Dual head setup (mach64 - ATI Rage Mobility)

hello everyone!
I want to use a new extra monitor I got recently, with my laptop, I use aweosme.
I have installed:
xf86-video-mach64 (recompiled with dri support)
mach64-dri (from community)
mach64drm (from AUR)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mach64
Still I can't get OpenGL to work:
ismaelvc@toybox ~ $ glxinfo | egrep "direct rendering|OpenGL renderer"
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on softpipe
I don't really know if it got something to do with this but I post it anyway in case it is.
xrandr doesnt detect the other monitor:
ismaelvc@toybox ~ $ xrandr -q
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 175, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1024x768 87.0* 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 81.0
832x624 75.0
800x600 85.0 75.0 72.0 60.0 56.0
640x480 85.0 75.0 73.0 60.0
720x400 85.0
640x400 85.0
640x350 85.0
512x384 87.0 85.0 75.0 70.0 60.0
416x312 75.0
400x300 85.0 75.0 72.0 60.0 56.0
320x240 85.0 75.0 73.0 60.0
360x200 85.0
320x200 85.0
320x175 85.0
Still it displays exactly the same that gets displayed at my laptop.
I used to had problems with the drivers, I needed both mach64 and radeon for it to detect the screen properly, until I created a "20-mach64.conf" with this:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "mach64"
Card "ATI Rage Mobility - Mach64"
Option "DMAMode" "async"
Option "ForcePCIMode" "false"
Option "AgpMode" "2"
Option "AgpSize" "32"
Option "BufferSize" "2"
Option "LocalTextures" "true"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
EndSection
Section "Module"
#<Your modules>
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group "video" #change to any desired group to restrict access
Mode 0660
EndSection
I have a doubt regarding the commented line that came as example in the mach64 wiki that reads <your modules>, I don't know what goes in there.
Also I red this for some mach64 related xorg info:
http://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/ati5.html
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=201482
The last one is for a cursor problem I have, but it wont get fixed, neither, anyway the default xcursor looks good in awesome, I switched to cli apps form many tasks, and use uzbl now! all this plus arch is now so minimmal I love it lol!
I red in a post (not in this one) mach64 chips supported dual head, but I can't find it again, I will post it when I find it.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: ok here it is, where it say its supported: I don't understand all the configs.
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver … ff432c36bf
Last edited by ismaelvc (2012-06-29 03:52:09)

Sorry to necrobump but I was seeing you get a lot of incorrect information on LinuxQuestions.
The mach64 driver does NOT support dualhead. Some chips are capable of it but this feature has yet to be added to the driver. It is also not compatible with xrandr. The man page you linked to mentioning dualhead support is for xf86-video-ati. It is only accessible from the git history of xf86-video-mach64 because those drivers used to live in the same source tree.
I can try to help with DRI if that's still not working for you.

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    Hello,
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    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Single"
    Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    EndSection
    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Dual"
    Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
    Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
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    InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
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    Section "ServerFlags"
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    EndSection
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    EndSection
    Section "Files"
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    ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/terminus"
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    Section "Module"
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    Load "dri"
    Load "dbe"
    Load "record"
    Load "xtrap"
    Load "glx"
    Load "speedo"
    Load "type1"
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    Section "InputDevice"
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    Driver "keyboard"
    EndSection
    Section "InputDevice"
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    Driver "mouse"
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    Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
    #Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
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    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
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    Section "Monitor"
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    VendorName "Laptop"
    ModelName "Monitor Model"
    EndSection
    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Monitor0"
    Option "DPMS" "true"
    VendorName "GWY"
    ModelName "GWY00c0"
