Four Screens, two GPU's and one Big Desktop

[danielw]

Hi. I have the latest catalyst drivers, 8.12 installed on a fresh install of ubuntu 8.10 for amd64. I bought two ATI FireGL V3600's so I can stretch one big desktop across four monitors.

I am only able to setup two big desktops: one per gpu, but with two screens each. There is no way to join all four screens to one big desktop.

How can I set it up so that i can have one big desktop across all four monitors without enabling xinerama?

I really need help getting this to work. Please let me know what information to provide. I have exhausted a lot of resources before coming here.

I want my desktop configured like this except with only four monitors: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjczNQ

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 1280 0
Screen "amdcccle-Screen[1]-1" 0 0
Screen "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0" 2560 0
Screen "amdcccle-Screen[2]-1" 3840 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "amdcccle-Monitor[1]-1"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "amdcccle-Monitor[2]-1"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "UseFastTLS" "1"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "UseFastTLS" "1"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "UseFastTLS" "1"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[2]-1"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "UseFastTLS" "1"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-1"
Device "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"
Monitor "amdcccle-Monitor[1]-1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[2]-1"
Device "amdcccle-Device[2]-1"
Monitor "amdcccle-Monitor[2]-1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

[locksley]

If you find anything please post it.

I have two 4850's, I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 latest patches, ATI 9.1 driver install. Its taken me two days to get this far :(

I have the same as you two large desktops, two monitors each (the ones attached to each card). I have not found any useful info other then every blasted marketing blurb says its doable.

I also have a Radeon HD 3300 on the mother board that i would like to add into the mix for 5 monitors. For now it is not working as i understand it is a limitation the GPU's must be the same chip set. Hoping to get one large desktop with four and one single.

The hole lot works perfectly in Vista :(

[grantek]

I'd try stripping the xorg.conf down to absolute minimum (after backing it up :) ), re-initialising the fglrx amdpcsdb (aticonfig --initial), and trying to set it up via amdcccle.

I doubt the Crossfire stuff (which I'm assuming you need in order to use 2 GPUs on the one server) is configurable in xorg.conf

edit: please post photos if you succeed :)

[bridgman]

I have not found any useful info other then every blasted marketing blurb says its doable.

Can you point me to some of the blurb and I'll get it checked ? I'm not 100% sure, but my understanding was that Multiview (aka accelerated multiscreen desktop across >1 GPU) was only supported on the professional products (FirePRO, FireGL) right now.

Thanks,
John

[grantek]

Wait, you mean GPU or card?

[bridgman]

Hi grantek; your original post was good, I had missed the point that danielw has FireGL boards. As far as I know Multiview should work on those.

Since locksley talked about "4850s" I'm guessing those are Radeon, not FireGL/FirePRO cards, and AFAIK Multiview is not offered there. It was locksley's comment about "all the marketing blurb saying it's doable" that I wanted to look into.

[locksley]

The whole scope:

Up until this computer i was a Nvidia guy 100% as i use mostly Linux as a workstation so in the past I have had 5 monitors running. It had been a long time since an upgrade, i had an old P4 1.6. I also wanted to do some gaming as it had also been a while. So i went a little crazy.

As i don't game a lot i took the advice of my local computer store (and what he told me checked out on the web) the plan was linux 90% and Vista 10%. So here's my config, a bit over board but it will be a while before i do this again.

PC:

Video : Two ATI 4850's 1GB DDR3, R770
Motherboard : Asus M3A with the 780G chipset
: On board ATI HD 3300 (we will forget about this for now)
CPU : Quad Opteron 2.6 2MB
Dirves : Dual 500GB SATA 2 in Raid 1
RAM : 8 GB

Its set up to dual boot and in Vista64 everything works perfectly even with the new 9.1 it took quite a bit of fiddling with the 64 bit distro but atleast i know all the hardware checks out.

On to the problem:

You mention above to get a clean xorg. well its clean :) i have reinstalled ubuntu 3 times in the last 2 days because of this. I have had many problems. but basically the process to get it runing with the 9.1 is. With the 8.12 the install was easy but no multiview.

1. Clean build from ubuntu 8.10 desktop x64
2. Run Update from ubuntu, update all patches
3. stop gdm from running automatically at boot (add exit 0 in script)
4. Remove all fglrx drivers/modules and software (http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Intrepid_Installation_Guide,)
5. Reboot
6. Reinstall manually the ati 9.1 drivers (http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Intrepid_Installation_Guide,)

7. DO NOT REBOOT as directed (this makes the difference between success and failure) If i reboot immediately i get :

(EE)
fglrx(0): atiddxDriScreenInit failed, GPS not been initialized.
(EE) fglrx(0): FB pci_device_map_range error!(EE) fglrx(0): Failed to map FB memory

Fatal server error:
AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0

(EE) fglrx(0): PPLIB: PPLIB is not initialized!.
(EE) fglrx(0): PPLIB: swlPPLibNotifyEventToPPLib() failed!
(EE) fglrx(0): ulEventType = 0000000c, ulEventData = 00000001
(EE) fglrx(0): PPLIB: PPLIB is not initialized!.
(EE) fglrx(0): PPLIB: swlPPLibNotifyEventToPPLib() failed!
(EE) fglrx(0): ulEventType = 00000002, ulEventData = 00000000
(EE) fglrx(0): firegl_SetSuspendResumeState FAILED -9.



If i restart twice the machine crashes and i have to reboot and start over with the removal and re installation, (admittedly their must be one thing to fix, or something to disable but I'm not sure what)

So picking up from 7 with a reboot :

8. Before starting X i do a aticonfig --adpater=all --intial
9. Start X ( i get 4 Independent desktops) :)
10. Go in and config the desktops to two big desktops using CC
(The 3300 shows as a disabled card it does not matter if i enable it; after a restart it does not show up or enable anyway)
11. stop X remove the 3300 from the Xorg config to keep things clean
12. restart X
13. Enable compzi (this asks me to restart when i do X crashes)
14. reboot (heart stops and hope for the best)
15. Surprise: When i restart X, Compzi as it is not enabled but when i enable it it does not ask me to restart and works :)

I am able to restart as much as i want after this point how ever if i enable my third card the 3300 i get the memory error again and X will not start.

The strange things is i can add everything to the xorg config for the 3300 just not a screen section in the layout then everything screws up again. Once it breaks with the memory error youre only option is to reboot removing everything from xorg does not help other then using a vesa driver its like the module crashes or something.

heres my xorg.conf


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0" 0 0
Screen "aticonfig-Screen[2]-0" 3840 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[2]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[2]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[2]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection



It took me two days to find this pattern and the last reinstall was just make sure i was not going crazy.

I'm with you guys on the fact i don't thing extending the desktop across multiple GPUs/cards is set up in xorg. However the docs clearly state that this is doable as long as the GPU's/Cards have the same chipset and are on the approved list witch the 4850's are as they use the V770 chipset.

