Bug 2028

the IX is a mobile chip and often the desktop cards are wired such that the
driver thinks an LCD is attached.  try adding:
Option "CrtOnly" "true"
to the device section of your config.  The option may be broken in some versions
of Xorg (I haven't tried it in 6.8.x), but should work with xorg from cvs.

In the xorg from Fedora Core 3 (Haven't tried the CVS version), turning on 
CrtOnly for resolutions 640x480 and 800x600 give a display that is clearly 
broken.  Other resolutions make my monitor very unhappy (I get flashing garbage 
before it puts up an Out Of Range error message.) 
 
I'll try to build the CVS xorg on my fc3 box and try it some time. 

(In reply to comment #2)
> In the xorg from Fedora Core 3 (Haven't tried the CVS version), turning on 
> CrtOnly for resolutions 640x480 and 800x600 give a display that is clearly 
> broken.  Other resolutions make my monitor very unhappy (I get flashing garbage 
> before it puts up an Out Of Range error message.) 

Have you set Option "UseBios" "true"? IME mode setting without the BIOS is
broken on Savage/IX hardware.

(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > In the xorg from Fedora Core 3 (Haven't tried the CVS version), turning on 
> > CrtOnly for resolutions 640x480 and 800x600 give a display that is clearly 
> > broken.  Other resolutions make my monitor very unhappy (I get flashing garbage 
> > before it puts up an Out Of Range error message.) 
> 
> Have you set Option "UseBios" "true"? IME mode setting without the BIOS is
> broken on Savage/IX hardware.
> 

Usebios is the default.  non-bios mode setting works on the mx/ix chips, at
least on the LCD.  I dunno about the crt port, it should in theory, but it's
been a while since I tested it.

Exactly the same problem here, with the latest ubuntu build of xorg:

X Window System Version 6.8.1.902 (6.8.2 RC 2) (Ubuntu 6.8.1-1ubuntu16
20050209180945 root@rockhopper.warthogs.hbd.com)

My Savage IX is attached to a Philips 107T crt display, and using Option
"UseBios" "true" and/or Option "CrtOnly" "true" don´t make any difference,
although it doesn't look broken, just the usual way, but always fixed to 640x480.

(II) SAVAGE(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (exceeds panel dimensions)

(In reply to comment #5)
> Exactly the same problem here, with the latest ubuntu build of xorg:
> 
> X Window System Version 6.8.1.902 (6.8.2 RC 2) (Ubuntu 6.8.1-1ubuntu16
> 20050209180945 root@rockhopper.warthogs.hbd.com)
> 
> My Savage IX is attached to a Philips 107T crt display, and using Option
> "UseBios" "true" and/or Option "CrtOnly" "true" don´t make any difference,
> although it doesn't look broken, just the usual way, but always fixed to 640x480.
> 
> (II) SAVAGE(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (exceeds panel dimensions)

I suspect it may only work with the savage driver from cvs.  It must be broken
in the 6.8.x series.

Created attachment 3153 [details]
my xorg.conf file

Seems that this problem is not fixed yet.

System is IBM T-23 notebook (Model: 2647-3RG) with SuperSavage IX/C SDR card.
Only resolution 640x480 is available (see attached log).

Is it already fixed in CVS?

(In reply to comment #7)
> Created an attachment (id=3153) [edit]
> xorg log file
> 
> Seems that this problem is not fixed yet.
> 
> System is IBM T-23 notebook (Model: 2647-3RG) with SuperSavage IX/C SDR card.
> Only resolution 640x480 is available (see attached log).
> 
> Is it already fixed in CVS?
> 


You're still using the 6.8.x driver.  you need the savage driver from xorg cvs.

Did Alex advise resolve your problem?

Ping to the bug submitter!

I'll have to dig the card out of the junk pile, and find a modern box to try 
it on.  I'll try to get to it soon. 

Thanks, it's appreciated.

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