Screen corruption problems: more data

[Christoph Georgi]

Tim Hunt wrote:
> Summary of problem:
> 
> I just tried installing Ubuntu (Hoary preview) for the first time, and 
> it all worked except that the screen display was corrupted. I have never 
> successfully installed Linux.
> 
> I have now downloaded and tested both the Warty live CD, and the new 
> Hoary release candidate live CD. The Warty one worked perfectly (I 
> thought I remembered that but have tested again), but the Hoary RC one 
> does not work, in the same way that my failed install does not work.
> 
> What can I do to diagnose the problem? I have already posted details 
> about my hardware and Xorg.conf file from my install.
> 

Have a look at the xorg.0.log in /var/log. That might state the error 
that occurs when x starts..

regards
.christoph


> Tim.
> 
> 
> Quotes from previous posts:
> 
> The graphics card is an ATI All-in-Wonder 128 Pro AGP. The screen is an 
> Iiyama AS4821 flat screen.
> 
> 
> Xorg.conf:
> 
> Section "Files"
>   FontPath    "unix/:7100"        # local font server
>     # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
>   FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
>   FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
>   FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
>   FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
>   FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
>   FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
>   FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
>   FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
>   # paths to defoma fonts
>   FontPath    "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
>   FontPath    "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
>     Load    "bitmap"
>     Load    "dbe"
>     Load    "ddc"
>     Load    "dri"
>     Load    "extmod"
>     Load    "freetype"
>     Load    "glx"
>     Load    "int10"
>     Load    "record"
>     Load    "type1"
>     Load    "vbe"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
>     Driver        "keyboard"
>     Option        "CoreKeyboard"
>     Option        "XkbRules"    "xorg"
>     Option        "XkbModel"    "pc105"
>     Option        "XkbLayout"    "gb"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
>     Driver        "mouse"
>     Option        "CorePointer"
>     Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/mice"
>     Option        "Protocol"        "ImPS/2"
>     Option        "Emulate3Buttons"    "true"
>     Option        "ZAxisMapping"        "4 5"
> EndSection
> 
> Section  "Device"
>     Identifier "ATI  Technologies,  Inc.  Rage  128  PF/PRO  (AGP TMDS)"
>     Driver     "ati"
>     BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
> 
> Section  "Monitor"
>   Identifier  "AS4821"
>   Option      "DPMS"
>   HorizSync   24-80
>   VertRefresh 56-85
> EndSection
> 
> Section  "Screen"
>   Identifier  "Default  Screen"
>   Device      "ATI  Technologies,  Inc.  Rage  128  PF/PRO  (AGP  TMDS)"
>   Monitor     "AS4821"
>   DefaultDepth 24
>   SubSection  "Display"
>    Depth 1
>    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
>   EndSubSection
>   SubSection  "Display"
>    Depth 4
>    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
>   EndSubSection
>   SubSection  "Display"
>    Depth 8
>    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
>   EndSubSection
>   SubSection  "Display"
>    Depth 15
>    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
>   EndSubSection
>   SubSection  "Display"
>    Depth 16
>    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
>   EndSubSection
>   SubSection  "Display"
>    Depth 24
>    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
>   EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
>     Identifier    "Default Layout"
>     Screen        "Default Screen"
>     InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
>     InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "DRI"
>     Mode    0666
> EndSection
> 
> 
> 

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