Ubuntu 1600 x 900 problems but not on Backtrack

[DavidMaitland]

I have just got a new monitor which is 1600 x 900 it works at that resolution on Backtrack4 great, but on Ubuntu 10.04 and Mint Linux it does not seem to support that high, it only goes as high as 1360 x 768

The graphics are in built to the servers motherboard and according to the software update manager the drivers are up to date.

According to the system information it is a Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200e [Pilot] ServerEngines (SEP1) (rev 02) 16MB 32-bit

I know its not meant to be used for anything other than text but i can't get a graphics card due to the fact this server only has PCIE 1.0 and not 2.0

Thanks, Dave

[JosePF]

hi,
could you report:
sudo ddcprobe
and
sudo xrandr
?

Regards

[DavidMaitland]

ddcprobe:

vbe: VESA 3.0 detected.
oem: Matrox Graphics Inc.
vendor: Matrox
product: MGA-G200 00
memory: 8128kb
mode: 640x480x256
mode: 640x480x32k
mode: 640x480x64k
mode: 640x480x16m
mode: 640x400x256
mode: 800x600x16
mode: 800x600x256
mode: 800x600x32k
mode: 800x600x64k
mode: 800x600x16m
mode: 1024x768x256
mode: 1024x768x32k
mode: 1024x768x64k
mode: 1024x768x16m
mode: 1280x1024x256
mode: 1280x1024x32k
mode: 1280x1024x64k
mode: 132x43 (text)
edid:
edid: 1 3
id: 2889
eisa: HWP2889
serial: 01010101
manufacture: 5 2010
input: sync on green, analog signal.
screensize: 44 25
gamma: 2.200000
dpms: RGB, active off, suspend, standby
timing: 720x400@70 Hz (VGA 640x400, IBM)
timing: 640x480@75 Hz (VESA)
timing: 800x600@60 Hz (VESA)
timing: 1024x768@87 Hz Interlaced (8514A)
ctiming: 1280x800@60
ctiming: 1280x1024@60
ctiming: 1440x1440@60
ctiming: 1600x1000@60
dtiming: 1600x900@60
monitorrange: 24-83, 50-76
monitorname: HP 2010
monitorserial: CNC005011G

xrandr:

Screen 0: minimum 400 x 300, current 1360 x 768, maximum 1360 x 864
default connected 1360x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1360x768 60.0*
1152x864 60.0
1280x720 60.0
1024x768 60.0 75.0 70.0
832x624 75.0
800x600 60.0 75.0 72.0 65.0 56.0
840x525 75.0 70.0 60.0
700x525 75.0 70.0 60.0
640x512 75.0 60.0
720x450 60.0
640x480 60.0 75.0 73.0
720x400 70.0
680x384 60.0
576x432 75.0 70.0 60.0
512x384 75.0 70.0 60.0
416x312 75.0
400x300 75.0 72.0 60.0 56.0

hope that helps!

Dave

[JosePF]

it is installed xserver-xorg-video-mga?
if yes:
could you report /etc/xorg.conf
and
sudo lsmod?

thanks

[DavidMaitland]

xserver-xorg-video-mga is installed and up to date according to the software manager

but there is no /etc/xorg.conf file well nothing with xorg in the etc directory

lsmod:

Module Size Used by
xts 2031 0
gf128mul 8015 1 xts
aes_i586 7268 1
aes_generic 26863 1 aes_i586
binfmt_misc 6587 1
ppdev 5259 0
vboxnetadp 6390 0
vboxnetflt 12740 0
vboxdrv 168721 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
dm_crypt 11331 0
arc4 1153 2
rtl8187 50680 0
mac80211 204922 1 rtl8187
led_class 2864 1 rtl8187
cfg80211 126485 2 rtl8187,mac80211
joydev 8708 0
i3200_edac 2973 0
eeprom_93cx6 1333 1 rtl8187
serio_raw 3978 0
lp 7028 0
parport 32635 2 ppdev,lp
edac_core 37331 2 i3200_edac
dm_raid45 81647 0
xor 15028 1 dm_raid45
usbhid 36110 0
fbcon 35102 71
tileblit 2031 1 fbcon
font 7557 1 fbcon
bitblit 4707 1 fbcon
softcursor 1189 1 bitblit
natsemi 23934 0
hid 67032 1 usbhid
vga16fb 11385 1
vgastate 8961 1 vga16fb
tg3 109292 0


thanks for you help!

