[WARNING] 302.17 doesn't accept modelines 295.53 and older did just fine

Lamieur · 06-18-12, 09:57 AM

Hello,

Title might sound more dramatic than it really is. After upgrading to 302.17, I was greeted with login screen on low resolution and refresh rate.

In Xorg.0.log there's information like:
[ 1350.735] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Error while parsing panning domain in mode description
[ 1350.735] (WW) NVIDIA(0): "1152x864@120"

Not only I'm using modes like this for ages, ALL the modeline calculators on the Internet produce modes with "@" followed by refresh rate.

Now every ModeLine containing "@" is rejected.

Work around was to replace every "@" with "_" in xorg.conf and all looks working.

I hope this helps someone :)

mlord · 06-19-12, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamieur

Hello,

Title might sound more dramatic than it really is. After upgrading to 302.17, I was greeted with login screen on low resolution and refresh rate.

In Xorg.0.log there's information like:
[ 1350.735] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Error while parsing panning domain in mode description
[ 1350.735] (WW) NVIDIA(0): "1152x864@120"

Not only I'm using modes like this for ages, ALL the modeline calculators on the Internet produce modes with "@" followed by refresh rate.

Now every ModeLine containing "@" is rejected.

Work around was to replace every "@" with "_" in xorg.conf and all looks working.

I hope this helps someone

Ouch. That's a nasty bug.

**AaronP** · 06-20-12, 11:43 AM

Thanks for reporting this. I filed bug 1003603.

Lost Dog · 06-20-12, 07:14 PM

I've had this same issue so I've been using 29X.XX series on my HTPC. I thought it may have been some change in how modelines were handled and didn't bother investigating it!

Let me know if you need any additional logs from another user's system.

mlord · 06-22-12, 08:16 AM

Mmm.. related to this, perhaps: MythtTv-0.24-fixes (mythfrontend) seems to be unable to use xrandr to change screen refresh rates with the new 302.xx drivers. The exact same xorg.conf file works fine with 295.53 (even with all of the '@' symbols changed to '_' so they don't get ignored by the newer driver).

Looks like a beta release, not ready for production just yet.

mlord · 06-22-12, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlord

Here's the code from MythTV

Wrong os -- that was for OS/X. Still digging here.

06-18-12, 09:57 AM	#1
Lamieur The god of fertility Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 24	[WARNING] 302.17 doesn't accept modelines 295.53 and older did just fine Hello, Title might sound more dramatic than it really is. After upgrading to 302.17, I was greeted with login screen on low resolution and refresh rate. In Xorg.0.log there's information like: [ 1350.735] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Error while parsing panning domain in mode description [ 1350.735] (WW) NVIDIA(0): "1152x864@120" Not only I'm using modes like this for ages, ALL the modeline calculators on the Internet produce modes with "@" followed by refresh rate. Now every ModeLine containing "@" is rejected. Work around was to replace every "@" with "_" in xorg.conf and all looks working. I hope this helps someone :)

06-20-12, 11:43 AM	#3
AaronP NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,487	Re: [WARNING] 302.17 doesn't accept modelines 295.53 and older did just fine Thanks for reporting this. I filed bug 1003603.

06-20-12, 07:14 PM	#4
Lost Dog Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 151	Re: [WARNING] 302.17 doesn't accept modelines 295.53 and older did just fine I've had this same issue so I've been using 29X.XX series on my HTPC. I thought it may have been some change in how modelines were handled and didn't bother investigating it! Let me know if you need any additional logs from another user's system.

06-22-12, 08:16 AM	#5
mlord Linux kernel hacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 173	Re: [WARNING] 302.17 doesn't accept modelines 295.53 and older did just fine Mmm.. related to this, perhaps: MythtTv-0.24-fixes (mythfrontend) seems to be unable to use xrandr to change screen refresh rates with the new 302.xx drivers. The exact same xorg.conf file works fine with 295.53 (even with all of the '@' symbols changed to '_' so they don't get ignored by the newer driver). Looks like a beta release, not ready for production just yet.