Ubuntu thinks my screen is bigger then it is LOL HELP !

[ADPdirty]

its set to wide
Windows didnt seem to have a problem with it ever.
Its funny how driver actually works but wont let me user 1920x1080@60. Yet it runs compiz smooth as it can be and displaying the "ADM unsupported hardware" water mark ok the screen and i cant take it off.
I wouldnt mind to have it as long as i could get 1920x1080@60, but i cant, it can only go up to 1920x1080@30.
I am 100% sure both video card and TV are capable for it because it worked with windows all the time regardless of release, XP Vista or W7.

There must be the way to override refresh rate at 1920x1080 res but tutorials i find online are to hard for me to understand.
They show some "here is config that worked for me" What config ? config of what where do u get it how do u config it
So i cant relly look anywhere for this other then starting a new topic and ask for help as if i was a little baby. In a way i am, linux is new to me and i spent years working with Windows but want to switch because i game less and less every day.

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I am 100% sure both video card and TV are capable for it because it worked with windows all the time regardless of release, XP Vista or W7.

You are seeming to to suffer from the winblows withdraws.....You are using linux now!Not one bit of it is like winblows!If your using linux don't mention winblows at all! forget about it!


Its not perfect....just like any other OS.I suggest doing more research on how linux works...for instance gpu drivers.

Not trying to sound like a dick here,but ....Also Any thread regarding 2.4 can be used as reference also.

[ADPdirty]

very helpful.
I tried ubuntu 2.4before and didnt have that problem, thats why i posted it here.
I just need step by step how to override refresh rate and remove AMD watermark from the screen.
Rest seems to work OK so far

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very helpful.

lol...y sorry about that last post chief.I was actually in the middle of claiming my c drive(M$ partition)back from from a f'ing virus I got on Christmas.To say the least I was a little angry. Turned out well tho...funny I used Linux to help.


As for your graphics trouble...Can you refresh me with what hardware you have,and Ill jump in helping to solve the the issue.In the mean time take a look at the ati post I made in the 2.4 thread(just in case you haven't yet)


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[ADPdirty]

radeon HD 3870 X2 512MB X2
HDTV Visio Galevia 47" For some reasons ubuntu says its 50", maybe thats why i cant set 1920x1080@60hz, right now only 1920x1080@30hz and u know its ugleeeee !

I found your post (thanks for direct link ) According to your post i should use 9.3 but when i tried to install it using terminal with "sh drop file into terminal" didnt work, i had error

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Error: ./default_policy.sh does not support version
default:v2:i686:lib::none:2.6.31-15-generic; make sure that the version is being
correctly set by --iscurrentdistro

As i continue browsing files and folders i noticed that navigation sucks just like new Vista or Windows 7 naviagtion.
1st why linux shows hard drive space as its name ? and i cant even rename it.
2nd left pane just like vista ubuntu has tree view.
My score
Places=5
Information=-5
Tree=5 only because it cant be any better then tree
history=? not sure i never look back
emblems=? does it change file attribute or something ? if ubuntu reinstalled it will go away so why is it even there. To little emblems anyway.
Please look at 1st screenshot and 2nd alternative that would do much better job and u get to have both .

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Usually you would use xrandr to set a custom resolution if it isn't present in other apps.


If you go to the system tab,and under hardware drivers does it not list the ati driver to be installed?Another note...Right at this time (Ill probably get slammed for saying this) is not a good time for the ati proprietary driver.It just doesn't work well.

Another thing to look into is that maybe your hdtv is not sending the proper EDID to the driver you have installed...or the driver just doesn't know how to make heads or tails of it.

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sudo get-edid

should tell you if the two are talking....but not necessarily being nice to each other.

[ADPdirty]

sudo get-edid
or
sudo get-edit
command not found
Great start

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get install read-edid

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sudo get-edid

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dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ sudo get-edid
[sudo] password for dirty:
sudo: get-edid: command not found
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install read-edid
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
klinkstatus-kde3 docbook-defguide kfilereplace-kde3 quanta-data
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
read-edid
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 82 not upgraded.
Need to get 12.4kB of archives.
After this operation, 81.9kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe read-edid 2.0.0-2 [12.4kB]
Fetched 12.4kB in 0s (15.3kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package read-edid.
(Reading database ... 540724 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking read-edid (from .../read-edid_2.0.0-2_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up read-edid (2.0.0-2) ...
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ sudo get-edid
get-edid: get-edid version 2.0.0

Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f00 bx=0x0 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful

VBE version 300
VBE string at 0xc025c "ATI ATOMBIOS"

VBE/DDC service about to be called
Report DDC capabilities

Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f15 bx=0x0 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful

Monitor and video card combination does not support DDC1 transfers
Monitor and video card combination supports DDC2 transfers
0 seconds per 128 byte EDID block transfer
Screen is not blanked during DDC transfer

Reading next EDID block

VBE/DDC service about to be called
Read EDID

Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f15 bx=0x1 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful

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Reading next EDID block

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Read EDID

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Your EDID is probably invalid.

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get-edid: get-edid version 2.0.0

Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f00 bx=0x0 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful

VBE version 300
VBE string at 0xc025c "ATI ATOMBIOS"

VBE/DDC service about to be called
Report DDC capabilities

Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f15 bx=0x0 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful

Monitor and video card combination does not support DDC1 transfers
Monitor and video card combination supports DDC2 transfers
0 seconds per 128 byte EDID block transfer
Screen is not blanked during DDC transfer

Reading next EDID block

VBE/DDC service about to be called
Read EDID

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Reading next EDID block

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Read EDID

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EDID blocks left is wrong.
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bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
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dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ �HPAEAG3200000�VIZIO GV47L
�HPAEAG3200000�VIZIO: command not found
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ EDID claims 1 more blocks left
EDID: command not found
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ EDID blocks left is wrong.
EDID: command not found
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ Your EDID is probably invalid.^C
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ ��n@x
��n@x: command not found
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bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ �HPAEAG3200000�VIZIO GV47L
�HPAEAG3200000�VIZIO: command not found
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ EDID claims 1 more blocks left
EDID: command not found
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ EDID blocks left is wrong.
EDID: command not found
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ Your EDID is probably invalid.clear
Your: command not found
dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ clear

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�HPAEAG3200000�VIZIO: command not found
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dirty@dirty-desktop:~$ sudo get-edid
get-edid: get-edid version 2.0.0

Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f00 bx=0x0 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful

VBE version 300
VBE string at 0xc025c "ATI ATOMBIOS"

VBE/DDC service about to be called
Report DDC capabilities

Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f15 bx=0x0 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful

Monitor and video card combination does not support DDC1 transfers
Monitor and video card combination supports DDC2 transfers
0 seconds per 128 byte EDID block transfer
Screen is not blanked during DDC transfer

Reading next EDID block

VBE/DDC service about to be called
Read EDID

Performing real mode VBE call
Interrupt 0x10 ax=0x4f15 bx=0x1 cx=0x0
Function supported
Call successful

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E-mail: [email protected]
Please include full output from this program (especially that to stderr)



Reading next EDID block

VBE/DDC service about to be called
Read EDID

Performing real mode VBE call
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Function supported
Call successful


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fdirty@dirty-desktop:~$

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The thing is I *would* normally be concerned with the output,but your as far as I know are running the wrong driver...the bit about the water mark.

What driver are you running?The file from the ati web site?Or did you load a driver from the hardware drivers apps?


Another thing that comes to mind is how are you connected to the hdtv?dvi,or hdmi?Is the cable a quality one?

Also I've been chasing a few post's by you,and trying to piece together what hardware you have....is this a laptop?


Ill check in tomorrow.