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Adventures with a flaky Radeon 4200 HD GPU on Linux
#
# Xorg Config for an Integrated AMD / ATI Radeon HD 4200 on a MSI 785GTM-E45
#
#
# Use special reduced timings for 1080p HDMI output as it gets rid of screen
# corruption on the Radeon 4200 HD (Win7 never had problems with same cabling).
#
# Other symptoms included skipping audio and periodic screen corruption in XBMC
# as well as general use.
#
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "HDMI-0"
# 1920x1080 59.93 Hz (CVT 2.07M9-R) hsync: 66.59 kHz; pclk: 138.50 MHz
Modeline "1920x1080R" 138.50 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 +hsync -vsync
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080R"
EndSection
# From Arch Wiki
Section "Device"
Identifier "My Radeon 4200 HD"
Driver "radeon"
Option "SWcursor" "off" #software cursor might be necessary on some rare occasions, hence set off by default
Option "EnablePageFlip" "on" #supported on all R/RV/RS4xx and older hardware, and set on by default
Option "AccelMethod" "EXA" #valid options are XAA, EXA and Glamor. Default value varies per-GPU.
Option "RenderAccel" "on" #enabled by default on all radeon hardware
Option "ColorTiling" "on" #enabled by default on RV300 and later radeon cards
#Option "EXAVSync" "off" #default is off, otherwise on. Only works if EXA activated
Option "EXAVSync" "on" #default is off, otherwise on. Only works if EXA activated
#Option "EXAPixmaps" "on" #when on icreases 2D performance, but may also cause artifacts on some old cards. Only works if EXA activated
#Option "AccelDFS" "on" #default is off, read the radeon manpage for more information
EndSection
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Identifier: 0x51
Timestamp: 15316868
Subpixel: no subpixels
Clones:
CRTCs: 0 1
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
load detection: 1
range: (0, 1)
HDMI-0 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (0x54) normal (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 160mm x 90mm
Identifier: 0x52
Timestamp: 15316868
Subpixel: horizontal rgb
Gamma: 1.0:1.0:1.0
Brightness: 1.0
Clones:
CRTC: 0
CRTCs: 0 1
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
EDID:
00ffffffffffff003dcb430a00000000
00140103801009780aee91a3544c9926
0f5054bdef80714f8100814081809500
950fb3000101023a801871382d40582c
4500a05a0000001e662150b051001b30
40703600a05a0000001e000000fc0048
542d523538300a2020202020000000fd
00184b1a5111000a202020202020013c
02033ef1489004050320220f2438097f
070f7f071707503f06c04d0200570600
5f7e01675400834f00006c030c001100
b82dc000000000e3050301e2000f011d
007251d01e206e285500a05a0000001e
011d8018711c1620582c2500a05a0000
009e8c0ad08a20e02d10103e9600a05a
000000180000000000000000000000b0
dither: off
supported: off, on
audio: auto
supported: off, on, auto
underscan vborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan hborder: 0
range: (0, 128)
underscan: off
supported: off, on, auto
coherent: 1
range: (0, 1)
1920x1080R (0x54) 138.500MHz +HSync -VSync *current +preferred
h: width 1920 start 1968 end 2000 total 2080 skew 0 clock 66.59KHz
v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1088 total 1111 clock 59.93Hz
1920x1080 (0x55) 148.500MHz +HSync +VSync +preferred
h: width 1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew 0 clock 67.50KHz
v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1089 total 1125 clock 60.00Hz
1920x1080 (0x56) 148.352MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew 0 clock 67.43KHz
v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1089 total 1125 clock 59.94Hz
1920x1080i (0x57) 74.250MHz +HSync +VSync Interlace
h: width 1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew 0 clock 33.75KHz
v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1094 total 1125 clock 60.00Hz
1920x1080 (0x58) 74.250MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew 0 clock 33.75KHz
v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1089 total 1125 clock 30.00Hz
1920x1080 (0x59) 74.250MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1920 start 2558 end 2602 total 2750 skew 0 clock 27.00KHz
v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1089 total 1125 clock 24.00Hz
1920x1080i (0x5a) 74.176MHz +HSync +VSync Interlace
h: width 1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew 0 clock 33.72KHz
v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1094 total 1125 clock 59.94Hz
1920x1080 (0x5b) 74.176MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew 0 clock 33.72KHz
v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1089 total 1125 clock 29.97Hz
1920x1080 (0x5c) 74.176MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1920 start 2558 end 2602 total 2750 skew 0 clock 26.97KHz
v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1089 total 1125 clock 23.98Hz
1680x1050 (0x5d) 119.000MHz +HSync -VSync
h: width 1680 start 1728 end 1760 total 1840 skew 0 clock 64.67KHz
v: height 1050 start 1053 end 1059 total 1080 clock 59.88Hz
2880x480 (0x5e) 108.108MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 2880 start 2944 end 3192 total 3432 skew 0 clock 31.50KHz
