[uuzi]

after i finally managed to get the proprietary ati drivers to work on my ubuntu server box and fixing the vaapi hardware acceleration, i'm now facing the pretty ugly underscan bars on my 46" flatscreen.

i tried to fix them using this guide:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1409508

the problem now is, that i don't have a clue which one of the values for my display i should use, i tried every suggestion on that site with no usable results:

Code:

root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=tmds2,positionX
Wrong display type :tmds2 , check aticonfig help file for supported display type.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=tmds2,positionX
Wrong display type :tmds2 , check aticonfig help file for supported display type.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=tmds1,positionX
Wrong display type :tmds1 , check aticonfig help file for supported display type.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=zmds1,positionX
Wrong display type :zmds1 , check aticonfig help file for supported display type.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=dfp6,positionX
Query information of positionX attribute failed, may not supported by monitor dfp6.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=dfp5,positionX
Query information of positionX attribute failed, may not supported by monitor dfp5.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=dfp4,positionX
Query information of positionX attribute failed, may not supported by monitor dfp4.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=dfp3,positionX
Query information of positionX attribute failed, may not supported by monitor dfp3.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=dfp2,positionX
Query information of positionX attribute failed, may not supported by monitor dfp2.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=dfp1,positionX
Query information of positionX attribute failed, may not supported by monitor dfp1.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=tmds2i,positionX
Wrong display type :tmds2i , check aticonfig help file for supported display type.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=tmds2,positionX
Wrong display type :tmds2 , check aticonfig help file for supported display type.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=tmds1,positionX
Wrong display type :tmds1 , check aticonfig help file for supported display type.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=cv,positionX
Query information of positionX attribute failed, may not supported by monitor cv.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=tv,positionX
Query information of positionX attribute failed, may not supported by monitor tv.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=lvds,positionX
Query information of positionX attribute failed, may not supported by monitor lvds.
root@box:~# aticonfig --query-dispattrib=hdmi,positionX
Wrong display type :hdmi , check aticonfig help file for supported display type.

xrandr -q does not work because it doesnt support ati proprietary drivers.

i think that it has something to do with my $DISPLAY variable not being set correctly. i tried

Code:

export DISPLAY=:0.0

after doing that a monitor query just gives out errors:

Code:

root@box:~# aticonfig --query-monitor
No protocol specified
Default Adapter - ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
No protocol specified
ati_dm: unable to open display `:0.0'.

if i query the monitor without using the export command beforehand i simply get:

Code:

root@box:~# aticonfig --query-monitor
Default Adapter - ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
ati_dm: X Windows is not running or $DISPLAY is not set.

the weird thing is, that i have got a picture on my flatscreen, xbmc works just fine, but still x windows gives out these weird errors.

i have got only my flatscreen attached via hdmi, could that be part of the problem? maybe i need to set the $DISPLAY value to something else than :0.0

i really don't have a clue what to do here so any help or hints to a solution would be very much apreciated.

thx in advance

uuzi