Ati Radeon 3870 installation questions.

Hi,
I've just ordered a Ati Radeon HD 3870 to replace my nVidia 8800gt in my 2008 2.8ghz Mac Pro.
My question is:
Do i use the internal Power cable that is currently plugged into the 8800gt or the cables that come with the 3870?
I've also sold the 8800gt on ebay so does the current cable have to go with the card?
Also do i need to install the drivers that come with the 3870 or are they in os x?
Reading through bloggs and posts about this people also can't seem to decide weather to install the drivers first or install the card first.
Thanks.

Two ideas:
Always backup before running any updates, patches, security or OS X update.
Rerun the full combo update 10.5.6.
At worst, do an Archive and Install, or do a fresh install on a newly formatted drive and then let it migrate your old files. Takes about an hour.
It could be something about how you 'downgraded' the drivers over what was present already.
Is there an ATI control panel?
If you look around, there are reports like yours, but I saw way more last Aug/Setp time frame. Either people are living with it, or RMA'd, or gave up, but it was common. Heck, there is an active thread on Mac Pro forum @ MacRumors site.
http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1
I like the 8800, it kicks in on cold boot in the AM and I don't push it, or hear it, but it does have a fan.
I wish there was a graphic driver from ATI/Nvidia, and option to use GPU-Z along with eVGA Precision in OS X. Even Hardware Monitor and iStatPro don't report temp and fan speed and other variables. +(I never used Windows in my life until lately, and I actually have fun playing around and learning more.)+

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Scratch disk with Spotlight disabled, using a couple drives dedicated stipped RAID.
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http://www.barefeats.com/harper16.html
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http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/15/snow-leopards-grand-central-and-opencl-detai ls/
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb405745&sliceId=2
http://www.adobe.com/go/kb401089
http://homepage.mac.com/boots911/.Public/PhotoshopAccelerationBasics2.4W.pdf
http://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshop-Configuration.html

