Re: Using a CRT on PCG-GRX700

Hi J/,

I think so.... I tried what's shown below, but it didn't seem to do any
good. Sorry about the big message.

Vance

On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 22:02, J/ wrote:
> Have you set up the second monitors configuration in the XConfig files?
> 
> I'm using an external LCD with mine..  albeit I'm half afraid of using
> the second monitor because it insists on setting the refresh rate of
> both monitors to the same value.  Thus making one either too big or the
> other too little.  So far I've lived with making things too big for the
> external LCD...
> 
> J/
> 
> On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 21:44, Vance Lankhaar wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I looked through the archives, but I haven't been able to find an
> > answer. I have a PCG-GRX700 and I'm trying to hook a CRT up to it (and
> > then eventually a projector), and I haven't been able to figure out how
> > to do it. 
> > 
> > I'm currently running Debian sid, but any help with any distro would be
> > very much appreciated.
> > 
> > Currently, I have Xfree86 4.2.1 (debian version -8), and I've tried
> > using both the ati driver and the radeon driver. 
> > 
> > I've tried hooking the monitor up before and after booting, before and
> > after starting X, and have had no luck either way. When I hook the
> > monitor up before starting, nothing displays on the monitor (though
> > eventually you can see refresh-haze on it), where as the boot as normal
> > occurs on the LCD, until X comes, when I get an error message (with the
> > radeon driver): "No valid mode found for this DFP/LCD". 
> > 
> > Without the CRT attached at all, boot as normal, works fine.
> > 
> > 
> > Any clues would be really appreciated,
> > Vance Lankhaar


Section "Files"
	FontPath	"unix/:7100"			# local font server
	# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"GLcore"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"speedo"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
	Load	"i2c"		#(vance) get radeon to work
	Load	"synaptics"	#(vance) nice touchpad driver
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Edges"			"1900 5400 1800 3900"
	Option		"Finger"		"25 30"
	Option		"MaxTapTime"		"20"
	Option		"MaxTapMove"		"220"
	Option		"VertScrollDelta"	"100"
	Option		"MinSpeed"		"0.02"
	Option		"MaxSpeed"		"0.18"
	Option		"AccelFactor"		"0.0010"
	Option		"Protocol"		"PS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility M7 [LW] (Default
Screen)"
	Driver		"radeon"
	Option		"DPMS"
	Option		"AGPMode" "true"
	Screen		0
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility M7 [LW] (External
Screen)"
	Driver		"radeon"
	Option		"DPMS"
	Option		"AGPMode" "true"
	Screen		1
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
#	HorizSync	30-94
#	VertRefresh	50-75
	HorizSync	30-75
	VertRefresh	50-85
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"External Monitor"
	HorizSync	30-75
	VertRefresh	50-85
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility M7 [LW] (Default
Screen)"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		#Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		#Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		#Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		#Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		#Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		#Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"External Screen"
	Device		"ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility M7 [LW] (External
Screen)"
	Monitor		"External Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
		ViewPort	0 0
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice	"Generic Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection