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Mandrake 9.2 1600x1200 problem

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ScreamerChaotix

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I'm running Mandy 9.2 with a Radeon, one that works fine with Windows. 800x600 rez is also fine when used in Linux, however, anything over that fills the screen with static. The refresh rates were auto detected, and I've tried playing with them, but so far no luck.

Describing the problem is difficult. In the simplest terms, when I move a window, the screen fills with "static" (for lack of a better word). Even as I type this I can see it...it's as though the image is being echoed elsewhere on the screen.

I'm currently using my monitors max rez, which is 1600x1200, but it's a shame Linux doesn't provide the same quality as Windows. If anyone has any idea on how to fix the problem, please let me know. All drivers are updated, and to be honest everything works fine...except for the static. Any help is appreciated.
 
I'm running a Radeon M9 at 1600x1200 on RH9.0 and it doesn't have any issues. Do you know what Xserver is loading?

Here is a snippet from my XF86Config:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Dell 1600x1200 Laptop Display Panel"
HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0
VertRefresh 59.0 - 85.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "ATI Radeon Mobility M9"
VideoRam 65536
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x86
4" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection


Also, is the radeon kernel driver loading? Do an 'lsmod |egrep rad' and you should see the radeon driver loaded.


pansophic
 
The lsmod shows the radeon driver, but in XF86Config, the "Device" section shows the following...

Section "Device"
Identifier "My Video Card"
Driver "vga"

And "Monitor" is...

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Generic"
ModelName "1600x1200 @ 76 Hz"
HorizSync 31.5-94.0
VertRefresh 50-90

And thanks for the help.
 
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