[gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone

[gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone

[George Roberts]

I have noticed in the last couple days that rolling the wheel on my 
mouse is not scrolling through webpages or email.
I checked my /etc/X11/xorg.conf and it had not been changed.  Just to be 
sure it is not a broken mouse I booted into Mandrake and tested it 
there, mouse scrolled like a charm.  After I booted back to Gentoo, the 
mouse was still not working.  I decided to steal the setting from 
Mandrake's XF86Config, since it was working there.
I changed my /etc/X11/xorg.conf from:
    Identifier    "Mouse1"
    Driver    "mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/input/mouse0"
    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
to:
    Identifier    "Mouse1"
    Driver    "mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/input/mouse0"
    Option    "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
After I made that change I rebooted.  When I checked my 
/var/log/Xorg.0.log, it was still showing the original settings i.e. 
PS/2 not the ExplorerPS/2.  After some digging around noticed the line 
(==) Using config file: "//xorg.conf".  Sure enough I had backed up my 
xorg.conf to the / folder a couple months ago and sure enought it was 
using that copy.  After I changed that file name, I rebooted and the 
correct information is now showing in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, (==) Using 
config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".

I was under the impression that the folder /etc/X11is the folder only 
scanned and used.  That is why I put the backup copy there.  My question 
is: is this behavior a know thing and I missed it, or can others be 
bitten by this also?

P.S. the mouse is still not scrolling.  Any help with this would be great.
Thanks

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Re: [gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone

[Brett I. Holcomb]

Check man xorg.conf and it will give you the locations searched for 
xorg.conf.


On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote:

> I have noticed in the last couple days that rolling the wheel on my mouse is

Snip

> I was under the impression that the folder /etc/X11is the folder only scanned 
> and used.  That is why I put the backup copy there.  My question is: is this 
> behavior a know thing and I missed it, or can others be bitten by this also?
>
> P.S. the mouse is still not scrolling.  Any help with this would be great.
> Thanks
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone

[George Roberts]

Brett I. Holcomb wrote:

> Check man xorg.conf and it will give you the locations searched for 
> xorg.conf.
>
>
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote:
>
>> I have noticed in the last couple days that rolling the wheel on my 
>> mouse is
>
>
> Snip
>
>> I was under the impression that the folder /etc/X11is the folder only 
>> scanned and used.  That is why I put the backup copy there.  My 
>> question is: is this behavior a know thing and I missed it, or can 
>> others be bitten by this also?
>>
>> P.S. the mouse is still not scrolling.  Any help with this would be 
>> great.
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
Thanks, it seems the system searchs farther than I understood.  Based on 
what I have read on gdm, the X server is started by a non-privliged 
user, to avoid possiblities of exploition of the system via the login 
area.  If this is in fact true then the search for the xorg.conf file 
would be limited to the /usr or /etc folders, not the / folder.
Does there need to be an update to the man file, or is this a 
undocumented feature?
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Re: [gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone

[Brett I. Holcomb]

My understanding is that X searches the path given in xorg.conf 
irregardless of who starts it but I may be wrong.  I use xdm, not gdm.

On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote:

> Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
>
>>  Check man xorg.conf and it will give you the locations searched for 
>>  xorg.conf.
>> 
>> 
>>  On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote:
>> 
>> >  I have noticed in the last couple days that rolling the wheel on my 
>> >  mouse is
>> 
>> 
>>  Snip
>> 
>> >  I was under the impression that the folder /etc/X11is the folder only 
>> >  scanned and used.  That is why I put the backup copy there.  My question

>> >  Thanks
>> > 
>> > 
>> 
> Thanks, it seems the system searchs farther than I understood.  Based on what 
> I have read on gdm, the X server is started by a non-privliged user, to avoid 
> possiblities of exploition of the system via the login area.  If this is in 
> fact true then the search for the xorg.conf file would be limited to the /usr 
> or /etc folders, not the / folder.
> Does there need to be an update to the man file, or is this a undocumented 
> feature?
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone

[George Roberts]

According to the man xorg.conf the search paths are different depending 
who is starting X.  If X is started by a user the search paths are not 
as extensive as if X is started by root.  If root was the one to start X 
then it could be able to pick up the xorg.conf I had stashed in the / 
folder.
The sudden switch from my /etc/X11/xorg.conf to /xorg.conf is what 
triggered my confusion.


