desktop effects on Amilo Pro 3515 (VN896) guide

[valinuxx]

Now It's possible to have all the eyecandy (beryl or compiz or whatever ...) you need :

- Ubuntu 8.04
- latest via drivers here
- and the attached xorg.conf

You can also edit /etc/usplash.conf and put 1280 800 to have a correct splash screen at boot

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

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"fr"
	Option		"XkbVariant"	"oss"
	Option		"XkbOptions"	"lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
	Option		"HorizEdgeScroll"	"0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier "Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Driver "via"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Option "LCDPort"       "DFP_HIGHLOW"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "dri"
	Load  "extmod"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Group 0
	Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Device        "Configured Video Device"
    Monitor        "Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
    	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x800"
		Virtual 1280 800
	EndSubSection
EndSection

[fifafrazer]

That is just totally awesome

[gruntz]

Hello.

Well, I got the the LCD panel working fine with
Option "LCDPort" "DFP_HIGHLOW"
in my xorg.conf thanks to valinuxx.

But when I type glxinfo, I got only:

name of display: :0.0
X Error of failed request: GLXBadContext
Major opcode of failed request: 160 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 5 (X_GLXMakeCurrent)
Serial number of failed request: 17
Current serial number in output stream: 17

And here the glxinfo stop responding. No more info is displayed. When I run compiz, I got white screen. I got archlinux. If someone have the same problem, let me know.

I noticed that I have "Invalid module format" when trying to modprobe 'via_chrome9' and 'via-agp' modules. I have linux 2.6.24 kernel. What the problem can be?

Regards.

[valinuxx]

drivers only work with ubuntu 8.04 and SLED 10 SP1

[heri]

Hi valinuxx,
many thanks for the instruction, i follow exactly what you said and compiz works for me using vn896 on AXIOO NVE758P (rebranded from clevo?)

Heri ...

[Evilfisher]

Hi @all
im using ubunto 2 days now

and im trying to install the viachrome drivers listet above
i downloaded the file and read the readme file
following the steps from HOWTO Install: 1. update kernel to ...... by installing:
kernel-syms................rpm
kernel-default.............rpm
kernel-source..............rpm

So i tryed to install it using alien with the code: $sudo alien -k name-of-rpm-file.rpm
but i get an error message: Header V3 DSA signature nokey, key ID 9c800aca

can someone explain me what im dooing wrong?
Excuse my english im from Switzerland
Greetings From Evilfisher

[fifafrazer]

Why do you use the rpm's instead of the ubuntu installer?

[dragonmm2010]

hey i just regster to say to u thank you

i made it in amilo pro 3515 and worked

but i notice after make the install we go directly to xorg.conf

and write the xorg.conf above and make the edit
edit /etc/usplash.conf and put 1280 800



All this before restart x-server

[gruntz]

Hi everyone.

I am trying to install the via stable driver on Ubuntu 8.04. I have via vn896 on amilo pro laptop. I installed the driver, and changed the permissions on the files, because they were messy. But I am still unable to start compiz or glxinfo. In both cases X crashes and automatically restart itself. What can I do? Is there any other package that I have to install before using compiz? If you need some other information, I will post it.

Regards.