    HorizSync 30 - 96 # DDC-probed
    VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
    # Default modes distilled from
    # "VESA and Industry Standards and Guide for Computer Display Monitor
    # Timing", version 1.0, revision 0.8, adopted September 17, 1998.
    # $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/vesamodes,v 1.4 1999/11/18 16:52:17 tsi Exp $
    # 640x350 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "640x350" 31.5 640 672 736 832 350 382 385 445 +hsync -vsync
    # 640x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "640x400" 31.5 640 672 736 832 400 401 404 445 -hsync +vsync
    # 720x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "720x400" 35.5 720 756 828 936 400 401 404 446 -hsync +vsync
    # 640x480 @ 60Hz (Industry standard) hsync: 31.5kHz
    ModeLine "640x480" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
    # 640x480 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "640x480" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -hsync -vsync
    # 640x480 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.5kHz
    ModeLine "640x480" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync
    # 640x480 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 43.3kHz
    ModeLine "640x480" 36.0 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -hsync -vsync
    # 800x600 @ 56Hz (VESA) hsync: 35.2kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.1kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 46.9kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 53.7kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 56.3 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync
    # 1024x768i @ 43Hz (industry standard) hsync: 35.5kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768" 44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 776 817 +hsync +vsync Interlace
    # 1024x768 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.4kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
    # 1024x768 @ 70Hz (VESA) hsync: 56.5kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
    # 1024x768 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 60.0kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
    # 1024x768 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 68.7kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync
    # 1152x864 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 67.5kHz
    ModeLine "1152x864" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync
    # 1280x960 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 60.0kHz
    ModeLine "1280x960" 108.0 1280 1376 1488 1800 960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync
    # 1280x960 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 85.9kHz
    ModeLine "1280x960" 148.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 960 961 964 1011 +hsync +vsync
    # 1280x1024 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 64.0kHz
    ModeLine "1280x1024" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
    # 1280x1024 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 80.0kHz
    ModeLine "1280x1024" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
    # 1280x1024 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 91.1kHz
    ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1072 +hsync +vsync
    # 1600x1200 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 75.0kHz
    ModeLine "1600x1200" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
    # 1600x1200 @ 65Hz (VESA) hsync: 81.3kHz
    ModeLine "1600x1200" 175.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
    # 1600x1200 @ 70Hz (VESA) hsync: 87.5kHz
    ModeLine "1600x1200" 189.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
    # 1600x1200 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 93.8kHz
    ModeLine "1600x1200" 202.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
    # 1600x1200 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 106.3kHz
    ModeLine "1600x1200" 229.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
    # 1792x1344 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 83.6kHz
    ModeLine "1792x1344" 204.8 1792 1920 2120 2448 1344 1345 1348 1394 -hsync +vsync
    # 1792x1344 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 106.3kHz
    ModeLine "1792x1344" 261.0 1792 1888 2104 2456 1344 1345 1348 1417 -hsync +vsync
    # 1856x1392 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 86.3kHz
    ModeLine "1856x1392" 218.3 1856 1952 2176 2528 1392 1393 1396 1439 -hsync +vsync
    # 1856x1392 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 112.5kHz
    ModeLine "1856x1392" 288.0 1856 1984 2208 2560 1392 1393 1396 1500 -hsync +vsync
    # 1920x1440 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 90.0kHz
    ModeLine "1920x1440" 234.0 1920 2048 2256 2600 1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync
    # 1920x1440 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 112.5kHz
    ModeLine "1920x1440" 297.0 1920 2064 2288 2640 1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync
    # Additional modelines
    ModeLine "1800x1440" 230 1800 1896 2088 2392 1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync
    ModeLine "1800x1440" 250 1800 1896 2088 2392 1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync
    # Extended modelines with GTF timings
    # 640x480 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 50.90 kHz; pclk: 43.16 MHz
    ModeLine "640x480" 43.16 640 680 744 848 480 481 484 509 -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 35.82 kHz; pclk: 34.96 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576" 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597 -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 72.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 43.27 kHz; pclk: 42.93 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576" 42.93 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 601 -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 45.15 kHz; pclk: 45.51 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576" 45.51 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 602 -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 51.42 kHz; pclk: 51.84 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576" 51.84 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 605 -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 61.10 kHz; pclk: 62.57 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576" 62.57 768 816 896 1024 576 577 580 611 -HSync +Vsync
    # 800x600 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 63.60 kHz; pclk: 68.18 MHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 68.18 800 848 936 1072 600 601 604 636 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1024x768 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 81.40 kHz; pclk: 113.31 MHz
    ModeLine "1024x768" 113.31 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 814 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1152x864 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 53.70 kHz; pclk: 81.62 MHz
    ModeLine "1152x864" 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1152x864 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 77.10 kHz; pclk: 119.65 MHz
    ModeLine "1152x864" 119.65 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 907 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1152x864 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 91.50 kHz; pclk: 143.47 MHz
    ModeLine "1152x864" 143.47 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 915 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1280x960 @ 72.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 72.07 kHz; pclk: 124.54 MHz
    ModeLine "1280x960" 124.54 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1001 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1280x960 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 75.15 kHz; pclk: 129.86 MHz
