Screen has yellow-ish tinge to it
Forum: Laptops
Topic: Screen has yellow-ish tinge to it
started by: tra4d
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 13 2006,22:12
I have done a DSL hdd install on my IBM Thinkpad 310ED. Everything is ok but the display has very poor color. There is a yellowish tinge to the display (only in DSL, not the IBM splash screen and not the DSL splash screen when booting from CD). Anybody have any idea how I can fix this?I am guessing its the resolution/color depth but I am not sure how to set it (other than using vga=771 which is what I have it set to). Images are also poorly displayed (bad color).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Oct. 13 2006,22:32
Seems to suggest 640x460x16 as a start in:< http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....hl=310e >
Posted by Juanito on Oct. 14 2006,04:46
See < http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Vga%3Dxxx >
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 16 2006,13:09
Thanks for the responses. Here is what I found: I boot using cheatcode vga=771 and the colors are no good (this is what I have been doing). If I then run xsetup.sh and xsetup.sh and select xfbdev (which I selected during hdd install so I am pretty sure I am currently using this), and startx, everything is fine. Any ideas how I can keep these settings?
Posted by Juanito on Oct. 16 2006,13:44
You should set up backup/restore (if you didn't already) and add the file .xserverrc to .filetool.lstOnce you have run xsetup.sh, you should see something approximately like the following in .xserverrc:
exec /usr/bin/X11/Xvesa -2button -mouse /dev/psaux -screen 1024x768 -shadow -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev/null
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 16 2006,14:58
Ok. After I ran xsetup.sh my .xserverrc had the following:| Code Sample |
exec /usr/bin/X11/Xfbdev -2button -mouse /dev/psaux -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev.null |
I added -screen 800x600 and removed the boot option 'vga=771'. I get the following error:
| Code Sample |
Using X resolution from previously selcted of default settings. If you want to change the resolution, run 'xsetup.sh' giving up. xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error |
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Oct. 16 2006,15:32
Why did you remove the vga=771?Anyhow, after running xsetup.sh and choosing what you prefer, there's no need to manually add options... just back the file up.
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 16 2006,15:41
back the file up? You mean make a copy of it somewhere safe or do you mean something else?
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 16 2006,15:52
I took out the vga=771 because I thought it might be overriding the .xserverrc setup and/or it might be the wrong code. I have put it back in. Here is what I have done:inside my /boot/grub/menu.lst is the following:
| Code Sample |
kernel /boot/linux24 root-/dev/hda2 quiet vga=771 noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal |
Inside my /home/dsl/.filetool.lst is the following:
| Code Sample |
opt/ppp opt/bootlocal.sh opt/powerdown.sh opt/.dslrc opt/.mydsl_dir home/dsl/ home/dsl/.xserverrc |
(where I added the fiinal line)
and my .xserverrc file is:
| Code Sample |
exec /usr/bin/X11/Xfbdev -2button -mouse /dev/psaux -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev.null |
The colors are still incorrect.
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 16 2006,15:59
But.. if I reboot, wait for the desktop to load, then open a shell and type startx, then the color is fine. Its almost as though the settings are not getting saved, or not getting started properly.
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Oct. 16 2006,16:51
I suppose "home/dsl/" already covers "home/dsl/.xserverrc" - don't know if that matters or not, though.For backup/restore info, see:
< http://damnsmalllinux.org/wiki....Restore >
< http://damnsmalllinux.org/wiki....ings.3F >
or the first page that pops up under dillo.
btw, there's an edit button to avoid those double/triple forum posts.
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 16 2006,17:37
| Quote (^thehatsrule^ @ Oct. 16 2006,12:51) |
| I suppose "home/dsl/" already covers "home/dsl/.xserverrc" - don't know if that matters or not, though. |
So, if having "home/dsl/" inside my filetools.lst file saves the settings, then any ideas why this is not working?
This is very confusing since the colors are wrong when I boot, but simply opening a terminal window and typing 'startx' fixes the color (w/o running xsetup.sh first).
Its almost as if X has to be started a second time.?!
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Oct. 16 2006,20:14
I'm guessing you're running 2 X sessions, one on the top of the other - so it'll just take up more resources.Question: when you were testing with xsetup.sh , did you restart X or open another X session?