Because of this my goal has become my undoing, besides spending countless hours trying to get this working I am only productive in Vista right now. I need multiple monitors for my work when im at home so right now im 90% vista and im only in linux when im trying to fix this blasted problem.

HELP!

Thanks in advance

[locksley]

The whole scope:

Up until this computer i was a Nvidia guy 100% as i use mostly Linux as a workstation so in the past I have had 5 monitors running. It had been a long time since an upgrade, i had an old P4 1.6. I also wanted to do some gaming as it had also been a while. So i went a little crazy.

As i don't game a lot i took the advice of my local computer store (and what he told me checked out on the web) the plan was linux 90% and Vista 10%. So here's my config, a bit over board but it will be a while before i do this again.

PC:

Video : Two ATI 4850's 1GB DDR3, R770
Motherboard : Asus M3A with the 780G chipset
: On board ATI HD 3300 (we will forget about this for now)
CPU : Quad Opteron 2.6 2MB
Dirves : Dual 500GB SATA 2 in Raid 1
RAM : 8 GB

Its set up to dual boot and in Vista64 everything works perfectly even with the new 9.1 it took quite a bit of fiddling with the 64 bit distro but atleast i know all the hardware checks out.

On to the problem:

You mention above to get a clean xorg. well its clean :) i have reinstalled ubuntu 3 times in the last 2 days because of this. I have had many problems. but basically the process to get it runing with the 9.1 is. With the 8.12 the install was easy but no multiview.

1. Clean build from ubuntu 8.10 desktop x64
2. Run Update from ubuntu, update all patches
3. stop gdm from running automatically at boot (add exit 0 in script)
4. Remove all fglrx drivers/modules and software (http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Intrepid_Installation_Guide,)
5. Reboot
6. Reinstall manually the ati 9.1 drivers (http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Intrepid_Installation_Guide,)

7. DO NOT REBOOT as directed (this makes the difference between success and failure) If i reboot immediately i get :

(EE)
fglrx(0): atiddxDriScreenInit failed, GPS not been initialized.
(EE) fglrx(0): FB pci_device_map_range error!(EE) fglrx(0): Failed to map FB memory

Fatal server error:
AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0

(EE) fglrx(0): PPLIB: PPLIB is not initialized!.
(EE) fglrx(0): PPLIB: swlPPLibNotifyEventToPPLib() failed!
(EE) fglrx(0): ulEventType = 0000000c, ulEventData = 00000001
(EE) fglrx(0): PPLIB: PPLIB is not initialized!.
(EE) fglrx(0): PPLIB: swlPPLibNotifyEventToPPLib() failed!
(EE) fglrx(0): ulEventType = 00000002, ulEventData = 00000000
(EE) fglrx(0): firegl_SetSuspendResumeState FAILED -9.



If i restart twice the machine crashes and i have to reboot and start over with the removal and re installation, (admittedly their must be one thing to fix, or something to disable but I'm not sure what)

So picking up from 7 with a reboot :

8. Before starting X i do a aticonfig --adpater=all --intial
9. Start X ( i get 4 Independent desktops) :)
10. Go in and config the desktops to two big desktops using CC
(The 3300 shows as a disabled card it does not matter if i enable it; after a restart it does not show up or enable anyway)
11. stop X remove the 3300 from the Xorg config to keep things clean
12. restart X
13. Enable compzi (this asks me to restart when i do X crashes)
14. reboot (heart stops and hope for the best)
15. Surprise: When i restart X, Compzi as it is not enabled but when i enable it it does not ask me to restart and works :)

I am able to restart as much as i want after this point how ever if i enable my third card the 3300 i get the memory error again and X will not start.

The strange things is i can add everything to the xorg config for the 3300 just not a screen section in the layout then everything screws up again. Once it breaks with the memory error youre only option is to reboot removing everything from xorg does not help other then using a vesa driver its like the module crashes or something.

heres my xorg.conf


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0" 0 0
Screen "aticonfig-Screen[2]-0" 3840 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[2]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[2]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[2]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection



It took me two days to find this pattern and the last reinstall was just make sure i was not going crazy.

I'm with you guys on the fact i don't thing extending the desktop across multiple GPUs/cards is set up in xorg. However the docs clearly state that this is doable as long as the GPU's/Cards have the same chipset and are on the approved list witch the 4850's are as they use the V770 chipset.

Because of this my goal has become my undoing, besides spending countless hours trying to get this working I am only productive in Vista right now. I need multiple monitors for my work when im at home so right now im 90% vista and im only in linux when im trying to fix this blasted problem.

HELP!

Thanks in advance

[locksley]

I'm going from this list it looks like its supported :(
http://www.techspot.com/drivers/driver/file/information/11436/

crap....

Where did you see the list that says the multiview is only on the FirGL cards?

A very disappointed Locksley

[locksley]

Crap, does anyone have any other way to do this? Sorry for wasting your guys time if its not supported.

[locksley]

On tech spot theres no mention of multiview across multiple GPUs only on fireGL. where did you find the info.

[locksley]

yeh, crap, i just read the AMD PDF, only supported on ATI Radeon 3000 and 2000 series.

Anybody got any ideas?

In the past i have done this with lesser cards using Xinerama.

[bridgman]

which pdf ?

[AnObfuscator]

"Multiview" is ATI marketing-speak for Xinerama.

It's the same case with Nvidia.

[bridgman]

It's not Xinerama though, same end result but completely different implementation AFAIK.

[bridgman]

yeh, crap, i just read the AMD PDF, only supported on ATI Radeon 3000 and 2000 series.

OK, so the good news is that the release notes say that we've enabled Multiview on Radeon (ie consumer) cards, not just professional products (used to be Fire* only before).

If Multiview is enabled on 2000 and 3000 but not 4000 that probably just means more testing or bug fixing is needed, not that we don't plan to support it.

[AnObfuscator]

It's not Xinerama though, same end result but completely different implementation AFAIK.

Oops, you are correct:

from http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_multiview&num=1

MultiView also allows for OpenGL acceleration across all displays and does not rely upon Xinerama.


I haven't had to set up multimonitors with ATI for a while -- I guess I'm a little out of the loop. :o

[locksley]

Was busy making Vista my home :(

So what can we do. I have tried enabling Xinerama but i can only use one pair of monitors at a time :( the other don't even show in CC.

Any suggestions.

[locksley]

Here's the PDF i was referring to.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_91_linux.pdf

[bridgman]

I'll ask around; if we say it's supported on HD2/3xxx and not 4xxx then it's probably disabled in the driver code for now.

[locksley]

Any help would be much appreciated.

[bridgman]

I'll ask around; if we say it's supported on HD2/3xxx and not 4xxx then it's probably disabled in the driver code for now.