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Vista Ultimate 64bit, 3 GB RAM, Radeon 3870 HD Video, X-Fi extreme music, Nforce 4 x6 MoBo.
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lpenix wrote:
hi i had a simular peoblem with the xfi music, and the hd 3870. i could not get my xfi to work at all, in device manager it kept saying error code 0 . in device manager there was a hd audio that i could not uninstall to save my life i thought it was the on board audio for the motherboard. but after i read your email it clicked, i uninstalled the ati drivers and rebooted the machine and bam the xfi started working, then installed the ati drivers, and i think it fixed it. i still get some strange noise sometimes, and i think it is because of the hd audio, i wish their was a way to uninstall it , if you do it in divice manager, it just comes back .
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Hi.
Anybody who can give me a straight answer here.
I have a Mac Pro3.1 8 Core 2.8Ghz with Radeon 3870 card. (Standard 2600 HD)
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Someone? not working? I think they mean that some features won't be supported, like perhaps OpenCL.
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http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC002ZM/A
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Take Apple hardware specs with grain of salt.
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http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB999ZM/A
Even the GTX 285 works, if interested.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TW387ZM/A
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So here we go.
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Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "extmod"
Load "record"
Load "dri2"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "offscreensize" # [<str>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ignoreconnector" # [<str>]
#Option "forcereduced" # [<bool>]
#Option "forcedpi" # <i>
#Option "useconfiguredmonitor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HPD" # <str>
#Option "NoRandr" # [<bool>]
#Option "RROutputOrder" # [<str>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVMode" # [<str>]
#Option "ScaleType" # [<str>]
#Option "UseAtomBIOS" # [<bool>]
#Option "AtomBIOS" # [<str>]
#Option "UnverifiedFeatures" # [<bool>]
#Option "Audio" # [<bool>]
#Option "HDMI" # [<str>]
#Option "COHERENT" # [<str>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "radeonhd"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "Radeon HD 3870"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "offscreensize" # [<str>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ignoreconnector" # [<str>]
#Option "forcereduced" # [<bool>]
#Option "forcedpi" # <i>
#Option "useconfiguredmonitor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HPD" # <str>
#Option "NoRandr" # [<bool>]
#Option "RROutputOrder" # [<str>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVMode" # [<str>]
#Option "ScaleType" # [<str>]
#Option "UseAtomBIOS" # [<bool>]
#Option "AtomBIOS" # [<str>]
#Option "UnverifiedFeatures" # [<bool>]
#Option "Audio" # [<bool>]
#Option "HDMI" # [<str>]
#Option "COHERENT" # [<str>]
Identifier "Card1"
Driver "radeonhd"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "Radeon HD 3870"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Card1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
and that's the log
This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-8-25
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-ARCH x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux kasia 2.6.31-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Oct 13 11:33:39 CEST 2009 x86_64
Build Date: 04 September 2009 05:45:43PM
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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: Wed Oct 21 20:31:45 2009
(++) Using config file: "xorg.conf.new"
(==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Card0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen1" (1)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor1"
(**) | |-->Device "Card1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
built-ins
(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(II) Loader magic: 0x1d40
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 7
(!!) More than one possible primary device found
(--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 1002:9501:1458:21a4 ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3870 rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xf7000000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000a000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(--) PCI: (0:2:0:0) 1002:9501:1458:21a4 ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3870 rev 0, Mem @ 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf5000000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000b000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) System resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dri" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(==) AIGLX enabled
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "radeonhd"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//radeonhd_drv.so
(II) Module radeonhd: vendor="AMD GPG"
compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 1.2.5
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0
(II) RADEONHD: X driver for the following AMD GPG (ATI) graphics devices:
RV505 : Radeon X1550, X1550 64bit.
RV515 : Radeon X1300, X1550, X1600; FireGL V3300, V3350.
RV516 : Radeon X1300, X1550, X1550 64-bit, X1600; FireMV 2250.
R520 : Radeon X1800; FireGL V5300, V7200, V7300, V7350.
RV530 : Radeon X1300 XT, X1600, X1600 Pro, X1650; FireGL V3400, V5200.
RV535 : Radeon X1300, X1650.
RV550 : Radeon X2300 HD.
RV560 : Radeon X1650.
RV570 : Radeon X1950, X1950 GT; FireGL V7400.
R580 : Radeon X1900, X1950; AMD Stream Processor.
R600 : Radeon HD 2900 GT/Pro/XT; FireGL V7600/V8600/V8650.
RV610 : Radeon HD 2350, HD 2400 Pro/XT, HD 2400 Pro AGP; FireGL V4000.
RV620 : Radeon HD 3450, HD 3470.
RV630 : Radeon HD 2600 LE/Pro/XT, HD 2600 Pro/XT AGP; Gemini RV630;
FireGL V3600/V5600.
RV635 : Radeon HD 3650, HD 3670.
RV670 : Radeon HD 3690, 3850, HD 3870, FireGL V7700, FireStream 9170.
R680 : Radeon HD 3870 X2.
M52 : Mobility Radeon X1300.
M54 : Mobility Radeon X1400; M54-GL.
M56 : Mobility Radeon X1600; Mobility FireGL V5200.
M58 : Mobility Radeon X1800, X1800 XT; Mobility FireGL V7100, V7200.
M62 : Mobility Radeon X1350.
M64 : Mobility Radeon X1450, X2300.
M66 : Mobility Radeon X1700, X1700 XT; FireGL V5250.
M68 : Mobility Radeon X1900.
M71 : Mobility Radeon HD 2300.
M72 : Mobility Radeon HD 2400; Radeon E2400.
M74 : Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT.
M76 : Mobility Radeon HD 2600;
(Gemini ATI) Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT.
M82 : Mobility Radeon HD 3400.
M86 : Mobility Radeon HD 3650, HD 3670, Mobility FireGL V5700.
M88 : Mobility Radeon HD 3850, HD 3850 X2, HD 3870, HD3870 X2.
RS600 : Radeon Xpress 1200, Xpress 1250.
RS690 : Radeon X1200, X1250, X1270.
RS740 : RS740, RS740M.
RS780 : Radeon HD 3100/3200/3300 Series.
RV770 : Radeon HD 4800 Series; Everest, K2, Denali ATI FirePro.
R700 : Radeon R700.
M98 : Radeon M98 Mobility.
RV730 : Radeon HD4670, HD4650.
