Hi Mark;
On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:32:00 -0800 Marc Chamberlin
wrote: Hello
I just got done installing openSuSE11.3 x64 on to my media center and WOW is the screen ever mucked up! And I don't have a clue how to fix it... So here are some of the particulars -
I am using an nVidia controller GeForce 8500GT I have 2 monitors connected to it, one is a 42 inch monitor that I run with a resolution of 1920x1080 dpi and the other is a small 6 inch monitor that I run at 800x600 dpi. I run these two monitors in clone mode with the second monitor using the pan ability to track the mouse cursor around the desktop.
What types are the monitors (LCD, plasma, CRT)? Is 11.3 using the same driver that 11.2 used? Just out of curiosity, what do you use such a big monitor for? Thanks Thomas for your thoughts/reply! Both of my monitors are LCD monitors. These are for my media center, I run mythTV, regular TV, music
Sounds like an inappropriate resolution problem. Have you tried changing it through editing xorg.conf? Do you have a backup of the 11.2 system (especially /etc)? If so, look at it's screen resolution for the settings that worked correctly. The screen resolution settings are the same - 1920 x 1080 for the main monitor, 800x600 for the small monitor. What is bizarre to me is that under both 11.2 and 11.3 the size of the display area is slightly larger
On 2/4/2011 4:30 PM, Thomas Taylor wrote:
programs like Amarok etc on it. The computer is in a small closet off my
living room, hence the reason I have a small monitor in there, so I can
see what is going on if I have to work on the computer.
You asked if I am using the same driver for 11.2 and 11.3. I presume you
are asking about the nVidia drivers? I used YaST2 in each OS and
determined the following versions are being used. Your answer is a
partial yes and no! But these are the purported lasted versions
available from the respective nVidia repositories.
openSuSE11.2
nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default 260.19.29_2.6.31.5_0.1-21.1
nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop 260.19.29_2.6.31.5_0.1-21.1
x11-video-nvidiaG02 260.19.29-22.1
openSuSE11.3
nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop 260.19.29_k2.6.34.0_12-21.1
x11-video-nvidiaG02 260.19.29-22.1
xorg-x11-driver-video-nouveau 0.0.15_20100401_bfb95cc-1.10
I found it interesting that the "default" version of the
nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default is also required in 11.2. It purports to
support older GPUs than the one I have, but it is required. I tried to
remove it and that was disastrous!
Yes, Sax2 was deprecated in 11.3 with no replacement. Best idea is to use the xorg.conf it generated in 11.2 to create a new one in 11.3. The automatic configuration doesn't take unusual scenarios into account yet. I wish the openSuSE developers wouldn't remove software before the replacement is really ready. It leaves us in a difficult position. I don't know what the status is now, and whether recovering Sax2 and using xorg.conf will break the new model of automatic configuration with 11.3.
That said, I decided to try an follow your advice, and simply copied the xorg.conf file from my 11.2 installation over to the 11.3 installation. That has given mixed results! I no longer have the stair step edges to my windows and was able to resize the various plasmoids/widgets within each activity. But the kicker bar remains extremely large and extends off screen as before. It cannot be resized without losing the icons below the edge of the screen. Also, a new problem may have developed. A couple of times (not every time it appears, after I boot up) I notice the mouse is moving very jerky. It stops for awhile, then will unfreeze and move again. I ran top while doing so and notice that the Xorg process was using 99% of the CPU when this happens. Mouse clicks and other system actions also are sluggish. Over time it gets steadily worse until the system becomes so unusable that I consider it froze and have to force a hardware reset of the system and reboot. Worrisome!
I have uninstalled/reinstalled 11.3 with exactly the same results. I have also done a full update of everything from the repositories. Still no joy. If I were to take a guess, I would say that the nVidia driver is installing OK, (not sure about 11.3) judging by the background pictures shown on my desktop. But something is seriously mucked up with all the various KDE widgets, windows, toolbar, kicker etc...
Am willing to send any files that might be helpful, and thanks in advance for helping me with this problem.
Marc...
Perhaps send the "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-device.conf, /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-monitor.conf & /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-screen.conf". These are very small files.
Tom
Ok here is the contents of the files you requested - cat 50-device.conf Section "Device" Identifier "Default Device" #Driver "radeon" ## Required magic for radeon/radeonhd drivers; output name ## (here: "DVI-0") can be figured out via 'xrandr -q' #Option "monitor-DVI-0" "Default Monitor" EndSection cat 50-monitor.conf Section "Monitor" Identifier "Default Monitor" ## If your monitor doesn't support DDC you may override the ## defaults here #HorizSync 28-85 #VertRefresh 50-100 ## Add your mode lines here, use e.g the cvt tool EndSection cat 50-screen.conf Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Default Device" ## Doesn't help for radeon/radeonhd drivers; use magic in ## 50-device.conf instead Monitor "Default Monitor" EndSection -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org