[FredLug] GNOME 3 testing

[Paul W. Frields]

On Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 09:31:24AM -0500, Jean Figarella wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Jean and I were talking earlier about this subject, so I thought I'd
> > pass the link on here:
> >
> > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2011-02-03_GNOME3_Alpha
> >
> > You can participate without installing to a hard disk -- you just need
> > e.g. a USB key to which you can write the downloadable Live ISO
> > image.  The tests are very well documented and you don't need to be a
> > rocket scientist to help.  (Obviously, because I'm doing it.)  Here's
> > an example series of steps:
> >
> > * Activate the overview: hit the Super (Windows) key, alt-f1, or move
> >  the mouse to the top-left corner of the screen
> > * Go to the Applications view
> > * Add an application to the Dash: right-click on its icon and select
> >  Add to Favorites
> > * Also test adding applications that are running but are not favorites
> >  (right-click on them in the Dash), and adding applications by
> >  drag-and-drop rather than right-click
> > * Add many more applications to the Dash
> >
> > ...and so on.  There's a LiveUSB Creator for Windows you can use if
> > you're on *ahem* that other OS and still want to help out.  And be
> > aware that we can use results for at least a few days, so if you can't
> > help until Saturday your assistance is still welcome!
> 
> Paul,
> 
> do you have that link or a link to the document about the nouveau drivers? I
> did not get a chance to come back to my laptop yesterday. Days are filling
> up more and more with family stuff.

http://fpaste.org/PLat/

That is a copy of a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-busted-x2gen.conf on
one of my home boxes.  The 22" X2Gen monitor attached to it doesn't
respond correctly to Xorg probes with its EDID information, meaning
that Xorg can't tell what its available modes are.

I retrieved the information in the Modeline from online reference
documentation from the manufacturer.  You may be able to find the same
for your laptop or LCD monitor.  While I can't take responsibility for
anything you might try, if all else fails you may be able to find a
good generic fallback modeline for a display at the same resolution as
yours.

Note that your file must sit in the same folder, and end in ".conf" to
be recognized by Xorg when the server starts.

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