M96 : Radeon M96 Mobility.
RV710 : Radeon HD4570, HD4350.
(II) RADEONHD: version 1.2.5, built from dist of git branch master, commit cb54f48b
(II) Primary Device is:
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[b]
[5] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[b]
[6] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[b]
[7] 1 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[b]
[8] 1 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[b]
[9] 1 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[b]
[10] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[11] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[12] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[b]
[13] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[b]
[14] 1 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[b]
[15] 1 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[b]
(==) RADEONHD(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(**) RADEONHD(0): Selected ShadowFB.
(II) RADEONHD(0): Unknown card detected: 0x9501:0x1458:0x21A4.
If - and only if - your card does not work or does not work optimally
please contact [email protected] to help rectify this.
Use the subject: 0x9501:0x1458:0x21A4: <name of board>
and *please* describe the problems you are seeing
in your message.
(--) RADEONHD(0): Detected an RV670 on an unidentified card
(II) RADEONHD(0): Mapped IO @ 0xf7000000 to 0x7f39ca36f000 (size 0x00010000)
(II) RADEONHD(0): PCIE Card Detected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Getting BIOS copy from PCI ROM
(II) RADEONHD(0): ATOM BIOS Rom:
SubsystemVendorID: 0x1458 SubsystemID: 0x21a4
IOBaseAddress: 0xa000
Filename: Test.bin
BIOS Bootup Message:
GV-RX387512HP_F10
(II) RADEONHD(0): Default Engine Clock: 825000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Default Memory Clock: 900000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Calling ASIC Init
(II) RADEONHD(0): ASIC_INIT Successful
(II) RADEONHD(0): Analog TV Default Mode: 1
(II) RADEONHD(0): Found default TV Mode NTSC
(II) RADEONHD(0): The detected amount of videoram exceeds the PCI BAR aperture.
(II) RADEONHD(0): Using only 262144kB of the total 524288kB.
(--) RADEONHD(0): VideoRAM: 262144 kByte
(II) RADEONHD(0): Framebuffer space used by Firmware (kb): 16
(II) RADEONHD(0): Start of VRAM area used by Firmware: 0x1fffc000
(II) RADEONHD(0): AtomBIOS requests 16kB of VRAM scratch space
(II) RADEONHD(0): AtomBIOS VRAM scratch base: 0x1fffc000
(WW) RADEONHD(0): rhdAtomAllocateFbScratch: FW FB scratch area 536854528 (size: 16384) extends beyond available framebuffer size 268435456
(II) RADEONHD(0): Cannot get VRAM scratch space. Allocating in main memory instead
(II) RADEONHD(0): Default Engine Clock: 825000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Default Memory Clock: 900000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Maximum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Output: 1200000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Minimum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Output: 0
(II) RADEONHD(0): Maximum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Input: 13500
(II) RADEONHD(0): Minimum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Input: 1000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Maximum Pixel Clock: 400000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Reference Clock: 27000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Direct rendering not officially supported on R600 and up
(II) Loading sub module "i2c"
(II) LoadModule: "i2c"
(II) Module "i2c" already built-in
(II) RADEONHD(0): Reference Clock: 27000
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask: 0x1f90
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask_Shift: 0x0
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask: 0x1f90
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask_Shift: 0x8
(II) RADEONHD(0): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 0" initialized.
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask: 0x1f94
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask_Shift: 0x0
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask: 0x1f94
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask_Shift: 0x8
(II) RADEONHD(0): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 1" initialized.
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask: 0x1f98
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask_Shift: 0x0
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask: 0x1f98
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask_Shift: 0x8
(II) RADEONHD(0): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 2" initialized.
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask: 0x1f80
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask_Shift: 0x0
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask: 0x1f80
(II) RADEONHD(0): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask_Shift: 0x8
(II) RADEONHD(0): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 3" initialized.
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) RADEONHD(0): Detected VGA mode.
(II) RADEONHD(0): Minimum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Output: 0
(II) RADEONHD(0): Maximum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Output: 1200000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Maximum Pixel Clock: 400000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Reference Clock: 27000
(II) RADEONHD(0): FB: Allocated Cursor Image at offset 0x00000000 (size = 0x00004000)
(II) RADEONHD(0): FB: Allocated Cursor Image at offset 0x00004000 (size = 0x00004000)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Connector[0] {RHD_CONNECTOR_DVI, "DUAL_LINK_DVI_I DFP1 CRT2", RHD_DDC_1, RHD_HPD_0, { RHD_OUTPUT_TMDSA, RHD_OUTPUT_DACB } }
(II) RADEONHD(0): Connector[1] {RHD_CONNECTOR_TV, "7PIN_DIN TV1 CV", RHD_DDC_0, RHD_HPD_NONE, { RHD_OUTPUT_DACB, RHD_OUTPUT_NONE } }
(II) RADEONHD(0): Connector[2] {RHD_CONNECTOR_DVI, "DUAL_LINK_DVI_I CRT1 DFP2", RHD_DDC_0, RHD_HPD_1, { RHD_OUTPUT_LVTMA, RHD_OUTPUT_DACA } }
(--) RADEONHD(0): Attaching Output TMDS A to Connector DVI-I 1
(--) RADEONHD(0): Attaching Output DAC B to Connector DVI-I 1
(--) RADEONHD(0): Attaching Output DAC B to Connector TV 7PIN_DIN
(--) RADEONHD(0): Attaching Output TMDS B to Connector DVI-I 2
(--) RADEONHD(0): Attaching Output DAC A to Connector DVI-I 2
(II) RADEONHD(0): RandR: Adding RRoutput DVI-I_1/digital for Output TMDS A
(II) RADEONHD(0): RandR: Adding RRoutput DVI-I_1/analog for Output DAC B
(II) RADEONHD(0): RandR: Adding RRoutput TV_7PIN_DIN for Output DAC B
(II) RADEONHD(0): RandR: Adding RRoutput DVI-I_2/digital for Output TMDS B
(II) RADEONHD(0): RandR: Adding RRoutput DVI-I_2/analog for Output DAC A
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/digital using monitor section Monitor0
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/digital has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/analog has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output TV_7PIN_DIN has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_2/digital has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_2/analog has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(0): TMDS A: Sensed Output: DVI
(II) RADEONHD(0): Setting TMDS A to incoherent
(II) RADEONHD(0): I2C device "RHD I2C line 1:E-EDID segment register" registered at address 0x60.