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 16 2006,20:22
Yes, I am running 2 X sessions.Yes, when testing with xsetup.sh I started another X session 'on top' of the current X session. But I have found that I don't actually have to run the xsetup.sh to get it to work (i.e. allow desktop to boot, then open terminal and type 'startx' and all the colors are good).
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Oct. 17 2006,14:54
To test the screen with just 1 X session with xsetup.sh, you can do:1. run xsetup.sh, choose options
2. close X (ctrl+alt+backspace, or menu>Window manager>exit)
3. startx
4. If the screen is still messed up, repeat 1-3.
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 17 2006,15:38
I have tried all that. It seems that I have to start the x server twice (and I don't change any settings) to get the colors to display properly.
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 17 2006,17:15
I tried booting from live cd and get the same results. 1. Insert CD and boot
2. When prompted for boot options:
fb800x600 dsl vga=771 minimal
3. Go through setup
4. Desktop boots but colors are whacked
5. Open xshell, type in 'startx' <enter>
6. Second X sessions starts and color is good
AArrrgghh!!!
Posted by roberts on Oct. 17 2006,21:07
You have conflicting options on that boot line.I can reproduce a Greenish/Yellow screen using vga=771 on my Thinkpad 240 using the Xvesa server.
I need to use the alternate Xfbdev server. Many older laptops need the Xfbdev server
Also, if you were talking before of booting from a hard drive install then a pre-existing .xserverrc would mess things up.
From booting the DSL CD try this:
boot: dsl base norestore xsetup
Choose Xfbdev, the framebuffer and select select an appropriate resolution and depth, for my TP240 it is 800x600 32
My .xserverrc file looks like this:
exec /usr/bin/X11/Xfbdev -2button -mouse /dev/psaux -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev/null
My TP240 only has a two button mouse.
You should not have to edit this file as it is generated via the xsetup.sh script.
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 18 2006,15:32
Thanks for the reply. Ok, when using 'dsl base norestore xsetup' at boot with CD, I get error:'You passed an undefined mode number. Press <RETURN> to see video modes available...'
I then select '0' for 80x25 columns which is what the error message seems to be displaying with. Things go well until after the xsetup I get the error:
'modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fb0
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server "0:0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.'
I then searched forum and found this post:
< http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....ror+104 >
But it didn't help since I tried the cheat codes and from what I gather, your post says I shouldn't be using them.
BTW: when choosing frame buffering option in xsetup, I am not presented with the option of selecting screen resolution.
Posted by roberts on Oct. 18 2006,15:47
OK try this:boot: fb800x600 base norestore
If still no framebuffer device then try...
The undefined mode can usually be avoided with vga=normal
If you cannot run framebuffer, then try various Xvesa options.
boot: dsl base norestore vga=normal xsetup
It might well be the case that you will need to run the full XFree86 extension.
The incompatiable options you had posted was the fb800x600 and vga=771. The fb800x600 implied vga=788 which conflicted with 771. Also the fb800x600 imples the frambufer.
By starting out with the nobase norestore we are sure that no stored prior choices would also be causing a problem, i.e., no prior .xserverrc.
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 18 2006,16:03
That was better but still the color is yellow and the icons are not showing up. If I try 640x480 16-bit (either with cheatcode 785 or by setting up in xsetup on boot choosing Xvesa) it works flawlessly and I get my icons, and color is great. But the screen is quite small.
But, if I try 800x600 (16-bit or 8-bit makes no difference) then I get the yellowish screen and no icons. Very wierd.
(I tried the XFree86 a bit but couldn't get it to boot with the config file I made with xf86config package - maybe I will have to keep trying that if I can't get this to work)
Posted by roberts on Oct. 18 2006,16:11
Try the framebuffer one more time from the CD:boot: fb800x600 base norestore
and choose framebuffer
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 18 2006,16:16
I get the undefined mode number error again. I choose option '0' and then after xsetup (choosing Xfbdev) I get same modprobe error again. 
Posted by roberts on Oct. 18 2006,16:27
Some machines will require XFree86.I have one like that too. Using the default tiny X server I get a small screen with wide black borders. Using the full XFree86 then I can get full screen.
Posted by tra4d on Oct. 18 2006,16:32
Its wierd since windoze ran fine 800x600.
Posted by NoobieDoobieDo on Feb. 04 2008,17:52
I had this same problem on my Thinkpad 240. I finally found that setting the video mode in grub to read vga=789 got me a resolution that worked.Good luck