    ModeLine "1280x960" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1280x960 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 101.70 kHz; pclk: 178.99 MHz
    ModeLine "1280x960" 178.99 1280 1376 1520 1760 960 961 964 1017 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1280x1024 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 108.50 kHz; pclk: 190.96 MHz
    ModeLine "1280x1024" 190.96 1280 1376 1520 1760 1024 1025 1028 1085 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1400x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk: 122.61 MHz
    ModeLine "1400x1050" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1400x1050 @ 72.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 78.77 kHz; pclk: 149.34 MHz
    ModeLine "1400x1050" 149.34 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054 1094 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1400x1050 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 82.20 kHz; pclk: 155.85 MHz
    ModeLine "1400x1050" 155.85 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054 1096 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1400x1050 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 93.76 kHz; pclk: 179.26 MHz
    ModeLine "1400x1050" 179.26 1400 1504 1656 1912 1050 1051 1054 1103 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1400x1050 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 111.20 kHz; pclk: 214.39 MHz
    ModeLine "1400x1050" 214.39 1400 1512 1664 1928 1050 1051 1054 1112 -HSync +Vsync
    # 1600x1200 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 127.10 kHz; pclk: 280.64 MHz
    ModeLine "1600x1200" 280.64 1600 1728 1904 2208 1200 1201 1204 1271 -HSync +Vsync
    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 "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
    #Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
    #Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>]
    #Option "ForcePCIMode" # [<bool>]
    #Option "BusType" # [<str>]
    #Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>]
    #Option "CPusecTimeout" # <i>
    #Option "AGPMode" # <i>
    #Option "AGPFastWrite" # [<bool>]
    #Option "AGPSize" # <i>
    #Option "GARTSize" # <i>
    #Option "RingSize" # <i>
    #Option "BufferSize" # <i>
    #Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>]
    #Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>]
    #Option "NoBackBuffer" # [<bool>]
    #Option "DRIReinit" # [<bool>]
    #Option "PanelOff" # [<bool>]
    #Option "DDCMode" # [<bool>]
    #Option "MonitorLayout" # [<str>]
    #Option "IgnoreEDID" # [<bool>]
    #Option "OverlayOnCRTC2" # [<bool>]
    #Option "CloneMode" # [<str>]
    #Option "CloneHSync" # [<str>]
    #Option "CloneVRefresh" # [<str>]
    #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
    #Option "VideoKey" # <i>
    #Option "DisplayPriority" # [<str>]
    #Option "PanelSize" # [<str>]
    #Option "ForceMinDotClock" # <freq>
    Identifier "Card0"
    #Driver "fglrx"
    #Driver "ati"
    Driver "radeon"
    VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
    BoardName "Radeon Mobility 9600"
    Screen 0
    #Option "AGPMode" "2"
    BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
    EndSection
    Section "Device"
    Identifier "Card1"
    #Driver "fglrx"
    #Driver "ati"
    Driver "radeon"
    VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
    BoardName "Radeon Mobility 9600"
    Screen 1
    #Option "AGPMode" "2"
    BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
    EndSection
    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device "Card0"
    Monitor "LCD"
    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 "Monitor0"
    SubSection "Display"
    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 1
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 4
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 8
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 15
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 16
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    Viewport 0 0
    Depth 24
    EndSubSection
    EndSection
    Thanks,
    Jason

    Hello,
    I have a laptop with an ATI 9600 mobile chip which ran in xinerama mode fine for the previous release of xrog or xfrree86 but with the new xorg reslease 6.8 I can no longer run 2 monitors. It will run fine in single head mode, but it will no longer run in dual mode. In fact, it "seems" to run faster and take less memory in single head mode,
    I am posting my xorg.conf in the hope that someone can help!
    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Single"
    Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    EndSection
    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Dual"
    Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
    Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
    InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    EndSection
    Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "Xinerama"
    EndSection
    Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
    EndSection
    Section "Files"
    RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
    FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/terminus"
    EndSection
    Section "Module"
    Load "extmod"
    Load "dri"
    Load "dbe"
    Load "record"
    Load "xtrap"
    Load "glx"
    Load "speedo"
    Load "type1"
    EndSection
    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Keyboard0"
    Driver "keyboard"
    EndSection
    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Mouse0"
    Driver "mouse"
    #Option "Protocol" "auto"
    Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
    #Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    EndSection
    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "LCD"
    VendorName "Laptop"
    ModelName "Monitor Model"
    EndSection
    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Monitor0"
    Option "DPMS" "true"
    VendorName "GWY"
    ModelName "GWY00c0"
    HorizSync 30 - 96 # DDC-probed
    VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
    # Default modes distilled from
    # "VESA and Industry Standards and Guide for Computer Display Monitor
    # Timing", version 1.0, revision 0.8, adopted September 17, 1998.
    # $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/vesamodes,v 1.4 1999/11/18 16:52:17 tsi Exp $
    # 640x350 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "640x350" 31.5 640 672 736 832 350 382 385 445 +hsync -vsync
    # 640x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "640x400" 31.5 640 672 736 832 400 401 404 445 -hsync +vsync
    # 720x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "720x400" 35.5 720 756 828 936 400 401 404 446 -hsync +vsync
    # 640x480 @ 60Hz (Industry standard) hsync: 31.5kHz
    ModeLine "640x480" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
    # 640x480 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "640x480" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -hsync -vsync
    # 640x480 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.5kHz
    ModeLine "640x480" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync
    # 640x480 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 43.3kHz
    ModeLine "640x480" 36.0 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -hsync -vsync
    # 800x600 @ 56Hz (VESA) hsync: 35.2kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.1kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 46.9kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 53.7kHz
    ModeLine "800x600" 56.3 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync
    # 1024x768i @ 43Hz (industry standard) hsync: 35.5kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768" 44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 776 817 +hsync +vsync Interlace
    # 1024x768 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.4kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
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