(II) RADEONHD(0): I2C device "RHD I2C line 1:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) RADEONHD(0): EDID data for W2253
(II) RADEONHD(0): Manufacturer: GSM Model: 56dc Serial#: 385315
(II) RADEONHD(0): Year: 2009 Week: 5
(II) RADEONHD(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) RADEONHD(0): Digital Display Input
(II) RADEONHD(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 49 vert.: 32
(II) RADEONHD(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) RADEONHD(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off
(II) RADEONHD(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
(II) RADEONHD(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) RADEONHD(0): redX: 0.640 redY: 0.330 greenX: 0.300 greenY: 0.600
(II) RADEONHD(0): blueX: 0.150 blueY: 0.060 whiteX: 0.312 whiteY: 0.329
(II) RADEONHD(0): Supported established timings:
(II) RADEONHD(0): 720x400@70Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 640x480@60Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 640x480@75Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 800x600@56Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 800x600@60Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 800x600@75Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 832x624@75Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 1024x768@60Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 1024x768@75Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): 1152x870@75Hz
(II) RADEONHD(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) RADEONHD(0): Supported standard timings:
(II) RADEONHD(0): #0: hsize: 1680 vsize 1050 refresh: 60 vid: 179
(II) RADEONHD(0): #1: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897
(II) RADEONHD(0): #2: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 75 vid: 36737
(II) RADEONHD(0): #3: hsize: 1152 vsize 864 refresh: 75 vid: 20337
(II) RADEONHD(0): Supported detailed timing:
(II) RADEONHD(0): clock: 138.5 MHz Image Size: 510 x 290 mm
(II) RADEONHD(0): h_active: 1920 h_sync: 1968 h_sync_end 2000 h_blank_end 2080 h_border: 0
(II) RADEONHD(0): v_active: 1080 v_sync: 1083 v_sync_end 1088 v_blanking: 1111 v_border: 0
(II) RADEONHD(0): Supported detailed timing:
(II) RADEONHD(0): clock: 148.5 MHz Image Size: 510 x 290 mm
(II) RADEONHD(0): h_active: 1920 h_sync: 2008 h_sync_end 2052 h_blank_end 2200 h_border: 0
(II) RADEONHD(0): v_active: 1080 v_sync: 1084 v_sync_end 1089 v_blanking: 1125 v_border: 0
(II) RADEONHD(0): Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 150 MHz
(II) RADEONHD(0): Monitor name: W2253
(II) RADEONHD(0): EDID (in hex):
(II) RADEONHD(0): 00ffffffffffff001e6ddc5623e10500
(II) RADEONHD(0): 0513010380312078eaee91a3544c9926
(II) RADEONHD(0): 0f5054a76b80b3008180818f714f0101
(II) RADEONHD(0): 0101010101011a3680a070381f403020
(II) RADEONHD(0): 3500fe221100001e023a801871382d40
(II) RADEONHD(0): 582c4500fe221100001c000000fd0038
(II) RADEONHD(0): 4b1e530f000a202020202020000000fc
(II) RADEONHD(0): 0057323235330a202020202020200081
(II) RADEONHD(0): EDID vendor "GSM", prod id 22236
(II) RADEONHD(0): Using EDID range info for horizontal sync
(II) RADEONHD(0): Using EDID range info for vertical refresh
(II) RADEONHD(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 138.50 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 +hsync +vsync (66.6 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0 148.50 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 -hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 36.00 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/digital connected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/analog disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output TV_7PIN_DIN disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_2/digital disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_2/analog disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/digital using initial mode 1920x1080
(II) RADEONHD(0): RandR 1.2 support enabled
(==) RADEONHD(0): RGB weight 888
(==) RADEONHD(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) RADEONHD(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Using 1920x1920 Framebuffer with 1920 pitch
(II) RADEONHD(0): FB: Allocated ScanoutBuffer at offset 0x00008000 (size = 0x00E10000)
(**) RADEONHD(0): Display dimensions: (490, 320) mm
(**) RADEONHD(0): DPI set to (99, 152)
(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 1.6.3.901, 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
(II) Loading sub module "shadow"
(II) LoadModule: "shadow"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libshadow.so
(II) Module shadow: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) RADEONHD(0): Using ShadowFB
(==) RADEONHD(1): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(**) RADEONHD(1): Selected ShadowFB.
(II) RADEONHD(1): Unknown card detected: 0x9501:0x1458:0x21A4.
If - and only if - your card does not work or does not work optimally
please contact [email protected] to help rectify this.
Use the subject: 0x9501:0x1458:0x21A4: <name of board>
and *please* describe the problems you are seeing
in your message.
(--) RADEONHD(1): Detected an RV670 on an unidentified card
(II) RADEONHD(1): Mapped IO @ 0xf5000000 to 0x7f39ca36f000 (size 0x00010000)
(II) RADEONHD(1): PCIE Card Detected
(II) RADEONHD(1): Getting BIOS copy from PCI ROM
(II) RADEONHD(1): ATOM BIOS Rom:
SubsystemVendorID: 0x1458 SubsystemID: 0x21a4
IOBaseAddress: 0x0000
Filename: Test.bin
BIOS Bootup Message:
GV-RX387512HP_F10
(II) RADEONHD(1): Default Engine Clock: 825000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Default Memory Clock: 900000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Calling ASIC Init
(II) RADEONHD(1): ASIC_INIT Successful
(II) RADEONHD(1): Analog TV Default Mode: 27049664
(II) RADEONHD(1): The detected amount of videoram exceeds the PCI BAR aperture.
(II) RADEONHD(1): Using only 262144kB of the total 524288kB.
(--) RADEONHD(1): VideoRAM: 262144 kByte
(II) RADEONHD(1): Framebuffer space used by Firmware (kb): 0
(WW) RADEONHD(1): rhdAtomGetFbBaseAndSize: AtomBIOS specified VRAM scratch space size invalid
(II) RADEONHD(1): default to: 20480
(II) RADEONHD(1): Cannot get VRAM scratch space. Allocating in main memory instead
(II) RADEONHD(1): Default Engine Clock: 825000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Default Memory Clock: 900000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Maximum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Output: 1200000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Minimum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Output: 0
(II) RADEONHD(1): Maximum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Input: 13500
(II) RADEONHD(1): Minimum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Input: 1000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Maximum Pixel Clock: 400000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Reference Clock: 27000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Direct rendering not officially supported on R600 and up
(II) Loading sub module "i2c"
(II) LoadModule: "i2c"
(II) Module "i2c" already built-in
(II) RADEONHD(1): Reference Clock: 27000
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask: 0x1f90
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask_Shift: 0x0
