Out of range problem / Poor Resolution - Hot Graphics Card

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manosagn

Out of range problem / Poor Resolution - Hot Graphics Card

Post by manosagn »

Hello, I am attempting to reconfigure my

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# inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Juniper XT [AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series] 
           X.org: 1.13.0 driver: fglrx tty size: 156x38 Advanced Data: N/A for root out of X
graphics card on an

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# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	LinuxMint
Description:	Linux Mint 14 Nadia
Release:	14
Codename:	nadia
machine. My graphics card is responsible for an E2360 and L1919S monitor (both LG Flatron).

The best I can achieve is to boot with the E2360 monitor, while the L1919S displays an "OUT OF RANGE 74.9kHz / 60kHz" message.
This is the best state I've got, after attempting to install the newest amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13-4-x86.x86_64.run drivers.
I can not uninstall the drivers:

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# ./amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13-4-x86.x86_64.run --uninstall
Uninstaller for AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver, /usr/share/ati/amd-uninstall.sh, does not exist or cannot be found.
or

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apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core
or

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apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg
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dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
don't work.

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Xorg -configure
gives

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X.Org X Server 1.13.0
Release Date: 2012-09-05
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-37-generic x86_64 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux moebius 3.5.0-42-generic #65-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 1 23:38:22 UTC 2013 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-42-generic root=UUID=64a091b5-434e-41e4-9fbe-3b3e13dee4e3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Build Date: 16 October 2013  04:38:15PM
xorg-server 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6.4 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) 
Current version of pixman: 0.26.0
	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: Tue Oct 29 19:54:09 2013
List of video drivers:
	vmware
	tdfx
	fglrx
	siliconmotion
	nouveau
	r128
	qxl
	mach64
	sisusb
	s3
	cirrus
	radeon
	sis
	neomagic
	mga
	openchrome
	vboxvideo
	savage
	trident
	intel
	modesetting
	ati
	fbdev
	vesa
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(II) [KMS] drm report modesetting isn't supported.
Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
  Configuration failed.
Server terminated with error (2). Closing log file.
After trying almost everything I found online (including the superb http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=137660), I've already spent approx. 8 hours troubleshooting various errors. I need some help please :(
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nomko

Re: Out of range problem

Post by nomko »

while the L1919S displays an "OUT OF RANGE 74.9kHz / 60kHz" message
This normally means that your graphic card is set up to use a resolution that is not supported by your monitor. I'm not quit sure how to fix this though...
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manosagn

Re: Out of range problem

Post by manosagn »

I'm trying to reconfigure X to a valid configuration, but I can't do it.
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manosagn

Re: Out of range problem / Poor Resolution - Hot Graphics Ca

Post by manosagn »

I changed the subject to Poor Resolution - Hot Graphics Card since I ran:

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apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev*
and after a reboot got a dual monitor display.

Now I get:

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# inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Juniper XT [AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series] 
           X.org: 1.13.0 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) tty size: 156x38 Advanced Data: N/A for root out of X
Yet:
My left monitor (LG L1919S) appears as unknown and I can just set a poor resolution of 1024x768.
My right monitor (LG E2360) is ok and has an excellent 1920x1080.

Additionally, on Mint 14 the graphics card:
1. starts (on boot) with 69-70C
2. reaches 98 Celcius while displaying to videos (one on each monitor) after only 25 minutes.
3. falls back to 88C 10 minutes after closing the videos.
I'm trying now to reproduce this cooking-hot-problem on windows 7, but based on previous experience I doubt I can.
If you're curious, here is a short avi (2.4MB) of the graphics card fan: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/117 ... SI_fan.AVI

To sum up:
1. How can I get a higher resolution on my left monitor?
2. Should I worry about such high temperatures?
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