No xorg.conf?

[dertiger]

I can't seem to get the display resolution and mouse working correctly at the same time on an old Thinkpad 380D. I'm using Debian Etch. Everything was fine until an apt-get upgrade tripped things up.

I used dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg to rebuild the config file. It puts in defaults for my monitor but when I start X I only get 640x480 even though 800x600 is listed in the config file. At least the mouse works. OK, so delete the xorg.conf and see what happens - before upgrading I was running without the file just fine.

If I have no xorg.conf file, the the screen works great! But the mouse is not detected (it is at /dev/psaux). What is X using for settings if there is no xorg.conf? How can I change it to point to the correct mouse port?

Thanks

[antidrugue]

No xorg.conf file ? Then you are not using Etch's default X 7.1. You upgraded from Sarge ?

Make sure you are using "etch" in your /etc/apt/sources.list file.

Also, make sure you have the package "xorg" installed :

apt-get install xorg

[dertiger]

I had previously upgraded to etch from Sarge without problems. This occured after an otherwise innocent apt-get upgrade. I confirmed Xorg is installed, not XFree86.

My main question is, if I don't have an xorg.conf what is X using for settings?

[antidrugue]

My main question is, if I don't have an xorg.conf what is X using for settings?

One thing for sure, you either have a /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file or a /etc/X11/xorg.conf one.

If you think something is wrong, just run :

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

[dertiger]

I guarantee that I have neither. Is there a way to see where X is looking to get its config data?

When I run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, it does indeed create an xorg.conf file. The trouble with this is that X refuses to display 800x600, which is the max resolution of the display (old laptop!). It defaults to 640x480 even though 800x600 is listed first in the xorg.conf. I get the impression that X is ignoring the monitor setup section of the file because they are all set to defaults ("Generic Monitor" and default synch rates). The command to change the resolution (I forget what the command is now, it starts with "r") only lists 640x480! The good news with this route is that the mouse works!

Hence my dilemma - one solution gives me 800x600 but no mouse, the other gives me 640x480 with a mouse.

Thanks for listening!

[bryansmith]

Could you post your xorg.conf please?

Bryan

[dertiger]

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc101"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"		"PS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Neomagic Corporation NM2093 [MagicGraph 128ZV]"
	Driver		"neomagic"
	BusID		"PCI:0:3:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	28-38
	VertRefresh	43-72
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Neomagic Corporation NM2093 [MagicGraph 128ZV]"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

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

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

[antidrugue]

And what's the video card on that machine ?

lspci | grep -i vga

[deanlinkous]

The video card is a neomagic with about 1mb of video memory.

My guess is this is your problem with your current xorg.conf file
DefaultDepth 24
change it to
DefaultDepth 16
and see if it works at 800x600 then

[rafise]

ok try this as root X -configure then copy the file to you /etc/X11/xorg.conf
after that edit the file and change
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

that should do the job for you.