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask: 0x1f90
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask_Shift: 0x8
(II) RADEONHD(1): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 0" initialized.
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask: 0x1f94
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask_Shift: 0x0
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask: 0x1f94
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask_Shift: 0x8
(II) RADEONHD(1): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 1" initialized.
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask: 0x1f98
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask_Shift: 0x0
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask: 0x1f98
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask_Shift: 0x8
(II) RADEONHD(1): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 2" initialized.
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask: 0x1f80
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Clk_Mask_Shift: 0x0
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask: 0x1f80
(II) RADEONHD(1): GPIO_I2C_Data_Mask_Shift: 0x8
(II) RADEONHD(1): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 3" initialized.
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) RADEONHD(1): Detected VGA mode.
(II) RADEONHD(1): Minimum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Output: 0
(II) RADEONHD(1): Maximum Pixel ClockPLL Frequency Output: 1200000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Maximum Pixel Clock: 400000
(II) RADEONHD(1): Reference Clock: 27000
(II) RADEONHD(1): FB: Allocated Cursor Image at offset 0x00000000 (size = 0x00004000)
(II) RADEONHD(1): FB: Allocated Cursor Image at offset 0x00004000 (size = 0x00004000)
(II) RADEONHD(1): Connector[0] {RHD_CONNECTOR_DVI, "DUAL_LINK_DVI_I DFP1 CRT2", RHD_DDC_1, RHD_HPD_0, { RHD_OUTPUT_TMDSA, RHD_OUTPUT_DACB } }
(II) RADEONHD(1): Connector[1] {RHD_CONNECTOR_TV, "7PIN_DIN TV1 CV", RHD_DDC_0, RHD_HPD_NONE, { RHD_OUTPUT_DACB, RHD_OUTPUT_NONE } }
(II) RADEONHD(1): Connector[2] {RHD_CONNECTOR_DVI, "DUAL_LINK_DVI_I CRT1 DFP2", RHD_DDC_0, RHD_HPD_1, { RHD_OUTPUT_LVTMA, RHD_OUTPUT_DACA } }
(--) RADEONHD(1): Attaching Output TMDS A to Connector DVI-I 1
(--) RADEONHD(1): Attaching Output DAC B to Connector DVI-I 1
(--) RADEONHD(1): Attaching Output DAC B to Connector TV 7PIN_DIN
(--) RADEONHD(1): Attaching Output TMDS B to Connector DVI-I 2
(--) RADEONHD(1): Attaching Output DAC A to Connector DVI-I 2
(II) RADEONHD(1): RandR: Adding RRoutput DVI-I_1/digital for Output TMDS A
(II) RADEONHD(1): RandR: Adding RRoutput DVI-I_1/analog for Output DAC B
(II) RADEONHD(1): RandR: Adding RRoutput TV_7PIN_DIN for Output DAC B
(II) RADEONHD(1): RandR: Adding RRoutput DVI-I_2/digital for Output TMDS B
(II) RADEONHD(1): RandR: Adding RRoutput DVI-I_2/analog for Output DAC A
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_1/digital using monitor section Monitor1
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_1/digital has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_1/analog has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output TV_7PIN_DIN has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_2/digital has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_2/analog has no monitor section
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_1/digital disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_1/analog disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output TV_7PIN_DIN disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_2/digital disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_2/analog disconnected
(WW) RADEONHD(1): No outputs definitely connected, trying again...
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_1/digital disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_1/analog disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output TV_7PIN_DIN disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_2/digital disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(1): Output DVI-I_2/analog disconnected
(WW) RADEONHD(1): Unable to find initial modes
(EE) RADEONHD(1): RandR: No valid modes. Disabling RandR support.
(EE) RADEONHD(1): Failed to detect a connected monitor
(II) RADEONHD(1): Destroying TMDS A
(II) RADEONHD(1): Destroying DAC B
(II) RADEONHD(1): Destroying TMDS B
(II) RADEONHD(1): Destroying DAC A
(II) RADEONHD(1): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 0" removed.
(II) RADEONHD(1): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 1" removed.
(II) RADEONHD(1): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 2" removed.
(II) RADEONHD(1): I2C bus "RHD I2C line 3" removed.
(II) UnloadModule: "radeonhd"
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[b]
[5] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[b]
[6] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[b]
[7] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[8] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[9] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[b]
[10] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[b]
(II) RADEONHD(0): Mapped IO @ 0xf7000000 to 0x7f39ca36f000 (size 0x00010000)
(II) RADEONHD(0): Mapped FB @ 0xd0000000 to 0x7f39b66f6000 (size 0x10000000)
(WW) RADEONHD(0): RHDCSInit: No CS for R600 and up yet.
(==) RADEONHD(0): Backing store disabled
(==) RADEONHD(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) RADEONHD(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
(II) RADEONHD(0): On Crtc 0 Setting 59.9 Hz Mode: Modeline "1920x1080" 138.50 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088 1111 +hsync +vsync
None
(II) RADEONHD(0): RHDAudioSetClock: using TMDS A as clock source with 138500 khz
(II) RADEONHD(0): Using ACR timing N=4096 CTS=138500 for frequency 32000
(II) RADEONHD(0): Using ACR timing N=6272 CTS=153888 for frequency 44100
(II) RADEONHD(0): Using ACR timing N=6144 CTS=138500 for frequency 48000
(II) RADEONHD(0): RHDAudioSetSupported: config 0x60040 codec 0x1
(II) RADEONHD(0): DPMS enabled
(--) RandR disabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable
(II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
(II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/swrast_dri.so
(II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0
(II) RADEONHD(0): Setting screen physical size to 510 x 290
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 2.2.5
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse
(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: always reports core events
(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Configuring as mouse
(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) RADEONHD(0): RHDHdmiUpdateAudioSettings: stoped with 1 channels, 48000 Hz sampling rate, 8 bits per sample,
(II) RADEONHD(0): RHDHdmiUpdateAudioSettings: 0x00 IEC60958 status bits and 0x00 category code
(II) RADEONHD(0): RHDHdmiUpdateAudioSettings: stoped with 1 channels, 48000 Hz sampling rate, 8 bits per sample,
(II) RADEONHD(0): RHDHdmiUpdateAudioSettings: 0x00 IEC60958 status bits and 0x00 category code
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) Power Button: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) Power Button: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
Last edited by warnab (2009-10-21 18:53:12)