Brett I. Holcomb wrote:

> My understanding is that X searches the path given in xorg.conf 
> irregardless of who starts it but I may be wrong.  I use xdm, not gdm.
>
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote:
>
>> Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
>>
>>>  Check man xorg.conf and it will give you the locations searched for 
>>>  xorg.conf.
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, George Roberts wrote:
>>>
>>> >  I have noticed in the last couple days that rolling the wheel on 
>>> my >  mouse is
>>>
>>>
>>>  Snip
>>>
>>> >  I was under the impression that the folder /etc/X11is the folder 
>>> only >  scanned and used.  That is why I put the backup copy there.  
>>> My question
>>
>
>>> >  Thanks
>>> > >
>>
>> Thanks, it seems the system searchs farther than I understood.  Based 
>> on what I have read on gdm, the X server is started by a 
>> non-privliged user, to avoid possiblities of exploition of the system 
>> via the login area.  If this is in fact true then the search for the 
>> xorg.conf file would be limited to the /usr or /etc folders, not the 
>> / folder.
>> Does there need to be an update to the man file, or is this a 
>> undocumented feature?
>>
>

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[gentoo-user] X starting in 640x480 only

[Christian Herzyk]

Hi,

when I rebooted my PC yesterday my X did not come up (I made an error 
with etc-update after the resent baselayout upgrade and removed the 
DISPLYMANAGER setting). After fixing that my X came up, but only at 
640x480.
During the last days I did not change anything connected to X on my 
system and rebooted it several times without problems. I am running a 
x86 system with Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family 
Graphics Controller and 99% stable packages including Xorg 7.1 (the 
unstable ones are apps, nothing with X).
It ran totally fine until yesterday.
I tried a lot, remerged X and experimented with settings.
I am still not sure what the problem is.

There are some things that strike me:
In the Xorg log I find:

(WW) I810(0): xf86AllocateGARTMemory: allocation of 13409 pages failed

several occurences of that with different page counts
.
And this one:
(II) I810(0): Not using mode "1280x1024" (no mode of this name)
(II) I810(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name)
(II) I810(0): Increasing the scanline pitch to allow tiling mode (640 -> 
1024).
(--) I810(0): Virtual size is 640x480 (pitch 1024)
(**) I810(0):  Built-in mode "640x480


Any idea what the problem is?


Thanks.

Christian
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Re: [gentoo-user] X starting in 640x480 only

[Alan McKinnon]

On Tuesday 07 November 2006 20:37, Christian Herzyk wrote:
> Any idea what the problem is?

Please post your xorg.conf

alan
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Re: [gentoo-user] X starting in 640x480 only

[Andrés Becerra Sandoval]

On 11/7/06, Christian Herzyk <gentoo@herzyk.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> when I rebooted my PC yesterday my X did not come up (I made an error
> with etc-update after the resent baselayout upgrade and removed the
> DISPLYMANAGER setting). After fixing that my X came up, but only at
> 640x480.
> During the last days I did not change anything connected to X on my
> system and rebooted it several times without problems. I am running a
> x86 system with Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
> Graphics Controller and 99% stable packages including Xorg 7.1 (the
> unstable ones are apps, nothing with X).
> It ran totally fine until yesterday.
> I tried a lot, remerged X and experimented with settings.
> I am still not sure what the problem is.
>
> There are some things that strike me:
> In the Xorg log I find:
>
> (WW) I810(0): xf86AllocateGARTMemory: allocation of 13409 pages failed
>
> several occurences of that with different page counts
> .
> And this one:
> (II) I810(0): Not using mode "1280x1024" (no mode of this name)
> (II) I810(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name)
> (II) I810(0): Increasing the scanline pitch to allow tiling mode (640 ->
> 1024).
> (--) I810(0): Virtual size is 640x480 (pitch 1024)
> (**) I810(0):  Built-in mode "640x480
>
>
> Any idea what the problem is?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Christian
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>
>

Hello,

Have you applied a BIOS update to your machine?
If yes, may be you can revert ..

