214118 2008-03-21 02:20 0000 mkxf86config doesn't choose the correct video driver of those detected 2008-04-03 20:19:53 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Release Media LiveCD/DVD unspecified All Linux NEW P2 normal --- 1 krek6597@student.uu.se livecd@gentoo.org krek6597@student.uu.se 2008-03-21 02:20:08 0000 This happens when running Gentoo LiveCDs and LiveCDs I personally have built with catalyst: The video driver is detected by hwsetup and put in /etc/sysconfig/gentoo. However, hwsetup seems to detect mutiple possible video drivers. I've got this for example: [...] XMODULE="i810" [...] XMODULE="vesa" [...] When /etc/sysconfig/gentoo is sourced by the mkxf86config script later, XMODULE will be "vesa" instead of "i810" becuase of their order. While, vesa works, the i810 is superior (e.g. allows my unusual widescreen resolution on my laptop). mkxf86config should try to get XMODULE (and possibly other variables) in some better way than simply sourcing /etc/sysconfig/gentoo, e.g. scanning it and choosing the "best" alternatives in some intelligent way (e.g. choosing anything non-vesa before vesa). Of course, if one is lucky and for whatever reason get XMODULE="i810" (in my case) after XMODULE="vesa", it works, but a deterministic behaviour is needed. This is with x11-misc/mkxf86config-0.9.9 and sys-apps/hwsetup-1.2. BTW, is mkxf86config really a "gentoo project" as indicated by the ebuild (homepage = gentoo.org)? I couldn't for my life find the sources in the gentoo cvs which I would expect if that was the case. Perhaps this is not a gentoo problem, but upstream (who ever that would be)? Reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot a Gentoo LiveCD (or one generated by catalyst) 2. have bad luch with the order hwsetup enters XMODULE into /etc/sysconfig/gentoo 3. check that the video driver in xorg.conf is set to vesa instead of the better alternative agaffney@gentoo.org 2008-03-21 02:31:41 0000 I believe this happens when there are multiple video cards detected. Can you post your lspci output? krek6597@student.uu.se 2008-03-21 03:38:33 0000 Created an attachment (id=146733) lspci ouput of my effected Dell Latitude X1 laptop Sure. This is on a Dell Latitude X1 laptop. So are both the VGA compatible controller and Display controller counted as video cards by hwsetup? Also included very verbose lspci output for these at the bottom of the attached file in case it helps. agaffney@gentoo.org 2008-03-21 13:19:37 0000 Yes, hwsetup is detecting both of them. I'm betting you'd get 2 Device sections in your xorg.conf if you ran 'X -configure'. I'm not sure we want to put in a workaround for this. This is a bit of "weird" situation. A workaround for something like this is bound to do the wrong thing in some circumstances. The worst that happens now is that you only get vesa video on the LiveCD. krek6597@student.uu.se 2008-03-21 15:45:05 0000 Yes, I completely understand. I'd say that this is an up-stream hwsetup issue if anything. X -configure produced a xorg.conf which only has one device section for video card, and that one uses the driver "intel", not "vesa". This driver seems to work just as well as "i810" (I get the correct wide-screen resolution etc). The resulting xorg.conf actually works very well (although it misses a DRI section), so perhaps it is time to investigate whether mkxf86config is needed at all any longer? wolf31o2@gentoo.org 2008-04-03 16:48:33 0000 Can you give the output of /etc/sysconfig/xserver please? I'd like to see what hwsetup *thinks* it is detecting. krek6597@student.uu.se 2008-04-03 20:19:53 0000 Created an attachment (id=148500) contents of /etc/sysconfig/{gentoo,xserver} Right. Also included /etc/sysconfig/gentoo so you can see the order of what it detects more clearly than my earlier explanation (should probably have included this in the first place). 146733 2008-03-21 03:38 0000 lspci ouput of my effected Dell Latitude X1 laptop lat-x1.lspci text/plain MDA6MDAuMCBIb3N0IGJyaWRnZTogSW50ZWwgQ29ycG9yYXRpb24gTW9iaWxlIDkxNUdNL1BNL0dN Uy85MTBHTUwgRXhwcmVzcyBQcm9jZXNzb3IgdG8gRFJBTSBDb250cm9sbGVyIChyZXYgMDMpCjAw OjAyLjAgVkdBIGNvbXBhdGlibGUgY29udHJvbGxlcjogSW50ZWwgQ29ycG9yYXRpb24gTW9iaWxl IDkxNUdNL0dNUy85MTBHTUwgRXhwcmVzcyBHcmFwaGljcyBDb250cm9sbGVyIChyZXYgMDMpCjAw OjAyLjEgRGlzcGxheSBjb250cm9sbGVyOiBJbnRlbCBDb3Jwb3JhdGlvbiBNb2JpbGUgOTE1R00v R01TLzkxMEdNTCBFeHByZXNzIEdyYXBoaWNzIENvbnRyb2xsZXIgKHJldiAwMykKMDA6MWMuMCBQ Q0kgYnJpZGdlOiBJbnRlbCBDb3Jwb3JhdGlvbiA4MjgwMUZCL0ZCTS9GUi9GVy9GUlcgKElDSDYg RmFtaWx5KSBQQ0kgRXhwcmVzcyBQb3J0IDEgKHJldiAwMykKMDA6MWQuMCBVU0IgQ29udHJvbGxl cjogSW50ZWwgQ29ycG9yYXRpb24gODI4MDFGQi9GQk0vRlIvRlcvRlJXIChJQ0g2IEZhbWlseSkg 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