i'm getting then such log
This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-8-25
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-ARCH x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux kasia 2.6.31-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Oct 13 11:33:39 CEST 2009 x86_64
Build Date: 04 September 2009 05:45:43PM
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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: Wed Oct 21 22:35:22 2009
(II) Loader magic: 0x1d40
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 7
(!!) More than one possible primary device found
(--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 1002:9501:1458:21a4 ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3870 rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xf7000000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000a000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(--) PCI: (0:2:0:0) 1002:9501:1458:21a4 ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3870 rev 0, Mem @ 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf5000000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000b000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
Primary device is not PCI
(==) Using default built-in configuration (21 lines)
(==) --- Start of built-in configuration ---
Section "Device"
Identifier "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
Driver "vesa"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0"
Device "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
Driver "fbdev"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
Device "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Builtin Default Layout"
Screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0"
Screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
EndSection
(==) --- End of built-in configuration ---
(==) ServerLayout "Builtin Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) | |-->Device "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0".
Using a default monitor configuration.
(**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" (1)
(**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) | |-->Device "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0".
Using a default monitor configuration.
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
built-ins
(==) 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.
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) System resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(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 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(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 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(==) AIGLX enabled
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(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 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "vesa"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
(II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
(EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
(II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
(EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No drivers available.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

I want to upgrade my Mac Pro video card. I am using a mac quad core 2.7 GHz 8 megs of ram and an ATI Radeon 3870. Where do I start?

