ATI Mobility FireGL V3200
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This is a ATI video adapter Features
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Linux X.Org driver
Works fine with xorg 7.0.0
ThinkPad LCD
Display on the internal LCD works as long as you set the monitor settings correct.
External VGA port
SuSE
Works fine using ATI fglrx driver version 8.19.10 configured with fglrxconfig into clone mode (display shows full resolution, external CRT shows full resolution with higher refresh rate). This was tested using SuSE 9.2 with a Thinkpad T43p.
Ubuntu Gutsy
Works fine using Catalyst 7.12. If you get corrupted output in OpenGL, set Anti-Aliasing in the Catalyst Control Center and it works fine magically.
Ubuntu Dapper
On an Ubuntu Dapper (xorg 7.0.0) external vga/ monitor/ beamer works fine with the following in /etc/xorg.conf. I used the free ati driver shipped with Dapper.
# insert after section 'Screen' with identifier 'Default Screen'
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# MergedFB2 from http://mg.pov.lt/xorg.conf
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Section "Device"
Identifier "MergedFB ATI"
Driver "ati"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "DynamicClocks" "on"
Option "MergedFB" "true"
Option "CRT2Position" "RightOf"
# This allows X to use MergedFB if the external monitor is not connected
# when I start X. The ranges are taken from DDC values of the CTX monitor
# I use at the office; as listed in Xorg.log.
Option "CRT2HSync" "30-81"
Option "CRT2VRefresh" "56-76"
# The next line lets me switch between dual-head and several clone modes
# of varying resolutions with xrandr.
# modified by jensens
Option "MetaModes" "1400x1050-1280x1024 1400x1050-1024x768 1400x1050 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480"
# A newer version of the radeon driver has an option that disables vertical
# scrolling for the 1024x768 part.
Option "MergedNonRectangular" "true"
# In 1024x768-1280x1024 mode the DPI is correct (100), but in all other
# modes it is weird. Try to override
Option "MergedDPI" "100 100"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "MergedFB Screen"
Device "MergedFB ATI"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
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# replace ServerLayout with this lines:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
#Screen "Default Screen"
Screen "MergedFB Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
NOTE!
The built-in switching of resolutions does not work with this setting! Use the Gnome applet Grandr - it works fine.
Hint:
To switch off external VGA port and save some battery you can use the command sudo radeontool dac off.
SVideo port
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DVI port
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Proprietary ATI driver
The fglrx driver adds 3D acceleration.
Linux kernel Framebuffer driver
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