v: height 480 start 489 end 495 total 525 clock 60.00Hz
2880x480 (0x5f) 108.000MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 2880 start 2944 end 3192 total 3432 skew 0 clock 31.47KHz
v: height 480 start 489 end 495 total 525 clock 59.94Hz
1280x1024 (0x60) 135.000MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1296 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 79.98KHz
v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 75.02Hz
1280x1024 (0x61) 108.000MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew 0 clock 63.98KHz
v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066 clock 60.02Hz
1440x900 (0x62) 136.750MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 1440 start 1536 end 1688 total 1936 skew 0 clock 70.64KHz
v: height 900 start 903 end 909 total 942 clock 74.98Hz
1440x900 (0x63) 88.750MHz +HSync -VSync
h: width 1440 start 1488 end 1520 total 1600 skew 0 clock 55.47KHz
v: height 900 start 903 end 909 total 926 clock 59.90Hz
1280x960 (0x64) 108.000MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1376 end 1488 total 1800 skew 0 clock 60.00KHz
v: height 960 start 961 end 964 total 1000 clock 60.00Hz
1360x768 (0x65) 85.500MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1360 start 1424 end 1536 total 1792 skew 0 clock 47.71KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 795 clock 60.02Hz
1280x800 (0x66) 71.000MHz +HSync -VSync
h: width 1280 start 1328 end 1360 total 1440 skew 0 clock 49.31KHz
v: height 800 start 803 end 809 total 823 clock 59.91Hz
1152x864 (0x67) 108.000MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1152 start 1216 end 1344 total 1600 skew 0 clock 67.50KHz
v: height 864 start 865 end 868 total 900 clock 75.00Hz
1280x720 (0x68) 74.250MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1390 end 1430 total 1650 skew 0 clock 45.00KHz
v: height 720 start 725 end 730 total 750 clock 60.00Hz
1280x720 (0x69) 74.176MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1280 start 1390 end 1430 total 1650 skew 0 clock 44.96KHz
v: height 720 start 725 end 730 total 750 clock 59.94Hz
1024x768 (0x6a) 78.800MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew 0 clock 60.06KHz
v: height 768 start 769 end 772 total 800 clock 75.08Hz
1024x768 (0x6b) 75.000MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1328 skew 0 clock 56.48KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 70.07Hz
1024x768 (0x6c) 65.000MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1024 start 1048 end 1184 total 1344 skew 0 clock 48.36KHz
v: height 768 start 771 end 777 total 806 clock 60.00Hz
1440x480 (0x6d) 54.054MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1440 start 1472 end 1596 total 1716 skew 0 clock 31.50KHz
v: height 480 start 489 end 495 total 525 clock 60.00Hz
1440x480 (0x6e) 54.000MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 1440 start 1472 end 1596 total 1716 skew 0 clock 31.47KHz
v: height 480 start 489 end 495 total 525 clock 59.94Hz
832x624 (0x6f) 57.284MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 832 start 864 end 928 total 1152 skew 0 clock 49.73KHz
v: height 624 start 625 end 628 total 667 clock 74.55Hz
800x600 (0x70) 50.000MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 856 end 976 total 1040 skew 0 clock 48.08KHz
v: height 600 start 637 end 643 total 666 clock 72.19Hz
800x600 (0x71) 49.500MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 816 end 896 total 1056 skew 0 clock 46.88KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 604 total 625 clock 75.00Hz
800x600 (0x72) 40.000MHz +HSync +VSync
h: width 800 start 840 end 968 total 1056 skew 0 clock 37.88KHz
v: height 600 start 601 end 605 total 628 clock 60.32Hz
720x480 (0x73) 27.027MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 720 start 736 end 798 total 858 skew 0 clock 31.50KHz
v: height 480 start 489 end 495 total 525 clock 60.00Hz
720x480 (0x74) 27.000MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 720 start 736 end 798 total 858 skew 0 clock 31.47KHz
v: height 480 start 489 end 495 total 525 clock 59.94Hz
640x480 (0x75) 31.500MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 720 total 840 skew 0 clock 37.50KHz
v: height 480 start 481 end 484 total 500 clock 75.00Hz
640x480 (0x76) 31.500MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 664 end 704 total 832 skew 0 clock 37.86KHz
v: height 480 start 489 end 491 total 520 clock 72.81Hz
640x480 (0x77) 30.240MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 704 end 768 total 864 skew 0 clock 35.00KHz
v: height 480 start 483 end 486 total 525 clock 66.67Hz
640x480 (0x78) 25.200MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.50KHz
v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 60.00Hz
640x480 (0x79) 25.175MHz -HSync -VSync
h: width 640 start 656 end 752 total 800 skew 0 clock 31.47KHz
v: height 480 start 490 end 492 total 525 clock 59.94Hz
720x400 (0x7a) 28.320MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 720 start 738 end 846 total 900 skew 0 clock 31.47KHz
v: height 400 start 412 end 414 total 449 clock 70.08Hz
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