You are not logged in.
Pages: 1
Hi guys,
Trust that everyone is well?
Ok, managed to get openbox installed and working, but everything is very grainy from a visual point of view and not looking right. I think that my ati driver which i installed in not working quiet well. What can i do to get this fixed?
Ash
Offline
Maybe the DPI settings? In any case, we need more information.
Offline
Hey,
Ok, cool what can i give you
Ash
Offline
In a terminal write:
xdpyinfo | grep dots
Post output here.
Offline
In a terminal write:
xdpyinfo | grep dots
Post output here.
Here you go: 107X107 dots inch
Hope this helps
Offline
Insert:
xrandr --screen 0 --dpi 96x96
in to your .xinitrc
and
Xft.dpi: 96
in your .Xdefaults
Offline
sorry for my stupidy where do i find this .Xdefaults?
Last edited by ashleenaidoo (2009-08-28 09:32:54)
Offline
Offline
Ok, sorted what's the next steps
Offline
Does the problem still persist after restarting X?
Offline
Hi drtoki
Yes it does.
Offline
Does it happen only in openbox? What driver are you using? What does your xorg.conf look like?
Offline
Yes, that's the only desktop env i have and use. The ATi one the wiki advised on. Good question, where exactly do i find the system one (xorg.conf)?
Offline
xorg.conf is in /etc/X11 have you created it? There was something like:
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
I'm not sure,since I read this in some forum a long back, and I use Nvidia.
EDIT: Do you mean the one created by
X -configure
?
Last edited by sHyLoCk (2009-08-28 11:13:20)
Offline
Hi sHyLoCk,
Thanks for that, created the file now and inserted the code. now cant start openbox, error says "aticonfig is not a valid keywors in this section" and "no screen found"
I used Hal to auto detect and that is the reason why i don't have a xorg.conf
Last edited by ashleenaidoo (2009-08-28 11:41:11)
Offline
I think sHyLoCk meant that the code was a command to auto-generate the /etc/X11/xorg.conf (likely run as root.) It likely was done better with X's built in configure (the second code)
Xorg is supposed to auto-detect everything, but it is not perfect yet, and will not activate options like composition (for transparency and such).
I have heard (just an fyi) that there are more than a few problems with the Catalyst drivers from ATI. I think it went open source and is being worked on, so it will likely be better than the nVidia drivers before too long.
Good luck!
Last edited by LeoSolaris (2009-08-28 11:45:10)
I keep getting distracted from my webserver project...
huh? oooh... shiny!
Offline
ok, thanks. how would you suggest i fix this?
Offline
1. Just use the 1st code i gave you and reboot.
2. Or Use the second one, and notice the path it says a new xorg.conf file is created [i think somehwere in root directory] copy the file from that location to /etc/X11
3. Install dbus and hal and put them in the daemons array in /etc/rc.conf
Offline
Did you insert
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
into your xorg.conf? If so, just delete it, and try starting X again.
If it does not work, delete the xorg.conf. It should at least go back to what it was auto-detecting before. (If you do get it to auto detect and start, the xorg.conf can be found in /var/log/Xorg.0.log Just copy between the start and end lines, and move it over to /etc/X11/xorg.conf. That will give you a working xorg.conf file to change to your liking.)
From there, perhaps generating the xorg.conf with something like
hwd -x
(Terminal/console command, will have to be root/use sudo.)
That command should give you files like /etc/X11/xorg.conf.vesa and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.ati. To test one,
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.ati /etc/X11/xorg.conf
By the way, I am pulling this out of the Arch wiki article on Xorg.
Last edited by LeoSolaris (2009-08-28 12:19:42)
I keep getting distracted from my webserver project...
huh? oooh... shiny!
Offline
(Xorg is a mess)
Just an fyi, hal will autostart dbus, so you only need to add hal to your daemons array.
I'll let sHyLoCk handle ya from here. His/her advice looks to be a little easier to follow than mine.
Have a great one, and good luck!
Last edited by LeoSolaris (2009-08-28 12:24:41)
I keep getting distracted from my webserver project...
huh? oooh... shiny!
Offline
Hi guys, thanks for the help. Following the steps and got a copy of the xorg file in my pwd. Followed the steps to run the test, the screen flickered a couple of times and is now blank, not good
I can't seem to get this, will try a couple more times and if no luck, i guess it's back to ubuntu.
Thanks guys.
Ash
Offline
Not to be snide, but patience and some reading will get you long way when using Arch.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ATI
The wiki articles are almost always really straightforward.
Offline
Yeah will give it a bash again one last time
Offline
Offline
Thanks
Offline
Pages: 1