Dave.

[JosePF]

ok,
driver that you need mga is not loaded.

You can generate a xorg.conf:
press ctl+alt+f1
login and become root
sudo su (enter password)
service gdm stop
X -configure
this will generate /root/xorg.conf.new
to try if it's ok you can run:
X -config /root/xorg.conf.new
if no errors are showed...press ctl+c

run:
service gdm start
and report /root/xorg.conf.new to check this file before move to /etc/xorg.conf

Regards

[DavidMaitland]

So there is now a xorg.conf file, what do I do know?

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "built-ins"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "dri2"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 440 250 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "HWP"
ModelName "HP 2010"
HorizSync 24.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "PciRetry" # [<bool>]
#Option "SyncOnGreen" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "MGASDRAM" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # <i>
#Option "SetMclk" # <freq>
#Option "OverclockMem" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "TexturedVideo" # [<bool>]
#Option "Crtc2Half" # [<bool>]
#Option "Crtc2Ram" # <i>
#Option "Int10" # [<bool>]
#Option "AGPMode" # <i>
#Option "AGPSize" # <i>
#Option "DigitalScreen1" # [<bool>]
#Option "DigitalScreen2" # [<bool>]
#Option "TV" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVStandard" # [<str>]
#Option "CableType" # [<str>]
#Option "NoHal" # [<bool>]
#Option "SwappedHead" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "MergedFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "Monitor2HSync" # [<str>]
#Option "Monitor2VRefresh" # [<str>]
#Option "Monitor2Position" # [<str>]
#Option "MetaModes" # [<str>]
#Option "OldDmaInit" # [<bool>]
#Option "ForcePciDma" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "KVM" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "mga"
VendorName "Matrox Graphics, Inc."
BoardName "MGA G200e [Pilot] ServerEngines (SEP1)"
BusID "PCI:13:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection


Dave.

[JosePF]

now run:
sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
sudo mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and
sudo reboot

I hope it works. If boot without problems but resolution is not correct, we can edit this file to improve it.

[DavidMaitland]

Right, still not working and I have tried a few things in the file. Here is my mod one:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "built-ins"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "dri2"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "16:9"
Modeline "1600x900_60.00" 119.00 1600 1696 1864 2128 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 440 250 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "HWP"
ModelName "HP 2010"
HorizSync 24.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "PciRetry" # [<bool>]
#Option "SyncOnGreen" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "MGASDRAM" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # <i>
#Option "SetMclk" # <freq>
#Option "OverclockMem" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "TexturedVideo" # [<bool>]
#Option "Crtc2Half" # [<bool>]
#Option "Crtc2Ram" # <i>
#Option "Int10" # [<bool>]
#Option "AGPMode" # <i>
#Option "AGPSize" # <i>
#Option "DigitalScreen1" # [<bool>]
#Option "DigitalScreen2" # [<bool>]
#Option "TV" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVStandard" # [<str>]
#Option "CableType" # [<str>]
#Option "NoHal" # [<bool>]
#Option "SwappedHead" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "MergedFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "Monitor2HSync" # [<str>]
#Option "Monitor2VRefresh" # [<str>]
#Option "Monitor2Position" # [<str>]
#Option "MetaModes" # [<str>]
#Option "OldDmaInit" # [<bool>]
#Option "ForcePciDma" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "KVM" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "mga"
VendorName "Matrox Graphics, Inc."
BoardName "MGA G200e [Pilot] ServerEngines (SEP1)"
BusID "PCI:13:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
Modes "1600x900_60.00"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
Modes "1600x900_60.00"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1600x900_60.00"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
Modes "1600x900_60.00"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1600x900_60.00"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1600x900_60.00"
EndSubSection
EndSection


Thanks, Dave

[JosePF]

"Modeline "1600x900_60.00" 119.00 1600 1696 1864 2128 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync"

Where do you get these data?
cvt 1600 900?