option "MonitorLayout" "AUTO, AUTO"

 

# === Misc Options ===

Option "UseFastTLS" "0"

 

# === disable/enable XAA/DRI ===

Option "no_accel" "no"

 

# === OpenGL specific profiles/settings ===

Option "Capabilities" "0x00000000"

Option "FSAAMSPosY3" "0.000000"

Option "TVColorAdj" "0"

Option "TVVPosAdj" "0"

Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"

Option "FSAAMSPosY2" "0.000000"

 

# === TV-out Management ===

Option "NoTV" "yes"

Option "TVHPosAdj" "0"

Option "TVHSizeAdj" "0"

 

# === QBS Support ===

Option "Stereo" "off"

Option "ScreenOverlap" "0"

Option "FSAAMSPosX3" "0.000000"

Option "TVVSizeAdj" "0"

EndSection

 

Section "Screen"

Identifier "screen1"

Device "device1"

Monitor "monitor1"

DefaultColorDepth 24

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 8

Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 15

Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 16

Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 24

Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"

EndSubsection

EndSection

 

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "layout1"

InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"

Screen "screen1"

EndSection

[edc]

And one more, i tried to delete all modelines except "1680x1050_60" wich is mode for my monitor, and nothing happens, problem persists. My "1680x1050_60" line was created with command: "gtf 1680 1050 59", because if i use command "gtf 1680 1050 60" i get my monitor out of range.

[AussieJohn]

Your problems are more likely to be a mainboard incompatibility.

I am using SATAs and raid with Mandriva Spring and did so also with Mandriva2007.

With 2007 a work around was necessary but in Spring no work around was necessary. With 2007 the work around was necessary for an ASUS board and most other board users had no such troubles. It is obvious that Mandriva built in some changes to Spring so a work around was no longer necessary.

Remember it is the hardware Manufacturers who are at fault for most of these kinds of problems because they will not supply drivers, or information for Linux developers to develop drivers. When Linux drivers appear it is only because Developers have done the hard work of reverse engineering and then producing the necessary driver.

 

My system installs correctly with either Raid set up or no raid and the raid set after install. It requires no fiddling . In other words it works out of the box.

 

The work around for the ASUS board was inspired by suggestions from Mandriva to try and subsequently experimented with by me and that info relayed back to Mandriva.

Obviously Mandriva then had the necessary info to work on and so able to develop a proper fix for the problem written into Spring.

I suggest you be a little more considerate before knocking Mandriva Spring. Some people have had little niggles of Spring, I have had none.

In fact it would surprise you if you had a careful look at the forums here, just how few the problems are with Spring.

Most problems with this version are new users not understanding Linux and trying to think the windows ways of doing things.

 

Most surprisingly, currently most of the present forum items have nothing to do with Mandriva whatsoever.

 

Regarding your monitor problem It is possibly that you have an unsuitable refresh rate selected. It is not enough to just select the resolution. You likely have something like 75 or 80 hz selected where as the Linux driver possibly wants anywhere from 50 to 60 instead. Truth is with an LCD screen you do not need a refresh rate higher than 60hz. With a CRT monitor you do need higher than 60 if possible.

My Samsung 913v LCD 19" is using 57hz using an nvidia card.

The place to set the refresh rate is to open KDE control centre.........Peripherals.............Display. There is no need to do any CLI.

 

Cheers. John.

Edited May 16, 2007 by AussieJohn

[tyme]

Modify:

Subsection "Display"

Depth 24

Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"

EndSubsection

To read:

Subsection "Display"

Depth 24

Modes "1680x1050_60" "1600x1000" "1440x900" "1280x800"

EndSubsection

And restart your X server (this can be done with CTRL+ALT+BKSP)

 

Without that extra _60 at the end it's not actually referencing your modeline, it's just using the 1680x1050 resolution with whatever is default.

[edc]

Thanks for all replyes, finaly fixed resolution problem, i used command "aticonfig --initial" and my problem with resoulution disappeared.