BeagleBone Black & Ubuntu & Rotate Screen

Hi,

Maybe we should update this wiki on how to rotate the screen :

http://elinux.org/CircuitCo:BeagleBone_LCD7#Rotating_LCD_Screen

Because we are now on Debian …

I followed this tutorial http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Tallscreen_Monitor :

sudo nano /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-monitor.conf =>

Section “Monitor”

This identifier would be the same as the name

of the connector printed by xrander.

Identifier “LVDS-0”
Option “Rotate” “right”

#Option “PreferredMode” "1920x1080

A line such as this ^ may be necesary if you

are not getting your prefered resolution.

These numbers need not be reversed with tallscreen orientation.

EndSection

after I reboot my Beagle and I got :

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

[ 20.920] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 20.920] Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-4-mx5 armv7l Debian
[ 20.920] Current Operating System: Linux beaglebone 3.8.13-bone56 #3 SMP Fri Jun 20 17:29:04 CEST 2014 armv7l
[ 20.920] Kernel command line: console=ttyO0,115200n8 capemgr.disable_partno=BB-BONELT-HDMI,BB-BONELT-HDMIN,BB-BONE-EMMC-2G root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 ro rootfstype=ext4 rootwait fixrtc quiet init=/lib/systemd/systemd
[ 20.920] Build Date: 17 December 2013 08:51:06PM
[ 20.920] xorg-server 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u2 (Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>)
[ 20.920] Current version of pixman: 0.26.0
[ 20.920] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 20.921] Markers: (–) probed, () from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 20.921] (==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”, Time: Mon Feb 24 21:47:03 2014
[ 20.957] (==) Using config file: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”
[ 20.957] (==) Using system config directory “/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d”
[ 21.009] (==) ServerLayout “Builtin Default Layout”
[ 21.009] (
) |–>Screen “Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0” (0)
[ 21.009] () | |–>Monitor “Builtin Default Monitor”
[ 21.050] (
) | |–>Device “Builtin Default fbdev Device 0”
[ 21.050] () Option “BlankTime” “0”
[ 21.050] (
) Option “StandbyTime” “0”
[ 21.050] (**) Option “SuspendTime” “0”
[ 21.050] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 21.050] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 21.081] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic” does not exist.
[ 21.081] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 21.081] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/” does not exist.
[ 21.081] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 21.081] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/” does not exist.
[ 21.081] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 21.081] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1” does not exist.
[ 21.081] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 21.081] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi” does not exist.
[ 21.081] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 21.081] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi” does not exist.
[ 21.081] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 21.081] (WW) The directory “/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType” does not exist.
[ 21.081] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 21.082] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
built-ins
[ 21.086] (==) ModulePath set to “/usr/lib/xorg/modules”
[ 21.086] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 21.086] (II) Loader magic: 0xb6f0ecf0
[ 21.086] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 21.086] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 21.086] X.Org Video Driver: 12.1
[ 21.086] X.Org XInput driver : 16.0
[ 21.086] X.Org Server Extension : 6.0
[ 21.086] (II) LoadModule: “extmod”
[ 21.113] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 21.140] (II) Module extmod: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 21.140] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 21.141] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 21.142] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 21.142] (II) Loading extension SELinux
[ 21.142] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 21.142] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 21.142] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 21.142] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 21.142] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 21.142] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 21.142] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 21.158] (II) LoadModule: “dbe”
[ 21.159] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 21.166] (II) Module dbe: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 21.166] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 21.166] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 21.167] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 21.167] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 21.167] (II) LoadModule: “glx”
[ 21.167] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 21.205] (II) Module glx: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 21.205] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 21.205] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 21.205] (==) AIGLX enabled
[ 21.205] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 21.206] (II) LoadModule: “record”
[ 21.206] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 21.219] (II) Module record: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 21.219] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.13.0
[ 21.219] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 21.219] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 21.219] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 21.219] (II) LoadModule: “dri”
[ 21.220] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 21.248] (II) Module dri: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 21.249] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 21.249] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 21.249] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 21.249] (II) LoadModule: “dri2”
[ 21.254] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 21.256] (II) Module dri2: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 21.256] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.2.0
[ 21.256] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 21.256] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 21.256] (II) LoadModule: “modesetting”
[ 21.257] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 21.273] (II) Module modesetting: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 21.274] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 0.8.1
[ 21.274] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 21.274] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.1
[ 21.274] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[ 21.274] (–) using VT number 2

[ 21.283] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[ 21.284] (II) modesetting(0): using default device
[ 21.284] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[ 21.285] (II) modesetting(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
“Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0” for depth/fbbpp 16/16
[ 21.294] () modesetting(0): Depth 16, (–) framebuffer bpp 16
[ 21.294] (
) modesetting(0): Option “SWcursor” “true”
[ 21.294] (==) modesetting(0): RGB weight 565
[ 21.294] (==) modesetting(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 21.294] (II) modesetting(0): ShadowFB: preferred NO, enabled NO
[ 21.296] (II) modesetting(0): Output LVDS-0 using monitor section LVDS-0
[ 21.296] (**) modesetting(0): Option “Rotate” “right”
[ 21.297] (II) modesetting(0): EDID for output LVDS-0
[ 21.297] (II) modesetting(0): Printing probed modes for output LVDS-0
[ 21.297] (II) modesetting(0): Modeline "800x480"x61.5 30.00 800 840 888 928 480 493 496 526 -hsync -vsync (32.3 kHz eP)
[ 21.297] (II) modesetting(0): Output LVDS-0 connected
[ 21.297] (II) modesetting(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[ 21.297] (II) modesetting(0): Output LVDS-0 using initial mode 800x480
[ 21.297] (II) modesetting(0): Using default gamma of (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) unless otherwise stated.
[ 21.297] (==) modesetting(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[ 21.297] (II) Loading sub module “fb”
[ 21.297] (II) LoadModule: “fb”
[ 21.298] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 21.313] (II) Module fb: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 21.313] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 21.313] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 21.331] (==) modesetting(0): Backing store disabled
[ 21.332] (==) modesetting(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 21.332] (II) modesetting(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[ 21.342]
Fatal server error:
[ 21.355] AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0
[ 21.355]
[ 21.359]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 21.359] Please also check the log file at “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” for additional information.
[ 21.359]
[ 21.389] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

Do you have any idea ? How can we fix that ?

Thx,

well, I’m on debian.

I fixed the problem with :

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev

and with :

Section “Device”
Identifier “Builtin Default fbdev Device 0”
Driver “fbdev”
Option “Rotate” “CW”
EndSection