Initial response is that multi-GPU support (without Xinerama) is supported on HD4xxx consumer cards as well, ie that the absence of HD4xxx in the release notes is a typo. Not confirmed, but likely.

You mentioned "two big desktops" in an earlier post. I normally think of this as something you could configure with a single big desktop, not two, and I imagine the bulk of the testing is done with a single big desktop as well. Have you tried configuring the four screens into a single big desktop and if so how did it work ?

As I understand it, you should *not* be using Xinerama and should be able to configure entirely from CCC-LE.

[locksley]

I have tried the one big desktop, well heres what i did:

currently there are two big desktops monitor 1,2 and 3,4 there is nothing in cc to allow me to anable a "bigger" when you click on multi with 1,2 selected it simple allow you to rearrange 1 and 2. there is also nothing to allow a bigger desktop say 1,2 to the right or 3,4 lets say.

What i have tried is, thinking it was because there already was a pairing:
I set all monitors to single desktops thinking this might help. However again when i go into the multiview tab i can only make 1 right of any other than 2 etc. The same goes for 3 and 4 and i can not make 2 right of 3 for instance?

Is there another way to implement it?

[locksley]

Just out of curiosity, in the past you could do this with Xinerama alone. I dont thounk you could have full exceleration but atleast it allowed for one big desktop.

Am i going about this the worng way. I tried an strieght Xinerama setup but got no more than two sreens going in one desktop.

Can this be done with Xinerama alone ?

[locksley]

Any thing new ?

[mtippett]

Hi,

First and foremost, please ensure that you have your motherboard BIOS up to date. Multi-ASIC support on some motherboards is *very* poor.

To configure multiview, run the following aticonfig commands with a clean (ie: no fglrx sections).


aticonfig --inital=dual-head -f --adapters=all --xinerama=on


This tells aticonfig to configure for dual head (ie: :0.0 and :0.1 for each device), all devices and finally turns xinerama on.

For the record, this configuration is not yet fully supported without homogeneous FireGL proucts. The level of support for consumer cards is independent desktops (--xinerama=off). The heterogenous consumer support will come in a later release.

If you have problems, please post both your xorg.conf, lspci and finally your XOrg.0.log.

Regards,

Matthew

[locksley]

it didn't work but different results than before here is everything.

I removed the 9.1 drivers following the procedures posted prior (the machine was continuous crashing with 9.1.

Downloaded and installed 9.2 following procedures previously posted.

loaded the failsafe xorg.conf (no mention of multi heads or ati drives just vesa.

Ran the command in the previous post.

In the following logs i deleted as much of the stuff that didn't look important just to reduce the post its still pretty enormous, thanks for the help.

It created:


# xorg.conf.failsafe (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
Screen "aticonfig-Screen[0]-1" RightOf "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Screen "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0" RightOf "aticonfig-Screen[0]-1"
Screen "aticonfig-Screen[1]-1" RightOf "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0"
Screen "aticonfig-Screen[2]-0" RightOf "aticonfig-Screen[1]-1"
Screen "aticonfig-Screen[2]-1" RightOf "aticonfig-Screen[2]-0"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-1"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-1"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-0"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-1"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-1"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[1]-1"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[2]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[2]-1"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-1"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-1"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]-1"
Device "aticonfig-Device[1]-1"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[2]-0"
Device "aticonfig-Device[2]-0"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[2]-1"
Device "aticonfig-Device[2]-1"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

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This left me with the x crash you can find the details here in the Xorg.log



Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Mar 16 16:17:09 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "aticonfig Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[0]-1" (1)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-1"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-1"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0" (2)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[1]-1" (3)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-1"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[1]-1"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[2]-0" (4)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-0"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[2]-0"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[2]-1" (5)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-1"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[2]-1"
(**) Option "Xinerama" "on"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(**) Xinerama: enabled
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Loader magic: 0x7b7320
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 4.1
X.Org XInput driver : 2.1
X.Org Server Extension : 1.1
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.6
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 7

(!!) More than one possible primary device found
(!!) More than one possible primary device found
(--) PCI:*(0@1:5:0) ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3300 Graphics rev 0, Mem @ 0xb0000000/268435456, 0xfe7f0000/65536, 0xfe600000/1048576, I/O @ 0x0000a000/256
(--) PCI: (0@2:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xfe8f0000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000b000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(--) PCI: (0@3:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfe9f0000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000c000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(II) System resource ranges:

(II) "extmod" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded by default.
(II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
(II) "freetype" will be loaded by default.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(==) AIGLX disabled
(WW) fglrx: Force AIGLX enabled
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//fonts/libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.6
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "record"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "fglrx"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//fglrx_drv.so
(II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.58.2
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:05:0
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:8.58.2
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier: 8.582
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: Feb 3 2009 23:43:36
(II) Loading PCS database from /etc/ati/amdpcsdb
(WW) This ATI Proprietary Linux Driver does not guarantee support of video driver ABI higher than 2.0
(WW) Video driver ABI version of the X server is 4.1
(II) AMD ASIC control file status: R2 S1 B324 N324 T323
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:5) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@1:5:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@2:0:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@3:0:1) found
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9614) found
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9442) found
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9442) found
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9614) found
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9442) found
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9442) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:17:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:18:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:18:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:18:2) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:19:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:19:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:19:2) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID

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PCI:0@0:20:2) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:3) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:4) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:5) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@1:5:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@2:0:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@3:0:1) found
(II) AMD Video driver is running on a device belonging to a group targeted for this release
(II) AMD Video driver is signed
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:

(II) fglrx(0): pEnt->device->identifier=0x2085870
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:

(II) fglrx(1): pEnt->device->identifier=0x2085e90
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:

(II) fglrx(2): pEnt->device->identifier=0x20864b0
(II) fglrx(3): pEnt->device->identifier=0x2085870
(II) fglrx(4): pEnt->device->identifier=0x2085e90
(II) fglrx(5): pEnt->device->identifier=0x20864b0
(II) resource ranges after probing:

