Debian update (xorg): re-enable rotation

Dear all,

I just upgraded Debian and switched from X86free to Xorg. Now,
everything seems to work fine except that screen rotation is now
disabled. How can I enable it again?

In particular "Configure display" has all options besides "Normal"
grayed out. If I start
System > Screen Size & Rotate (KRandRTray)
then the mouse goes "busy" for some times, then goes back to normal
but nothing happens.

Thanks,

Ulrich

my /etc/X11/xorg.conf says

---- snip
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Samsung SyncMaster 204Ts"
HorizSync 30.0 - 75.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "RandRRotation" ###
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
Monitor "Samsung SyncMaster 204Ts"
DefaultDepth 16
Option "RandRRotation"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
...
---- snip

and /var/log/Xorg.0.log says among other things

(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1600x1200"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(==) RandR enabled

The only error I could find was in /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,
removing from list!
xkb_types { include "%" };
xkb_compatibility { include "%" };
xkb_symbols { include "%" };
xkb_geometry { include "%" };
(EE) Error loading keymap /var/lib/xkb/server-0.xkm
xkb_keycodes { include "xfree86+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compatibility { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include "pc(pc105)+us+compose(ralt)" };
xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc104)" };
xkb_keycodes { include "xfree86+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compatibility { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include "pc(pc105)+us
+inet(hpi6)+compose(ralt)" };
xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc104)" };

KDE version: 3.5.5
User: scholzuh
Hostname: monster
System: Linux
Release: 2.6.16
Machine: i686

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Ulrich Scholz wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I just upgraded Debian and switched from X86free to Xorg. Now,
> everything seems to work fine except that screen rotation is now
> disabled. How can I enable it again?
>

I guess you are talking KDE.

> my /etc/X11/xorg.conf says
>

> Option "RandRRotation" ###

I have "1" instead of ###, is that the same?

I issue xrand -o left and the screen rotates.

Neater than canned beer!!!

But I have a 17" Samsung SyncMaster 750s CRT tube. Can you put that on
it's side?

And now all the screens are cut off on the right. What is the way to fix
that?

Hugo

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