I am using a mac pro with a 2.7 GHz processor 8 gigs of ram and a Radeon HD 3870 video card with 512 megs of vram.
I want to upgrade to 1 gig of vram if possible.
Can anyone tell me where I can begin looking, what brand to buy, and what options I have?
I want to be able to use the Element 3D plug in After Effects.
Also, would I need to upgrade my operating system?
Thanks,
Faucheux

Shop for them at the Apple Online Store. I would suggest the ATI 5770 or 5870 or one of the new Nvidia GTX models - 650 Ti, 660, or 680.
Note that unless your Mac Pro has PCIe 2.0 slots you should stick with the ATI 5770.

ATI Radeon 3870

In the new 3870 card, when and where is the HDMI output used? I thought none of the Apple Displays had HDMI connections. Is some kind of external box needed? Is this primarily for games?
Carlos

Of course. Since that is something I would not normally do I not guess that.
Thank you for your reply.
Carlos

Pairing two different ATI RADEONS with crossfire

Hello.
I have replaced ATI Radeon 3870 HD graphic card with ATI radeon 5770 in my mac Pro (3,1 early 2008) recently.
Both cards are OK, and since they both have crossfire interface in it - I wonder if I could pair them to work together?
And second qeustion is: If I can pair them, how do I connect crossfire?
There are two 'pin'-connectors on each card, is there any difference which to use?
And Is there any recomended order of placing cards (general to the lower slot, additional to the upper one or somewhat else?)

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Two questions about ATI RADEON HD 3870

I've been in touch with macsales.com and they recommend the ATI RADEON HD 3870 for the Mac Pro Xeon (late 2006-2007) running 10.5. But they were unable to answer w/ 100% certainty:
1. That all I need to connect this card (it has 2 DVI ports) to my Samsung SynchMaster with one DVI cable connected "DVI to DVI" and one VGA - WITH - a DVI to VGA adapter on the VGA cable.
For those who don't know, the Samsung monitor must have both DVI and VGA connected to operate.
2. I've read on this (Displays) forum that this card will only work "up to" 10.5 and won't work if I upgrade to 10.6. Is this correct? Also, is there a chance that Apple will "correct" 10.6 to work with the HD 3870 in a future point release? (I'm not yet willing to jump to 10.6, so this is for the near future when I do.)
Less important "#3" question: is it possible to make the HD 3870 backward compatible with 10.4? I ask because I'm running 10.4 on a separate internal drive so that I can continue to use some older apps for mission critical tasks. Eventually, I still plan to get rid of 10.4 - it's just not possible right away.

Thanks for the added input on the 3870. I also got confirmation that the "dual connection" (AVG + DVI) on the Samsung display can be worked out with an adapter.
But I've made up my mind: there's just too many counter-balancing factors. I'm pretty sure now that I can wait to see if the Geforce 7300 burns out. If it does so in the next 290 days, I'll just have Apple replace it for free since my AppleCare would take care of the cost.
I'm a retired purchasing agent so this 're-deciding' (with a lot more at stake) is normal for me. In this case (mine), I no longer see much advantage in having Snow Leopard. It's still new and needs at least one more upgrade / debugging release. Besides: I haven't mentioned that I have other ways I haven't used to boost the Mac Pro's performance.
As a "compensatory purchase" I just placed an order for two more RAM modules which will fill remaining RAM slots. That alone will give me a little more juice (as you say). These cost one-third that for a new graphics card (or less). This should tide me over - still running 10.4 and 10.5 on two drives. When my Apple Care runs out, I may well be in a position to buy a new Mac Pro with mature Snow Leopard, better graphics card, etceteras.

DKA790GX and Visiontek ATI Radeon HD 3870 OCE Cards

Okay I have a MSI DKA790GX motherboard. (MS-7550 v1.21) with latest BIOS 1.9 loaded, a Phenom X4 9550 CPU, 8GB RAM, and 2 Visiontek ATI Radeon HD 3870 OCE Cards.
Without any drivers installed, everything works fine. With both cards in and set up with the crossfire connection installed, you can't even complete the installation of the catalyst drivers without it locking up.
This is in Windows 7 64 bit, and have tried both Ultimate and Professional, just for kicks. With just one card installed, driver installation completes successfully and everything works as normal. With the drivers installed first like this, if I then install the second card i get a blue screen on ATIMKDAG.sys. I have tried switching the order of the cards to verify that each card works by itself.
I have also tried both the latest catalyst 10.2 drivers and the manufacturers drivers which are 9.something
I have the same 2 cards in a K9A2 Platinum running fine on Vista Ultimate 64 and now I am somewhat afraid to update it to Win 7.
About the only thing I haven't tried yet is to do the same setup in a Win 7 32 environment to see if it's any different. but a quad core CPU and 8GB RAM is kind of wasted on a 32 bit OS.
Has anyone had any similar experience with this? I am not sure where the blame is, but I suspect it is in the ATI drivers and not the OS or the motherboard.
I am open to any suggestions.

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About the only thing I haven't tried yet is to do the same setup in a Win 7 32 environment to see if it's any different.
Try it
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MS-7550 v1.21) with latest BIOS 1.9 loaded, a Phenom X4 9550 CPU, 8GB RAM, and 2 Visiontek ATI Radeon HD 3870 OCE Cards.
How much memory sticks? Exact models? In which DIMM's are installed?
PSU? Brand and details?[look for them over PSU sticker]?

