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Date:      Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:46:12 -0400
From:      Vivek Khera <khera@kcilink.com>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   XFree86-4 display shearing
Message-ID:  <15688.41204.917341.732131@yertle.kciLink.com>

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I upgraded one of the workstations here from XFree86 3.3.6 to XFree86
4.2.0 (I removed all X related files before the update).  I upgraded
via locally build packages.  After updating the XF86Config file, the
display is fine except for a small area near the top that is sheared
to the left.

I tried diddling the "Options" settings for the ATI Mach64 GB card,
various mode lines with hsync and vsync off and on, etc.

Everything I do makes no significant difference.

This machine is a Dell Dimension which was running great with XFree86
3.  I moved up to XFree86 4 to run KDE3.

The box on which the package was build has the same video chip, but is
not a Dell.  The only difference in the XF86Config file is the monitor
section.  The file is based on the output from X -configure.

Anyone have any ideas on what else to try?

Tis is the XF86Config on the machine which has the display problem.
The resolution chosen doesn't matter, either.

--cut here--
Section "Module"
    Load        "dbe"  	# Double buffer extension
# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
    SubSection  "extmod"
      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
    EndSubSection
    Load        "type1"
    Load        "freetype"
    Load        "speedo"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
#   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
   FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# The module search path.  The default path is shown here.
#    ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	"Keyboard1"
    Driver	"Keyboard"
    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
    Option "LeftAlt"     "Meta"
    Option "RightAlt"    "Meta"
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#    Option "XkbOptions"  "ctrl:swapcaps"
    Option "XkbRules"	"xfree86"
    Option "XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier	"Mouse1"
    Driver	"mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "MouseSystems"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/sysmouse"
EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier      "Primary Monitor"
   VendorName      "ViewSonic"
   ModelName       "A90f"
   HorizSync       30-86
   VertRefresh     50-150
   Option	    "DPMS"
EndSection

# Standard VGA Device:

Section "Device"
    Identifier	"Standard VGA"
    VendorName	"Unknown"
    BoardName	"Unknown"
    Driver     "vga"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "accel"              	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "crt_screen"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "composite_sync"     	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "hw_cursor"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "linear"             	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "mmio_cache"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "probe_clocks"       	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "reference_clock"    	# <freq>
        #Option     "shadow_fb"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "sw_cursor"          	# [<bool>]
	Identifier  "My Video Card"
	Driver      "ati"
	VendorName  "ATI"
	BoardName   "Mach64 GB"
	ChipSet     "ati"
	ChipId      0x4742
	ChipRev     0x5c
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of screen sections may be present.  Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen.  A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.
Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen 1"
    Device      "My Video Card"
    Monitor     "Primary Monitor"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1280x1024"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier  "Simple Layout"
    Screen "Screen 1"
    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
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