How do you keep your display settings after playing games?

sleepyd · June 21, 2012, 6:37pm

Hi.

I upgraded my system from OpenSuSe 11.1 to 12.1 and, although, overall, I am very pleased, I have noticed one problem.

I’m not really a games person, but in between times, I find myself playing AlephOne and have had no problems whilst playing it in 11.1, but now, in 12.1, after ending the game (in full screen mode), my display settings are completely garbled.

I use dual monitors (VGA -1024x768 - connected to the right of LVDS1 (primary) - 1440x900).

Now, after playing AlephOne (and incidentally Judge Dredd under qtwine which runs excellently :)), upon exiting, my VGA monitor setting is disabled and my LVDS1 monitor is set to 1024x768.

I found that I can go into system settings to reset the display, but when I do, certain applications do not display correctly due to very tiny fonts - mainly file manager, vi etc.

I am at a loss as to how to resolve this issue and am seeking assistance from those who know more than I.

I do recall from before SuSe days that Xenix had a facility to completely reset the display settings to a set configuration, is there a similar facility in 12.1 or is the a way to save the display settings (in a script) before running an application and then restore the saved settings?

I would greatly appreciate any feedback.

SD

glistwan · June 21, 2012, 8:54pm

You might try updating your GPU driver. Which one are you using at the moment and what is your GPU ?

sleepyd · June 22, 2012, 12:40am

My gosh - you have me stumped already. GPU? Please tell me how to get the information you desire which I shall post asap.

Thanks

glistwan · June 22, 2012, 3:13am

Sorry for the confusion. I guess it stands for Graphical Processing Unit but I’m not sure

This command will show what’s needed :

/sbin/lspci -nnk

Additionally you can post the output of this command :

glxinfo

but I think it’s not needed at this stage of troubleshooting

sleepyd · June 22, 2012, 9:40am

Thanks for your response.

Ok - the output to the /sbin/lspci -nnk command is:

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 07)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: i915
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a43] (rev 07)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 03)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2942] (rev 03)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd                                                                                                                                           
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 03)                                                               
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]                                                                                                                    
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd                                                                                                                                           
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 93)                                                                                        
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller [8086:2919] (rev 03)                                                                                 
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]                                                                                                                    
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2929] (rev 03)                                                                            
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]                                                                                                                    
        Kernel driver in use: ahci                                                                                                                                               
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 03)                                                                               
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]                                                                                                                    
        Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus                                                                                                                                         
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem [8086:2932] (rev 03)                                                       
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]                                                                                                                    
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:360b]
        Kernel driver in use: r8169
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:001c] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:137b]
        Kernel driver in use: ath5k

Just for your info (if required) here is the output of the glxinfo command also:

name of display: :0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, 
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, 
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, 
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_swap_control, 
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, 
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, 
    GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, 
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.11
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_multisample, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, 
    GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, 
    GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_subtexture, 
    GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, 
    GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, 
    GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, 
    GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, 
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, 
    GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, 
    GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, 
    GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, 
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, 
    GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, 
    GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, 
    GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, 
    GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_vertex_program, GL_ARB_depth_texture, 
    GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, 
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap, 
    GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_NV_depth_clamp, 
    GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_APPLE_client_storage, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, 
    GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, 
    GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_shader_objects, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, 
    GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, 
    GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_ARB_depth_clamp, 
    GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, 
    GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_sync, 
    GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, 
    GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, 
    GL_OES_read_format, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, 
    GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc, 
    GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, 
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, 
    GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_APPLE_object_purgeable, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2, 
    GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_ARB_copy_buffer, 
    GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_texture_rg, 
    GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, 
    GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, 
    GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, GL_NV_conditional_render, 
    GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, 
    GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions, 
    GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map, 
    GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_texture_snorm, 
    GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, GL_ARB_robustness
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

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0xa8 24 tc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 24  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0xa9 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0xaa 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0xab 24 dc  0 24  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
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0xb6 24 dc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
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I hope the foregoing helps.

Regards.

SD

deano_ferrari · June 22, 2012, 10:43am

Your Intel graphics chipset is already using the optimal driver and graphics acceleration is active.

I do recall from before SuSe days that Xenix had a facility to completely reset the display settings to a set configuration, is there a similar facility in 12.1 or is the a way to save the display settings (in a script) before running an application and then restore the saved settings?

You can reconfigure your graphics output on the fly with the xrandr utility, and this can be executed as a command within a script if desired.

I use dual monitors (VGA -1024x768 - connected to the right of LVDS1 (primary) - 1440x900).

You’ll have to experiment a little with the right configuration parameters eg

xrandr --output  LVDS1 --mode "1140x900" --output VGA --right-of LVDS1 --mode "1024x768"

man xrandr

will give you the options available.