Question about Parallels and ATI Radeon 5770

Ok, so I have a Mac Pro 3,1 here. I'm upgrading it to 16GB and two 7200 RPM 3TB drives which I'll run in Raid 0.
It has an ATI 2600HD with 256MB VRAM. This card has two DVI ports.
I just purchased an ATI Radeon 5770. I will use it with two Cinema Displays (DVI connections).
To connect the second display, I have the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter at Firmware 1.03.
My question concerns Parallels 8.
My Windows 7 VM will be a heavy-use VM so I want snappy performance. I was planning to dedicate 8GB RAM, half my CPU cores to it, and 512MB VRAM on the 5770.
What I was wondering about was the possibility of leaving in the 2600 HD and using its GPU to support my Parallels VM. Is that feasible? Practical?
Thanks

Dump the 2600XT (put it on the shelf, don't use it)
Install Windows natively first, then you can use it both ways, natively and dual boot, plus in a VM when that works.
Another option is 10.8.2 supports more Nvidia cards and more then the 1GB.
Don't use green 3TB in an array.

Question about freeze and ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT

Hi,
I have an aluminum 20-inch iMac 7.1 OSX 2.0Ghz intel Core 2Duo, mid 2007 running SL 10.6.8.
Some months ago it started having a random freeze problem that happened sporadically and then increased to happen from around 20min in 20min.
-mouse moves but nothing happens and I have to shut it down on power button.
After extensive troubleshooting not working I took it to repair, they tested my hardware and said it was perfect so at the end I did a clean install,ran repair permissions and brought my documents from my back up without using time machine nor migration assistant and installed all my apps from scratch.
It got much better, and first I thought it was a problem with Little Snitch app so I uninstalled it.
Also I had noticed that while using latest versions of Firefox the graphic display would have a strange glitch, such as brief instances of pixel artifacts that can also appear on my display when out of the browser.
- I turned off hardware acceleration on the browser's preferences and it seemed to disappear.
Although this freeze is still happening, specially when I wake up the mac from sleep and yesterday I got a black screen.
I think I may have a problem related to my ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT and I would like to ask if anyone here has a similar problem or if anyone knows about a fix .
I tried to update the ATi from apple’s site but the update’s installer said I don’t need the update.

Hi
@dmaude and George, thank you both I am glad there are more people now coming forward with this problem.
George, I believe you are right, I came to that conclusion several months ago, it is a problem with the GPU and my ATI RadeonHD 2400 and something wrong with the driver, maybe a kernel extension.
And I came to that conclusion when I noticed that if I turned off Firefox "hardware accelaration" the browsers prefs would not freeze but it happens with,e.g. Photoshop, when I use tools that pull from the GPU.
I am going to read the link you left here.thanks
dmaude: I installed Techtools and Diskwarrior, and now ran it periodically after my radical clean install where I brought all my files manually without using time machine nor migration assistant and installed all my apps from scratch.
I am a web artist thus I am not even using much of my 250GB, I have 200GB free and 3GB memory.
No bad blocks, no problems with fans nor temperature, I download all updates, absolutely nothing.
It is a virtual freeze and I am almost sure it started with snow leopard 10.6.3 update.
What I did though that seems to alleviate the problem was to install this tiny program/app called "caffeine" that stops my imac from entering sleep and so I still get the freeze but it happens less times. I leave here the link, maybe it helps you because I got so tired of this problem that I did not even want to upgrade to Lion.
http://lightheadsw.com/caffeine/
I filed many bug reports to Apple, no response. I found a link from 2007 related to something similar and where Apple finally confirmed it was their bug, as stated there:
"Apple technical support has already confirmed the issue with several users, according to the threads, and the problem reportedly has been narrowed to the ATI Radeon HD cards inside the iMac."
Read more: http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/10/04/imac.freezing.redux/#ixzz1yQ8CLgsg
I can't say I trust Apple as I used to...

Installer freezes during boot with ATI Radeon card

System: Toshiba Satellite A305-S6916
Video card: ATI Radeon Mobility HD 3650
Installer: 2010.05 amd64 netinstall
Problem: Installer freezes during boot at "setting console to utf-8 mode".
Solution: Add "radeon.modeset=0" to kernel command line.
Posting for the sake of anyone else who might be having this same problem.

Same here:
System: Dell Inspiron 1525
Video card: Intel GMA X3100
Installer: 2010.05 i686
Problem: screen turn black during system load.
Solution: Add "nomodeset" or "i915.modeset0" to kernel command line.

What is the correct installation sequence for my ATI Radeon 9800 PRO MAC AGP 128MB into my Quicksilver 867 G4?

Hi.
I just got my used ATI Radeon 9800 PRO MAC AGP 128MB card.
What is the correct installation sequence into my Quicksilver 867 G4 running 10.4.11 on one drive 10.5 on another?
The original NVIDIA GeForce2 MX - 32MB SDRAM went bust.
Is the driver build in 10.4?
Do I remove the old driver?
If I need to install the driver that came with it, (10.3.6) should the card be installed first?
What about firmware updates?
Thank you for all your time and patience.
W.W.

I think it's the card, but here are some files that may affect it...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/ByHost /com.apple.preference.displays.<12digitHex#>.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver.<12digitHe x#>.plist
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