(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Setting vga for screen 1.
(II) Setting vga for screen 2.
(II) Setting vga for screen 3.
(II) Setting vga for screen 4.
(II) Setting vga for screen 5.
(II) fglrx(0): === [atiddxPreInit] === begin
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libvgahw.so
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
(II) fglrx(0): PCI bus 1 card 5 func 0
(**) fglrx(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(II) fglrx(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
(==) fglrx(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(**) fglrx(0): Option "DPMS" "true"
(II) fglrx(0): 10BitPixelFormat disabled by default
(==) fglrx(0): RGB weight 888
(II) fglrx(0): Using 8 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC)
(==) fglrx(0): Gamma Correction for I is 0x06419064
(==) fglrx(0): Gamma Correction for II is 0x06419064
(==) fglrx(0): Buffer Tiling is ON
(II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
(II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
(II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.58.2
(--) fglrx(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics" (Chipset = 0x9614)
(--) fglrx(0): (PciSubVendor = 0x1043, PciSubDevice = 0x834d)
(--) fglrx(0): board vendor info: third party graphics adapter - NOT original ATI
(--) fglrx(0): Linear framebuffer (phys) at 0xb0000000
(--) fglrx(0): MMIO registers at 0xfe7f0000
(--) fglrx(0): I/O port at 0x0000a000
(==) fglrx(0): ROM-BIOS at 0x000c0000
(II) Loading sub module "int10"
(II) LoadModule: "int10"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libint10.so
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
(II) fglrx(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(II) Loading sub module "vbe"
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libvbe.so
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
(II) fglrx(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 16384 kB
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI ATOMBIOS
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 10.94
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: (C) 1988-2005, ATI Technologies Inc.
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: RS780D
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00
(II) fglrx(0): ATI Video BIOS revision 9 or later detected
(II) fglrx(0): UMA/SP interleave mode is enabled in the BIOS
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:5:0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 11
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports PCI:1:5:0
(II) fglrx(0): Using adapter: 1:5.0.
(--) fglrx(0): Video RAM: 393216 kByte, Type: DDR2
(II) fglrx(0): [FB] MC range(MCFBBase = 0xc0000000, MCFBSize = 0x18000000)
(II) fglrx(0): PCIE card detected
(--) fglrx(0): Using per-process page tables (PPPT) as GART.
(WW) fglrx(0): board is an unknown third party board, chipset is supported
(II) fglrx(0): RandR 1.2 support is enabled!
(II) fglrx(0): RandR 1.2 rotation support is enabled!
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) fglrx(0): ***Display: ConnectedDisplayTypes=0x00000080, disabled=0x00000000
(II) fglrx(0): Connected Display1: DFP on secondary TMDS [tmds2i]
(II) fglrx(0): Display1 EDID data ---------------------------
(II) fglrx(0): Manufacturer: DEL Model: a043 Serial#: 859062613
(II) fglrx(0): Year: 2008 Week: 39
(II) fglrx(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) fglrx(0): Digital Display Input
(II) fglrx(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 48 vert.: 27
(II) fglrx(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) fglrx(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off
(II) fglrx(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
(II) fglrx(0): Default color space is primary color space
(II) fglrx(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) fglrx(0): redX: 0.640 redY: 0.330 greenX: 0.300 greenY: 0.600
(II) fglrx(0): blueX: 0.150 blueY: 0.060 whiteX: 0.312 whiteY: 0.329
(II) fglrx(0): Supported VESA Video Modes:
(II) fglrx(0): 720x400@70Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 640x480@60Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 640x480@75Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 800x600@60Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 800x600@75Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@60Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@75Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
(II) fglrx(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) fglrx(0): Supported Future Video Modes:
(II) fglrx(0): #0: hsize: 1152 vsize 864 refresh: 75 vid: 20337
(II) fglrx(0): #1: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897
(II) fglrx(0): #2: hsize: 1920 vsize 1080 refresh: 60 vid: 49361
(II) fglrx(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) fglrx(0): clock: 148.5 MHz Image Size: 477 x 268 mm
(II) fglrx(0): h_active: 1920 h_sync: 2008 h_sync_end 2052 h_blank_end 2200 h_border: 0
(II) fglrx(0): v_active: 1080 v_sync: 1084 v_sync_end 1089 v_blanking: 1125 v_border: 0
(II) fglrx(0): Serial No: P262H89M34AU
(II) fglrx(0): Monitor name: DELL S2209W
(II) fglrx(0): Ranges: V min: 50 V max: 76 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 170 MHz
(II) fglrx(0): EDID (in hex):
(II) fglrx(0): 00ffffffffffff0010ac43a055413433
(II) fglrx(0): 2712010380301b78eeee91a3544c9926
(II) fglrx(0): 0f5054a54b00714f8180d1c001010101
(II) fglrx(0): 010101010101023a801871382d40582c
(II) fglrx(0): 4500dd0c1100001e000000ff00503236
(II) fglrx(0): 324838394d333441550a000000fc0044
(II) fglrx(0): 454c4c205332323039570a20000000fd
(II) fglrx(0): 00324c1e5311000a2020202020200016
(II) fglrx(0): End of Display1 EDID data --------------------
(II) fglrx(0): Output DFP2 using monitor section aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0
(II) fglrx(0): Output CRT1 has no monitor section
(II) fglrx(0): EDID vendor "DEL", prod id 41027
(II) fglrx(0): Using EDID range info for horizontal sync
(II) fglrx(0): Using EDID range info for vertical refresh
(II) fglrx(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 148.50 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.20 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.80 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.1 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1152x864"x75.0 104.99 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 902 -hsync +vsync (67.7 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x60.0 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060 -hsync +vsync (63.6 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x60.0 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -hsync +vsync (67.1 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Output DFP2 connected
(II) fglrx(0): Output CRT1 disconnected
(II) fglrx(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
(II) fglrx(0): Output DFP2 using initial mode 1920x1080
(**) fglrx(0): Display dimensions: (480, 270) mm
(**) fglrx(0): DPI set to (101, 180)
(==) fglrx(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(==) fglrx(0): QBS disabled
(==) fglrx(0): FAST_SWAP disabled
(==) fglrx(0): PseudoColor visuals disabled
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(==) fglrx(0): NoAccel = NO
(II) Loading sub module "xaa"
(II) LoadModule: "xaa"

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(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libxaa.so
(II) Module xaa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.2.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
(==) fglrx(0): NoDRI = NO
(II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
(II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"

(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
(==) fglrx(0): Capabilities: 0x00000000
(==) fglrx(0): CapabilitiesEx: 0x00000000
(==) fglrx(0): cpuFlags: 0x4000001f
(==) fglrx(0): OpenGL ClientDriverName: "fglrx_dri.so"
(II) fglrx(0): [pcie] 2079744 kB allocated
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] DRM buffer queue setup: nbufs = 100 bufsize = 65536
(==) fglrx(0): UseFastTLS=0
(==) fglrx(0): BlockSignalsOnLock=1
(II) fglrx(0): Direct rendering enabled
(II) fglrx(0): AC Adapter is used
(II) fglrx(0): Interrupt handler installed at IRQ 2299.
(II) fglrx(0): Finished Initialize PPLIB!
(II) fglrx(1): === [atiddxPreInit] === begin
(EE) fglrx(1): Quitting secondary screen -- no monitor specified.
(EE) fglrx(1): PreInit failed
(II) fglrx(1): === [atiddxPreInit] === end
(II) fglrx(2): === [atiddxPreInit] === begin
(II) fglrx(2): PCI bus 2 card 0 func 0
(**) fglrx(2): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(II) fglrx(2): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
(==) fglrx(2): Default visual is TrueColor
(**) fglrx(2): Option "DPMS" "true"
(EE) fglrx(2): MultiView is not supported on this adapter
(EE) fglrx(2): PreInit failed
(II) fglrx(2): === [atiddxPreInit] === end
(II) fglrx(3): === [atiddxPreInit] === begin
(EE) fglrx(3): Quitting secondary screen -- no monitor specified.
(EE) fglrx(3): PreInit failed
(II) fglrx(3): === [atiddxPreInit] === end
(II) fglrx(4): === [atiddxPreInit] === begin
(II) fglrx(4): PCI bus 3 card 0 func 0
(**) fglrx(4): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(II) fglrx(4): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
(==) fglrx(4): Default visual is TrueColor
(**) fglrx(4): Option "DPMS" "true"
(EE) fglrx(4): MultiView is not supported on this adapter
(EE) fglrx(4): PreInit failed
(II) fglrx(4): === [atiddxPreInit] === end
(II) fglrx(5): === [atiddxPreInit] === begin
(EE) fglrx(5): Quitting secondary screen -- no monitor specified.
(EE) fglrx(5): PreInit failed
(II) fglrx(5): === [atiddxPreInit] === end
(II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"
(II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"
(II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"
(II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"
(II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:

