PS3 Linux resolution problems.

[tanuki]

Hello everyone. I am a complete n00b when it comes to Linux, and have never used it before until tonight. I've been able to fumble through everything, although now I am officially stuck.

I have installed Fedora Core 5 on my shiny and new Playstation 3 (as per the Sony provided installation instructions). I've figured out how to sign in and switch to a GUI, but I cannot for the life of me modify this accursed resolution. It's stuck at 576 x 384, much too small to be usable for most programs.

System -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution is locked at 576 x 384, and no other options appear in the pull down menu.

System -> Administration -> Display begins to load, but gives up and shows no window, nothing.

I've even tried changing the resolution by going to Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor then going down the folder chain like this: desktop -> gnome -> screen -> default -> 0 and forcibly modifying the resolution to 1920 x 1080 (I have my PS3 hooked up via HDMI to a 1080p capable LCD. Though its native resolution is 1920 x 1200, I'm not sure if I could use that as a resolution with HDMI).

Using vim xorg.conf does not help much either. Here's how the screen section looks:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
DefaultFbBpp 32
Subsection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

There is no "Modes" and no resolutions to add/modify. Doing so has them removed upon reboot.

Summary of my hardware situation: PS3 running Fedora Core 5, interfacing with a 1920 x 1200 LCD via HDMI. As far as I know, there are no drivers for the PS3's nVidia RSX.

[devils casper]

execute 'system-config-display' command in gnome-terminal and configure display settings. check xorg.conf again after executing this command.





casper

[tanuki]

I also tried using that command outside of the GUI and got the same response both times:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/system-config-display/xconf.py", line 388 in ?
if xconfigpath and not output_file_specified:
NameError: name 'xconfigpath' is not defined

Here's something else I tried between the time I posted that first message and now: There is also a xorg.conf-vfb alongside xorg.conf. I added this in xorg.conf and xorg.conf-vfb:

Modes "1920x1080"

Doing this makes it stay, and not be removed upon a reboot. I'm certain the syntax is correct, I've modelled it after other posts on the same subject. Problem is that when I type in startx, it stays at the original resolution of 576x384 anyway.

So, help please? Thanks to all.

[tanuki]

To clarify, here's what the same section I pointed out earlier looks like after I modified it:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
DefaultFbBpp 32
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Earlier had "Depth 16" written down, this was a typo and has been changed...it was "Depth 24" in the original file.

[devils casper]

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
DefaultFbBpp 32
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1080" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

casper

[tanuki]

No dice. Even after adding those resolutions, it is still locked at 576x384.

[devils casper]

post Section "Device" of the Video Card.






casper

[K0NY]

Hi folks. I really appreciate that you guys are so helpful to folks just starting out. I'm in almost the same boat as Tanuki. I didn't follow the directions provided by Sony. Instead, I installed Fedora 6. My problem is when I type startx, I don't see a readable screen at all. It looks de-interlaced and shows up on my LCD as running in 480p. I've tried using both HDMI and Component video and it looks the same on both. I can't figure out how to change the default resolution in which the GUI will boot up.

Does anyone know if there's a command line option I can add to "startx" or something I could type in at kboot to get Fedora to load up in a usable resolution?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[devils casper]

post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.





casper

[K0NY]

post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
casper

I found the solution to the de-interlacing issue. The display now works and I can get into the GUI. However, I'm now experiencing the same issue as tanuki. The resolution won't switch from 576x384.

By the way, the solution to my problem was adding the bold text below in both the xorg.config and xorg.config-vfb files.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "fbdev"
Option "ShadowFB" "false"
EndSection

Okay, I got the entire xorg.config file. It looks like this:

# XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config
Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "Default Layout"
	Screen0        "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, a font server independent of the X server is
# used to render fonts.
	RgbPath      "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/TTF/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection


Section "Module"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#	Option	"Xleds"		"1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
#	Option	"XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
# or:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
#	Option	"XkbVariant"	"nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:nocaps"
#
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
	ModelName    "Unknown monitor"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "fbdev"
	Option "ShadowFB" "false"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth 24
	DefaultFbBpp 32
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Group        0
	Mode         0666
EndSection

The monitor I'm using is BenQ (vendor) and FP241W (model name). It has both component and HDMI inputs, but neither is able to display larger than 576x384 in the Fedora GUI. Any help would be appreciated.