Also, check your BIOS for a memory limit in VGA adapters ...

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Re: [gentoo-user] X starting in 640x480 only

[fei huang]

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On 11/9/06, Andrés Becerra Sandoval <andres.becerra@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/7/06, Christian Herzyk <gentoo@herzyk.de> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > when I rebooted my PC yesterday my X did not come up (I made an error
> > with etc-update after the resent baselayout upgrade and removed the
> > DISPLYMANAGER setting). After fixing that my X came up, but only at
> > 640x480.
> > During the last days I did not change anything connected to X on my
> > system and rebooted it several times without problems. I am running a
> > x86 system with Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
> > Graphics Controller and 99% stable packages including Xorg 7.1 (the
> > unstable ones are apps, nothing with X).
> > It ran totally fine until yesterday.
> > I tried a lot, remerged X and experimented with settings.
> > I am still not sure what the problem is.
> >
> > There are some things that strike me:
> > In the Xorg log I find:
> >
> > (WW) I810(0): xf86AllocateGARTMemory: allocation of 13409 pages failed
> >
> > several occurences of that with different page counts
> > .
> > And this one:
> > (II) I810(0): Not using mode "1280x1024" (no mode of this name)
> > (II) I810(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name)
> > (II) I810(0): Increasing the scanline pitch to allow tiling mode (640 ->
> > 1024).
> > (--) I810(0): Virtual size is 640x480 (pitch 1024)
> > (**) I810(0):  Built-in mode "640x480
> >
> >


it clearly says no mode of the name, check the version of xorg.conf you're
using.
post the section related,

good luck
daniel

> Any idea what the problem is?
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Christian
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> >
> >
>
>
>
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Re: [gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Wednesday 27 July 2005 01:54, George Roberts wrote:
> I have noticed in the last couple days that rolling the wheel on my
> mouse is not scrolling through webpages or email.
> I checked my /etc/X11/xorg.conf and it had not been changed.  Just to be
> sure it is not a broken mouse I booted into Mandrake and tested it
> there, mouse scrolled like a charm.  After I booted back to Gentoo, the
> mouse was still not working.  I decided to steal the setting from
> Mandrake's XF86Config, since it was working there.
> I changed my /etc/X11/xorg.conf from:
>     Identifier    "Mouse1"
>     Driver    "mouse"
>     Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"
>     Option "Device"      "/dev/input/mouse0"
>     Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"


>     Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"

should be 

>     Option "Protocol"    "ImPS/2"

and the wheel should start working
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Re: [gentoo-user] I thought /etc/X11/xorg.conf was set in stone

[George Roberts]

Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:

>On Wednesday 27 July 2005 01:54, George Roberts wrote:
>  
>
>>I have noticed in the last couple days that rolling the wheel on my
>>mouse is not scrolling through webpages or email.
>>I checked my /etc/X11/xorg.conf and it had not been changed.  Just to be
>>sure it is not a broken mouse I booted into Mandrake and tested it
>>there, mouse scrolled like a charm.  After I booted back to Gentoo, the
>>mouse was still not working.  I decided to steal the setting from
>>Mandrake's XF86Config, since it was working there.
>>I changed my /etc/X11/xorg.conf from:
>>    Identifier    "Mouse1"
>>    Driver    "mouse"
>>    Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"
>>    Option "Device"      "/dev/input/mouse0"
>>    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>>    
>>
>
>
>  
>
>>    Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"
>>    
>>
>
>should be 
>
>  
>
>>    Option "Protocol"    "ImPS/2"
>>    
>>
>
>and the wheel should start working
>  
>
Thanks that did it.  Opps your right that was the original setting in 
the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.  After chasing my tail trying different 
settings, only to find that X had changed files, I had forgotten where I 
started.  Thanks again.
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