(II) fglrx(0): driver needs X.org 1.4.x.y with x.y >= 99.906
(II) fglrx(0): detected X.org 7.4.2.0
(II) Loading extension ATIFGLRXDRI
(II) fglrx(0): doing DRIScreenInit
(II) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit for fglrx driver
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 12, (OK)
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 12, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:5:0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 12, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 12
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports PCI:1:5:0
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] DRM interface version 1.0
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] created "fglrx" driver at busid "PCI:1:5:0"
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] added 8192 byte SAREA at 0x32000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] mapped SAREA 0x32000 to 0x7f6766ebb000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0x33000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel
(II) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit done
(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Version Information:
(II) fglrx(0): Name: fglrx
(II) fglrx(0): Version: 8.58.2
(II) fglrx(0): Date: Feb 4 2009
(II) fglrx(0): Desc: ATI FireGL DRM kernel module
(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module version matches driver.
(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Build Time Information:
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel UTS_RELEASE: 2.6.27-11-generic
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel MODVERSIONS: yes
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel __SMP__: yes
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel PAGE_SIZE: 0x1000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] register handle = 0x00034000
(II) fglrx(0): Adjust primary surface width to 0x780 for rotation!
(II) fglrx(0): Adjust desktop virtualY to 0x780! for rotation
(II) fglrx(0): DRI initialization successfull!
(II) fglrx(0): FBADPhys: 0xd6fe9400 FBMappedSize: 0x01011c00
(II) fglrx(0): Reserved 0x05600000 bytes of sideport memory for power saving
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM initialized for area (0,0)-(1920,2194)
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM auto alloc for area (0,0)-(1920,1920) (front color buffer - assumption)
(II) fglrx(0): Largest offscreen area available: 1920 x 274
(NI) fglrx(0): ASIC Family ID/Name:75/RS780
(NI) fglrx(0): ASIC Rev ID/Name:19/Not RV6xx family Device
(NI) fglrx(0): ASIC Device ID/Name:0X9614/Not RV6xx family Device
(NI) fglrx(0): CPLIB is initialized.
(==) fglrx(0): Backing store disabled
(II) Loading extension FGLRXEXTENSION
(II) Loading extension ATITVOUT
(**) fglrx(0): DPMS enabled
(II) fglrx(0): Xinerama already active, not initializing in-driver Xinerama
(**) fglrx(0): Textured Video is enabled.
(II) LoadModule: "glesx"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//glesx.so
(II) Module glesx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading extension GLESX
(II) fglrx(0): GLESX enableFlags = 94
(II) fglrx(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
Screen to screen bit blits
Solid filled rectangles
Solid Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Driver provided ScreenToScreenBitBlt replacement
Driver provided FillSolidRects replacement
(II) fglrx(0): GLESX is enabled
(II) LoadModule: "amdxmm"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//amdxmm.so
(II) Module amdxmm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(WW) fglrx(0): Option "VendorName" is not used
(WW) fglrx(0): Option "ModelName" is not used
(II) fglrx(0): X context handle = 0x1
(II) fglrx(0): [DRI] installation complete
(==) fglrx(0): Silken mouse enabled
(==) fglrx(0): Using HW cursor of display infrastructure!
(==) fglrx(0): Using software cursor
(II) fglrx(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
(II) fglrx(0): atiddxDisplayScreenLoadPalette: numColors: 256


Saw signal 11. Server aborting.



I then commented out the sections i new i was not using because there is not monitor on the 6th adapter.

[locksley]

This is the log with the comments in xorg.conf

the comments were only on the adapter 1.5.0 screen 1 and all related pointers, the monitor, screen, device and layout sections.

heres the log


X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-16-server x86_64 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux lab-desktop 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009 x86_64
Build Date: 24 October 2008 09:06:49AM
xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3 (buildd@crested.buildd)
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Mar 16 16:10:49 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "aticonfig Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[1]-0" (1)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-0"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[1]-0"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[1]-1" (2)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[1]-1"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[1]-1"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[2]-0" (3)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-0"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[2]-0"
(**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[2]-1" (4)
(**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[2]-1"
(**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[2]-1"
(**) Option "Xinerama" "on"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(**) Xinerama: enabled
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Loader magic: 0x7b7320
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 4.1
X.Org XInput driver : 2.1
X.Org Server Extension : 1.1
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.6
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 7

(!!) More than one possible primary device found
(!!) More than one possible primary device found
(--) PCI:*(0@1:5:0) ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3300 Graphics rev 0, Mem @ 0xb0000000/268435456, 0xfe7f0000/65536, 0xfe600000/1048576, I/O @ 0x0000a000/256
(--) PCI: (0@2:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xfe8f0000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000b000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(--) PCI: (0@3:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfe9f0000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000c000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(II) System resource ranges:

(II) "extmod" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded by default.
(II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
(II) "freetype" will be loaded by default.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(==) AIGLX disabled
(WW) fglrx: Force AIGLX enabled
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//fonts/libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.6
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "record"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "fglrx"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//fglrx_drv.so
(II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.58.2
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:05:0
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:8.58.2
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier: 8.582
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: Feb 3 2009 23:43:36
(II) Loading PCS database from /etc/ati/amdpcsdb
(WW) This ATI Proprietary Linux Driver does not guarantee support of video driver ABI higher than 2.0
(WW) Video driver ABI version of the X server is 4.1
(II) AMD ASIC control file status: R2 S1 B324 N324 T323
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:17:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:18:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:18:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:18:2) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:19:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:19:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:19:2) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:2) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:3) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:4) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:20:5) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@1:5:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@2:0:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@3:0:1) found
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9614) found
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9442) found
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x9442) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:17:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:18:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:18:1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:18:2) found

