Display configuration of Averatec AV3250HX-01 (VIA KM400/KN400/P4M800 S3 unichrome)

[magicfab]

I have this old Averatec laptop which I had a hard time setting up with Intrepid.

Apparently VIA chipsets and this one in particular are not properly handled by auto-detection.

To install Intrepid on this machine I had to use the Alternate CD installer and graphics would not come up no matter what I tried. I eventually dusted off an old xorg.conf file I had and it now works nicely.

This file also has a section for an external monitor, if you want to know how I used it see:
http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/blog/...l-vga-working/

I didn't remove the external monitor config part of this file as I don't have time to test a new version of this file this properly. But this one works

Here's the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file I ended up using:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg 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(5) 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 "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"vbe"
	Load	"dbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
	Option		"XkbOptions"	"lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

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

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"VIAExt"
	Driver		"openchrome"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Option		"ActiveDevice"	"CRT"
#	Option "LCDDualEdge" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"VIAInt"
	Driver		"openchrome"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Option		"ActiveDevice"	"LCD"
#	Option "LCDDualEdge" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"BenQMonitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	31-81
	VertRefresh	56-76
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"AveratecLCD"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	28-64
	VertRefresh	43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"FP91G"
	Device		"VIAExt"
	Monitor		"BenQMonitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"LCD"
	Device		"VIAInt"
	Monitor		"AveratecLCD"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection


Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"ExternalDisplay"

  Option "Xinerama" "true"
  Screen        "FP91G"
  Screen        "LCD" RightOf "FP91G"

	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	DefaultServerLayout "Road"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Road"
	Screen		"LCD"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

I can't answer much questions about this, and this post is mostly about documenting this part of my (now unused) old laptop.

Hopefully this can help any other Averatec 3250 owners bring this little laptop back to life

[lordpoee]

Did this get your 3D working at 100%?

Just curious. For me some stuff seems to work, other stuff not so much, like Tibia under wine...but the Tibia Linux client works...I'll be it slow.

[amylase]

I would like to say a big thank you. I have spent roughly 4 hours trying to get my VIA/S3G KM400/KN400 to work at 1024 and nothing helped until I used your .conf. Thank you very much.

Note: unfortunately visual effect could not be enabled. I'm stuck with "none" and could not use the cube. Nonetheless I do have 1024x728 resolution to do most other things and that is good.

[frankogonzalez]

I have this old Averatec laptop which I had a hard time setting up with Intrepid.

Apparently VIA chipsets and this one in particular are not properly handled by auto-detection.

To install Intrepid on this machine I had to use the Alternate CD installer and graphics would not come up no matter what I tried. I eventually dusted off an old xorg.conf file I had and it now works nicely.

This file also has a section for an external monitor, if you want to know how I used it see:
http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/blog/...l-vga-working/

I didn't remove the external monitor config part of this file as I don't have time to test a new version of this file this properly. But this one works

Here's the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file I ended up using:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg 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(5) 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 "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"vbe"
	Load	"dbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
	Option		"XkbOptions"	"lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

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

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"VIAExt"
	Driver		"openchrome"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Option		"ActiveDevice"	"CRT"
#	Option "LCDDualEdge" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"VIAInt"
	Driver		"openchrome"
	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Option		"ActiveDevice"	"LCD"
#	Option "LCDDualEdge" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"BenQMonitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	31-81
	VertRefresh	56-76
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"AveratecLCD"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	28-64
	VertRefresh	43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"FP91G"
	Device		"VIAExt"
	Monitor		"BenQMonitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"LCD"
	Device		"VIAInt"
	Monitor		"AveratecLCD"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport	0 0
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection


Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"ExternalDisplay"

  Option "Xinerama" "true"
  Screen        "FP91G"
  Screen        "LCD" RightOf "FP91G"

	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	DefaultServerLayout "Road"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Road"
	Screen		"LCD"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

I can't answer much questions about this, and this post is mostly about documenting this part of my (now unused) old laptop.

Hopefully this can help any other Averatec 3250 owners bring this little laptop back to life

It finally worked. I have a Desktop with a p4m800 pro motherboard and i could not get the 1024 x 768 resolution to work. I used the exact xorg.cong in this thread and after all this time it finally worked. Thank you very much. really.