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| ====== Xorg & XVesa ====== | ====== Xorg & XVesa ====== | ||
| - | By default, SliTaz v3 uses Xorg 7.4 with the //xorg-xf86-video-vesa// v2.0.0 driver. This basic driver can cause problems with certain hardware combinations and can sometimes result in a very low resolution. Occaisionally, X does not start at all and instead falls back to the log-in screen or to a text-based prompt. There are some simple solutions that can yield major improvements: | + | By default, SliTaz v3 uses Xorg 7.4 with the //xorg-xf86-video-vesa// v2.0.0 driver. This basic driver can cause problems with certain hardware combinations and can sometimes result in a very low resolution. Occasionally, X does not start at all and instead falls back to the log-in screen or to a text-based prompt. There are some simple solutions that can yield major improvements: |
| * check that you have enough RAM to run the default ISO. If not, use the [[http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/3.0/flavors/|Low RAM ISO]] instead. | * check that you have enough RAM to run the default ISO. If not, use the [[http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/3.0/flavors/|Low RAM ISO]] instead. | ||
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| === Intel cards === | === Intel cards === | ||
| - | The xorg-xf86-video-vesa 2.0.0 driver has a lot of trouble with Intel chips. For exmaple, on a 82945GM chipset it does not display 1280x1024 and 1024x768, but 1600x1200 is not a problem. | + | The xorg-xf86-video-vesa 2.0.0 driver has a lot of trouble with Intel chips. For example, on a 82945GM chipset it does not display 1280x1024 and 1024x768, but 1600x1200 is not a problem. |
| Use "tazx" to select the intel driver, then "tazhw detect-pci", solve the dri problem and load drm and restart X - normally that's it (perhaps you must change your xorg.conf too). | Use "tazx" to select the intel driver, then "tazhw detect-pci", solve the dri problem and load drm and restart X - normally that's it (perhaps you must change your xorg.conf too). | ||
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| === nVidia cards === | === nVidia cards === | ||
| - | Slitaz provides automatic configuration for nVidia cards. There are two drivers available, the Xorg-provided //[[#free-driver-nv|nv]]// and the nVidia-provided, non-free //[[#non-free-driver-nvidia|nvidia]]//. The //nv// driver should be tried first as this has been compiled for SliTaz, whereas the nVidia-supplied driver is a //binary blob// that tries to fit each and every Linux distribution. | + | SliTaz provides automatic configuration for nVidia cards. There are two drivers available, the Xorg-provided //[[#free-driver-nv|nv]]// and the nVidia-provided, non-free //[[#non-free-driver-nvidia|nvidia]]//. The //nv// driver should be tried first as this has been compiled for SliTaz, whereas the nVidia-supplied driver is a //binary blob// that tries to fit each and every Linux distribution. |
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| == Non-Free Driver (nvidia) == | == Non-Free Driver (nvidia) == | ||
| - | To set-up the free nVidia drivers, use the SliTaz Hardware Configuration tool with the //--non-free// switch: | + | To set-up the non-free nVidia drivers, use the SliTaz Hardware Configuration tool with the //--non-free// switch: |
| <code># tazhw setup nvidia --non-free </code> | <code># tazhw setup nvidia --non-free </code> | ||
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| === ATI cards === | === ATI cards === | ||
| - | For free ati drivers (preferred), do: | + | SliTaz provides automatic configuration for ATI cards. There are two drivers available, the Xorg-provided //[[#free-driver-radeon|radeon]]// and the ATI-provided, non-free //[[#non-free-driver-catalyst|catalyst]]//. The //ati// driver should be tried first as this has been compiled for SliTaz, whereas the ATI-supplied driver is a //binary blob// that tries to fit each and every Linux distribution. |
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| + | == Free Driver (radeon) == | ||
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| + | To set-up the free ATI drivers, install the AGP & DRM modules, then use the SliTaz Hardware Configuration tool: | ||
| <code># tazpkg get-install linux-agp | <code># tazpkg get-install linux-agp | ||
| # tazpkg get-install linux-drm | # tazpkg get-install linux-drm | ||
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| - but perhaps this is not enough - check /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see if other modules must be loaded: See [[#dri-drm-problem | DRI / DRM Problem ]] | - but perhaps this is not enough - check /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see if other modules must be loaded: See [[#dri-drm-problem | DRI / DRM Problem ]] | ||
| - | For non-free ati catalyst drivers (known to be not so good), do: | + | Alternatively, you can do this process manually: |
| - | <code># tazhw setup ati --non-free </code> | + | * Download the following packages: |
| - | + | * xorg-xf86-video-ati mesa-dri-ati mesa-demos linux-agp | |
| - | **To setup free ati manually:** | + | |
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| - | First download: xorg-xf86-video-ati mesa-dri-ati mesa-demos linux-agp | + | |
| <code># tazpkg get-install xorg-xf86-video-ati | <code># tazpkg get-install xorg-xf86-video-ati | ||
| # tazpkg get-install mesa-dri-ati | # tazpkg get-install mesa-dri-ati | ||
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| # tazpkg get-install linux-agp | # tazpkg get-install linux-agp | ||
| # tazpkg get-install linux-drm</code> | # tazpkg get-install linux-drm</code> | ||
| - | Load modules | + | |
| + | * Load the kernel modules | ||
| <code># tazhw detect-pci</code> | <code># tazhw detect-pci</code> | ||
| - | The free ati driver is called radeon, replace vesa with radeon | + | |
| - | <code># sed -i 's/vesa/radeon/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf | + | * To install the free ATI driver radeon, replace //vesa// with //radeon// in the ///etc/X11/xorg.conf// file: |
| - | </code> | + | <code># sed -i 's/vesa/radeon/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> |
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| + | == Non-Free Driver (catalyst) == | ||
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| + | To set-up the non-free ATI drivers, use the SliTaz Hardware Configuration tool with the //--non-free// switch: | ||
| + | <code># tazhw setup ati --non-free </code> | ||
| === Modifying the Xorg Configuration === | === Modifying the Xorg Configuration === | ||
| - | Normally Xorg will start successfully, but perhaps not with the correct resolution. See the tips at the end of this page or sometimes search the Internet for the xorg.conf for your card and your monitor - or use another LiveCD and copy the working configuration file to SliTaz. | + | Normally Xorg will start successfully, but perhaps not with the correct resolution. See the [[#adding-resolutions|tips]] at the end of this page or sometimes search the Internet for the xorg.conf for your card and your monitor - or use another LiveCD and copy the working configuration file to SliTaz. |