[locksley]

(PCI:0@3:0:1) found
(II) AMD Video driver is running on a device belonging to a group targeted for this release
(II) AMD Video driver is signed
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:

(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Setting vga for screen 1.
(II) Setting vga for screen 2.
(II) fglrx(0): === [atiddxPreInit] === begin
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libvgahw.so
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
(II) fglrx(0): PCI bus 1 card 5 func 0
(**) fglrx(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(II) fglrx(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
(==) fglrx(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(**) fglrx(0): Option "DPMS" "true"
(II) fglrx(0): 10BitPixelFormat disabled by default
(==) fglrx(0): RGB weight 888
(II) fglrx(0): Using 8 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC)
(==) fglrx(0): Gamma Correction for I is 0x06419064
(==) fglrx(0): Gamma Correction for II is 0x06419064
(==) fglrx(0): Buffer Tiling is ON
(II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
(II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
(II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.58.2
(--) fglrx(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics" (Chipset = 0x9614)
(--) fglrx(0): (PciSubVendor = 0x1043, PciSubDevice = 0x834d)
(--) fglrx(0): board vendor info: third party graphics adapter - NOT original ATI
(--) fglrx(0): Linear framebuffer (phys) at 0xb0000000
(--) fglrx(0): MMIO registers at 0xfe7f0000
(--) fglrx(0): I/O port at 0x0000a000
(==) fglrx(0): ROM-BIOS at 0x000c0000
(II) Loading sub module "int10"
(II) LoadModule: "int10"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libint10.so
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
(II) fglrx(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(II) Loading sub module "vbe"
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libvbe.so
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
(II) fglrx(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 16384 kB
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI ATOMBIOS
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 10.94
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: (C) 1988-2005, ATI Technologies Inc.
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: RS780D
(II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00
(II) fglrx(0): ATI Video BIOS revision 9 or later detected
(II) fglrx(0): UMA/SP interleave mode is enabled in the BIOS
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:5:0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 11, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 11
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports PCI:1:5:0
(II) fglrx(0): Using adapter: 1:5.0.
(--) fglrx(0): Video RAM: 393216 kByte, Type: DDR2
(II) fglrx(0): [FB] MC range(MCFBBase = 0xc0000000, MCFBSize = 0x18000000)
(II) fglrx(0): PCIE card detected
(--) fglrx(0): Using per-process page tables (PPPT) as GART.
(WW) fglrx(0): board is an unknown third party board, chipset is supported
(II) fglrx(0): RandR 1.2 support is enabled!
(II) fglrx(0): RandR 1.2 rotation support is enabled!
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) fglrx(0): ***Display: ConnectedDisplayTypes=0x00000080, disabled=0x00000000
(II) fglrx(0): Connected Display1: DFP on secondary TMDS [tmds2i]
(II) fglrx(0): Display1 EDID data ---------------------------
(II) fglrx(0): Manufacturer: DEL Model: a043 Serial#: 859062613
(II) fglrx(0): Year: 2008 Week: 39
(II) fglrx(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) fglrx(0): Digital Display Input
(II) fglrx(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 48 vert.: 27
(II) fglrx(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) fglrx(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off
(II) fglrx(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
(II) fglrx(0): Default color space is primary color space
(II) fglrx(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) fglrx(0): redX: 0.640 redY: 0.330 greenX: 0.300 greenY: 0.600
(II) fglrx(0): blueX: 0.150 blueY: 0.060 whiteX: 0.312 whiteY: 0.329
(II) fglrx(0): Supported VESA Video Modes:
(II) fglrx(0): 720x400@70Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 640x480@60Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 640x480@75Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 800x600@60Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 800x600@75Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@60Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@75Hz
(II) fglrx(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
(II) fglrx(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) fglrx(0): Supported Future Video Modes:
(II) fglrx(0): #0: hsize: 1152 vsize 864 refresh: 75 vid: 20337
(II) fglrx(0): #1: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897
(II) fglrx(0): #2: hsize: 1920 vsize 1080 refresh: 60 vid: 49361
(II) fglrx(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) fglrx(0): clock: 148.5 MHz Image Size: 477 x 268 mm
(II) fglrx(0): h_active: 1920 h_sync: 2008 h_sync_end 2052 h_blank_end 2200 h_border: 0
(II) fglrx(0): v_active: 1080 v_sync: 1084 v_sync_end 1089 v_blanking: 1125 v_border: 0
(II) fglrx(0): Serial No: P262H89M34AU
(II) fglrx(0): Monitor name: DELL S2209W
(II) fglrx(0): Ranges: V min: 50 V max: 76 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 170 MHz
(II) fglrx(0): EDID (in hex):
(II) fglrx(0): 00ffffffffffff0010ac43a055413433
(II) fglrx(0): 2712010380301b78eeee91a3544c9926
(II) fglrx(0): 0f5054a54b00714f8180d1c001010101
(II) fglrx(0): 010101010101023a801871382d40582c
(II) fglrx(0): 4500dd0c1100001e000000ff00503236
(II) fglrx(0): 324838394d333441550a000000fc0044
(II) fglrx(0): 454c4c205332323039570a20000000fd
(II) fglrx(0): 00324c1e5311000a2020202020200016
(II) fglrx(0): End of Display1 EDID data --------------------
(II) fglrx(0): Output DFP2 using monitor section aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0
(II) fglrx(0): Output CRT1 has no monitor section
(II) fglrx(0): EDID vendor "DEL", prod id 41027
(II) fglrx(0): Using EDID range info for horizontal sync
(II) fglrx(0): Using EDID range info for vertical refresh
(II) fglrx(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 148.50 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.20 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.80 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.1 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1152x864"x75.0 104.99 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 902 -hsync +vsync (67.7 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x60.0 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060 -hsync +vsync (63.6 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x60.0 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -hsync +vsync (67.1 kHz)
(II) fglrx(0): Output DFP2 connected
(II) fglrx(0): Output CRT1 disconnected
(II) fglrx(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
(II) fglrx(0): Output DFP2 using initial mode 1920x1080
(**) fglrx(0): Display dimensions: (480, 270) mm
(**) fglrx(0): DPI set to (101, 180)
(==) fglrx(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(==) fglrx(0): QBS disabled
(==) fglrx(0): FAST_SWAP disabled
(==) fglrx(0): PseudoColor visuals disabled
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(==) fglrx(0): NoAccel = NO
(II) Loading sub module "xaa"
(II) LoadModule: "xaa"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libxaa.so
(II) Module xaa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.2.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
(==) fglrx(0): NoDRI = NO
(II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
(II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"

