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Doc_McCoy

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Registered: 2008-04-19

Posts: 9

intel atomboard GMA950

Hi,
I have a Intel Atom Board D945GCLF with atom 230, chipset: 945GC with built-in GMA950 graphic. http://www.intel.com/Products/Desktop/M … erview.htm
On the VGA port I have connected a 8" noname display bought in ebay http://cgi.ebay.de/Touchscreen-8-4-3-TF … m153.l1262.

I tried "hwd" to setup the xorg.conf and used the newer "intel" graphic driver instead of the "i810".
When I try to start the xserver the output "Can't open Display" is displayed. Xrandr also failes with same error message.
The Display works fine with "vesa" and after starting xserver with vesa xrandr works too.

When I use a common CRT Monitor the "intel" driver works fine, but not with the above-mentioned TFT Display.

I looked up many forums and wikis and tried many things to fix this problem, but I failed.

Actually you don't need my xorg output, because the newest kernel use hal and the important facts are mentioned above?!

Thx in advance,
Doc McCoy

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From: Sofia, Bulgaria

Registered: 2006-10-26

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Re: intel atomboard GMA950

Well you still specify graphics settings (like refresh rate resolution, etc) in xorg.conf.
Most likely you have a refresh rate specified in your xorg.conf that can't be displayed by your LCD monitors. Try removing xorg.conf and running xserver without one (that way it's really self configured). If that doesn't work post your xorg.conf so that we can try to help you with it.

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Re: intel atomboard GMA950

second that. i run the D945GCLF2 without xorg.conf, no problems yet

Doc_McCoy

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Registered: 2008-04-19

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Re: intel atomboard GMA950

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Xorg Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "PS/2 Mouse" "CorePointer"
# Serial Mouse not detected
# USB Mouse not detected
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"  "true"
    Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
    
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "ddc"  # ddc probing of monitor
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "glx"
        Load  "bitmap" # bitmap-fonts
    Load  "type1"
    Load  "freetype"
    Load  "record"
    #   Load  "synaptics"
EndSection

# Auto-generated by Archie mkxcfg

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Monitor0"
        Option "DPMS" "true"
    #HorizSync    28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors
    #VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
    # 800x600 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    #ModeLine "800x600"    40.0  800  840  968 1056    600  601  605  628 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 63.60 kHz; pclk: 68.18 MHz
    #ModeLine "800x600"  68.18  800 848 936 1072  600 601 604 636  -HSync +Vsync
    #Modeline "800x600" 40.12 800 848 968 1056 600 601 605 628 #60Hz
EndSection

# Auto-generated by Archie mkxcfg


Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "intel"
    VendorName  "unknown"
    BoardName   "All"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    DefaultColorDepth 16
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     1
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     4
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     8
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     15
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     16
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     24
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     32
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
EndSection

I removed the xorg.conf and tried to run xserver without it, however the same result as before.

Doc_McCoy

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Registered: 2008-04-19

Posts: 9

Re: intel atomboard GMA950

Any idea? Do you need further information?

Doc_McCoy

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Registered: 2008-04-19

Posts: 9

Re: intel atomboard GMA950

No result yet; I tried today other live distros which i burned some time before, for example: Ubuntu, Puppy Linux.
Ubuntu also can't start the xserver. Puppy Linux has a cute graphic driver wizard: You can select the resolution and depth for crt or tft monitors, but xorg also failed, then I tried vesa in Puppy Linux and vesa also works. It seems so that the xorg-intel driver has a totally problem with this display.

I am happy to read anything which could help me!