Re: X problem on PMAGB-B

[Michael <macallan1888%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hello,

On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:39:18 -0500
Dave McGuire <mcguire%neurotica.com@localhost> wrote:

>    Ok, this is much better.  It boots and installs (I'm using the 10.1 
> image) and the framebuffer doesn't go mad when the X server starts up. 
> It basically works.

Alright, so it is sfb ( or sfbplus ) and my theory was right, mostly.

>    But there is a strange offset to the video.  I've attached two pics 
> which show what I mean.  See where my pointer has grabbed the window 
> title bar in the second picture; I've actually grabbed the window and am 
> dragging it, so that's where the X server thinks the window is.  But the 
> actual displayed objects are shifted to the left.

That's odd. I assume there is no such shift in console output...

>    I'm going to leave this install on there; I should be able to copy in 
> new X servers as needed for further testing, if you want to try to chase 
> this down.  The machine is on the network etc so it's easy to get stuff 
> in and out, I just have to be over at the museum to do it.

Please post dmesg output and /var/log/Xorg.0.log, it's a bit difficult
to see what's going on while having to guess basic info.

have fun
Michael