(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
(==) fglrx(0): Capabilities: 0x00000000
(==) fglrx(0): CapabilitiesEx: 0x00000000
(==) fglrx(0): cpuFlags: 0x4000001f
(==) fglrx(0): OpenGL ClientDriverName: "fglrx_dri.so"
(II) fglrx(0): [pcie] 2079744 kB allocated
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] DRM buffer queue setup: nbufs = 100 bufsize = 65536
(==) fglrx(0): UseFastTLS=0
(==) fglrx(0): BlockSignalsOnLock=1
(II) fglrx(0): Direct rendering enabled
(II) fglrx(0): AC Adapter is used
(II) fglrx(0): Interrupt handler installed at IRQ 2299.
(II) fglrx(0): Finished Initialize PPLIB!
(II) fglrx(1): === [atiddxPreInit] === begin
(II) fglrx(1): PCI bus 2 card 0 func 0
(**) fglrx(1): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(II) fglrx(1): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
(==) fglrx(1): Default visual is TrueColor
(**) fglrx(1): Option "DPMS" "true"

[locksley]

(EE) fglrx(1): MultiView is not supported on this adapter
(EE) fglrx(1): PreInit failed
(II) fglrx(1): === [atiddxPreInit] === end
(II) fglrx(2): === [atiddxPreInit] === begin
(II) fglrx(2): PCI bus 3 card 0 func 0
(**) fglrx(2): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(II) fglrx(2): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
(==) fglrx(2): Default visual is TrueColor
(**) fglrx(2): Option "DPMS" "true"
(EE) fglrx(2): MultiView is not supported on this adapter
(EE) fglrx(2): PreInit failed
(II) fglrx(2): === [atiddxPreInit] === end
(II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"
(II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:

[40] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B](OprU)
(II) fglrx(0): driver needs X.org 1.4.x.y with x.y >= 99.906
(II) fglrx(0): detected X.org 7.4.2.0
(II) Loading extension ATIFGLRXDRI
(II) fglrx(0): doing DRIScreenInit
(II) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit for fglrx driver
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 12, (OK)
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 12, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:5:0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 12, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 12
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports PCI:1:5:0
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] DRM interface version 1.0
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] created "fglrx" driver at busid "PCI:1:5:0"
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] added 8192 byte SAREA at 0x1a000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] mapped SAREA 0x1a000 to 0x7faca8dbd000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0x1b000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel
(II) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit done
(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Version Information:
(II) fglrx(0): Name: fglrx
(II) fglrx(0): Version: 8.58.2
(II) fglrx(0): Date: Feb 4 2009
(II) fglrx(0): Desc: ATI FireGL DRM kernel module
(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module version matches driver.
(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Build Time Information:
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel UTS_RELEASE: 2.6.27-11-generic
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel MODVERSIONS: yes
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel __SMP__: yes
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel PAGE_SIZE: 0x1000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] register handle = 0x0001c000
(II) fglrx(0): Adjust primary surface width to 0x780 for rotation!
(II) fglrx(0): Adjust desktop virtualY to 0x780! for rotation
(II) fglrx(0): DRI initialization successfull!
(II) fglrx(0): FBADPhys: 0xd6fe9400 FBMappedSize: 0x01011c00
(II) fglrx(0): Reserved 0x05600000 bytes of sideport memory for power saving
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM initialized for area (0,0)-(1920,2194)
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM auto alloc for area (0,0)-(1920,1920) (front color buffer - assumption)
(II) fglrx(0): Largest offscreen area available: 1920 x 274
(NI) fglrx(0): ASIC Family ID/Name:75/RS780
(NI) fglrx(0): ASIC Rev ID/Name:19/Not RV6xx family Device
(NI) fglrx(0): ASIC Device ID/Name:0X9614/Not RV6xx family Device
(NI) fglrx(0): CPLIB is initialized.
(==) fglrx(0): Backing store disabled
(II) Loading extension FGLRXEXTENSION
(II) Loading extension ATITVOUT
(**) fglrx(0): DPMS enabled
(II) fglrx(0): Xinerama already active, not initializing in-driver Xinerama
(**) fglrx(0): Textured Video is enabled.
(II) LoadModule: "glesx"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//glesx.so
(II) Module glesx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading extension GLESX
(II) fglrx(0): GLESX enableFlags = 94
(II) fglrx(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
Screen to screen bit blits
Solid filled rectangles
Solid Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Driver provided ScreenToScreenBitBlt replacement
Driver provided FillSolidRects replacement
(II) fglrx(0): GLESX is enabled
(II) LoadModule: "amdxmm"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//amdxmm.so
(II) Module amdxmm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(WW) fglrx(0): Option "VendorName" is not used
(WW) fglrx(0): Option "ModelName" is not used
(II) fglrx(0): X context handle = 0x1
(II) fglrx(0): [DRI] installation complete
(==) fglrx(0): Silken mouse enabled
(==) fglrx(0): Using HW cursor of display infrastructure!
(==) fglrx(0): Using software cursor
(II) fglrx(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
(II) fglrx(0): atiddxDisplayScreenLoadPalette: numColors: 256

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X11/X(xf86SigHandler+0x65) [0x480f35]
1: /lib/libc.so.6 [0x7faca6b450a0]
2: /usr/bin/X11/X(RRCrtcGammaSet+0x1e) [0x5271be]
3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//fglrx_drv.so [0x7faca567c5ce]
4: /usr/bin/X11/X [0x488812]
5: /usr/bin/X11/X [0x488948]
6: /usr/bin/X11/X(xf86HandleColormaps+0x281) [0x489941]
7: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//fglrx_drv.so(atiddxDisplayScreenColormapSetup+0x79 ) [0x7faca567bd29]
8: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//fglrx_drv.so(atiddxDisplayScrnInit+0xbf) [0x7faca56794ef]
9: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//fglrx_drv.so(atiddxScreenInit+0x74f) [0x7faca563a0ff]
10: /usr/bin/X11/X(AddScreen+0x1c9) [0x432d89]
11: /usr/bin/X11/X(InitOutput+0x241) [0x469a61]
12: /usr/bin/X11/X(main+0x286) [0x433526]
13: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0x7faca6b30466]
14: /usr/bin/X11/X [0x432ad9]
Saw signal 11. Server aborting.

[locksley]

P.S. yes Bios update is the latest.

[ryansturmer]

So using Xinerama across 2 cards won't work with a Radeon 4850? It's got to be a FireGL product?

-R

[locksley]

Not sure if your asking a question or making a statement. If its the later are you absolutely sure.

I'm getting dangerously close to going out and buying Nvidia cards as i have done it before with recent Nvidia products.

The really stupid part is i have done this with ATI before about 5 years ago using an AGP card a PCI card and one on the mother board and had 5 monitors. I find it a bit ridiculous on ATI's part......

[locksley]

Here's the system running Vista :( All i want to is run Linux, Why has ATI done such a piss poor job :( :(

http://www.hydronicearth.com/images/img00106-20090328-1251.jpg

[locksley]

woooops that's a bit big, i will reduce it a bit

[locksley]

and ah excuse the mess :)

[ryansturmer]

That's a question, not a statement. I sure can't make it work, but I can't seem to find a clear answer as to whether or not it's supported by the ATI Drivers/Xinerama.

-R

[bridgman]

OK, let's go back to Matthew's post (mtippett) since that's the closest thing to definitive we have.

"To configure multiview, run the following aticonfig commands with a clean (ie: no fglrx sections).

aticonfig --inital=dual-head -f --adapters=all --xinerama=on

This tells aticonfig to configure for dual head (ie: :0.0 and :0.1 for each device), all devices and finally turns xinerama on.

For the record, this configuration is not yet fully supported without homogeneous FireGL proucts. The level of support for consumer cards is independent desktops (--xinerama=off). The heterogenous consumer support will come in a later release.

If you have problems, please post both your xorg.conf, lspci and finally your XOrg.0.log."

My reading of this is that (a) you need to use Xinerama to get all 4 screens into a single desktop, (b) use with Xinerama has been verified with FireGL products but not yet with consumer products, so some troubleshooting & fixing may be required, (c) current support for consumer cards seems to be independent desktops (presumably a separate 2-screen desktop for each card), and (d) if you post your full logs, conf, lspci output etc.. we might be able to help.

The above is *not* an official statement, just my interpretation of what Matthew said. I don't have much recent experience with multi-head systems (boo hoo, I only have one screen ;)) but I can ask for clarification next week.

In the meantime, Locksley could you please pastebin full logs, not the edited sections pasted into multiple posts ? The pastebin facility (or one of the others like it) should let you post a single link to the entire log.

Locksley;

1. Don't worry about the mess, with the smaller pic it doesn't show :D

2. This is an awkward time for multihead Xorg graphics; the move to randr kind of lost the ability to manage multiple GPUs the old way, but randr hasn't been extended with GPU objects to support multiple adapters the new way. The radeon driver supports "zaphod mode" (rather than randr-style multi-screen) but from previous discussions with agd5f I think randr still gets in the way when you try to have multiple GPUs.

3. The setup you ran years ago was pre-randr, so probably would have worked, but I don't think you would have had more than the most basic acceleration on most of the screens. Multiview is a completely different implementation, with full 3D acceleration on all heads.

ryansturmer;

Looks like you are trying to get basically the same configuration running, except with 3 screens rather than 4. Can you also please pastebin full logs etc.. as above ?

[locksley]

HI guys,

To start i just got the freak of the year and almost through the whole lot in the garbage.....

What ever you do if you are stacking monitors for instance:

2 3
1 4 5

DO NOT enable Hydra vision in Vista ........ :( i just upgraded to 9.3 and enabled Hydra vision after a reboot all my monitors leveled out and you can not stack them again. I was about to write ATI a very nasty letter. Luckily after disabling Hydra vision i can now re stack my monitors :)

OK back to the configuration/problem at hand.

Here's my setup I will have to reboot to linux to try whats mentioned.

MB: Asus M3A78-T with an ATI 3000 on board video card with VGA/DVI/HDMI out, currently monitor 1 is on the DVI out the other 4 are on the 4850's

In the BIOS of the MB i have set to boot from Onboard (i have tried turning this off and only using PCI-E with both cards but no difference, i can only get two big desktops, one for each card). I have also tried setting the Bios to PCI-E and with the On board as Surround (this is the proposed settings for using all cards) however Linux will not even boot with a IOUMMA error, says enable in the bios however there is no setting in the bios?

so currently it is boot from Onboard. I can get all cards up and monitors but only able to get one separate on on board and two big desktops one for each card with two monitors in it. This is using Multiview not xinerama.

However this is pretty usless as i need to be able to move windows between all screens.

I will boot into Linux and get the stuff you requested i will also upgrade to 9.3 in the Linux partition just in case.

Just a NOTE: if this is not doable there should be a HUGE warning put on the boxes of these cards this is going to be a very popular configuration as the prices plummeting for monitors and Linux is growing as a desktop environment.

Thanks for all the help i realize this is no one persons fault. but its a huge problem and waste of money if it can not work.

I am of course willing to try anything and help in anyway get to the bottom of this. Vista works fine (when not using Hydra) so it does not look like hardware. Its definitely Linux drivers or configuration.

I will post the info shortly.

[locksley]

ok, the old 8.10 install wouldn't even run any more it couldn't detect any screens, may be because of the installs and removals of drivers i tried even with the vesa driver.

I found out aft installing 9.04 that's its because of a bios setting. If you set your on-board card the 3300 to surround enabled instead of auto Unbunto can not detect any screens at all. strange it works fine in Vista.

I just installed 9.04 so have a completely new install and its running with the current settings:

primary display on boot [on board]
Surround for on-board [auto]

I have one screen configured and and its the on-board all other screens are not detected. Of course Ubuntu is telling me to activate the Proprietary drivers i have not do this.

Any suggestions on how to proceed. Just down load 9.3 and install?

One other note I dont care about 3d acceleration on any of the monitors, it would be nice but this is a work environment I don't play any games on it for now. My priority is working area?

Let me know.

[locksley]

I jumped a bit in the post before the first and second paragraph.

With 9.04 I tried booting from the PCI-E and it didn't detect any screens either as with 8.10 on by making the settings in the bios i mention it is now working but it seems ubuntu at least needs the 3300 as the primary card.

[locksley]

Progress, sort of,

I now have all screens running and advanced 3d graphics are working in all monitors but each screen is an individual session/desktop, some interesting behaviour :)

I have my screens stacked as in the picture so its like this

..3..1
4...5...6

1 being the primary and the on-board 3300

when i move my mouse from across the bottom it works perfectly how ever when moving acroos the top i can not get from 3 to 1 i can however move go from 4 to 3 to 5 to 1 to 6 :) go figure.

also everything i open (applications opens on the primary. i can however create a folder on each desktop and then open it on that desktop.
the setup is as follows :

clean and updated ubuntu 9.04, proprietary drivers activated.

I do not have the ability to activate Xinerama in cc if i do it in the config file X crashes and appears to take the machine with it.

Can you explain what you mean buy pastebin i still have trouble uploading the logs and configs.

I have backed all files to another machine and are about to rebuild 9.04 and try with the ATI 9.3 drivers on a clean install starting with the configs created at this step.

[bridgman]

There are pastebin sites in a lot of country domains, eg www.pastebin.ca, www.pastebin.com, www.pastebin.cz etc...

Pick one (start with .com I guess, or .ca 'cause I know that one works) and point your browser there. You'll get a page with a big text box in it. Paste your text there and hit "submit" or whatever the appropriate button is -- the site will save your stuff for 30 days (by default, more if you choose) and give you a link you can include in a web post.

Paste the URL you get from pastebin here, and then people can click on it and see your logs etc...