On Sun, 2003-06-01 at 10:30, Felix Miata wrote: > Todd Lyons wrote: > > > Felix Miata wanted us to know: > > > > Trey Sizemore wrote: > > > >> Post a copy of your XF86Config file. > > > >Which? The current one configured for 1024x768 for my 17" monitor that > > >Linux won't do 1280x1024 with? The one that works both at 1600x1200 and > > >1280x1024 on my 19" monitor but doesn't on my 17"? Both? > > > You answered part of his question. Because you can do 1280x1024 on the > > 19" monitor, it means that the driver is capable. The issue at hand now > > is that the way that XF86Config file is configured, the driver thinks > > This I never doubted, as windoze 98 has no problem doing it with the ET6x00 > video adapter driver built into windoze 98. That driver will even run my 19" > monitor up to 1600x1200, even though the ET6x00 supposedly is limited to > 1024x768. The Scitech SDD Pro driver for OS/2 also runs the same ET6x00 up > to 1600x1200 on my 19", though it too refuses to run the 17" at 1280x1024. > > > that the monitor cannot handle the frequencies required to do 1280x1024. > > Dig in your monitor's manual and find it's max horizontal and vertical > > I'd love to, but I bought it as a floor model at Radio Shack. No manual > could be found when I brought it home, but they assured me they would > get me one. Several attempts to get them to keep their promise failed, > and contacting Radio Shack home office didn't help either. The monitor > says IBM all over it, but IBM won't admit the model (2118-3A3) ever > existed, and said get one from Radio Shack.
Felix, A bit of a google here. did a search for 21183A3 IBM and got this site. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.ibm-spare-parts.com/products/C70-DIGITAL-COLOR-MONITOR-21183A3.asp&prev=/search%3Fq%3D21183A3%2BIBM%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG Seems that the Monitor you have is == to an IBM C70 If this exists in MCC maybe it will help solve your problem. James > It seems there ought to be some way to find out what settings windoze > uses, but I've never had any luck finding out how to do that either. > > > frequency settings. Then go massage the frequency ranges in the > > XF86Config file and test. > > This is what I was asking how to do in the first place. I know it works > at 60Hz refresh for 1024x768, which is perfectly fine and what I want, > but I don't know how to figure out HorizSync, or what those Sony ModeLine > statements are good for. > > If I try to change monitor with mcc to [EMAIL PROTECTED], as soon as I log > out, the screen goes blank. On tty1 I examine /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and > find in part the following: > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "monitor1" > VendorName "Generic" > ModelName "1280x1024 @ 60 Hz" > HorizSync 31.5-64.3 > VertRefresh 50-70 > > # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)? > # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync > ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 > 563 -hsync -vsync > > # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. > # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync > ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 > 630 > > # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync > ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 > 616 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "device1" > BoardName "ET6100 (generic)" > Driver "tseng" > #videoram 2304 # 2.25 MB, when memory probe is incorrect > VideoRam 4096 > Option "DPMS" > #Option "power_saver" # enable VESA DPMS > #Option "linear" # for linear mode at 8bpp > #Option "xaa_no_color_exp" # When text (or bitmap) is not rendered correctly > #Option "pci_retry" # faster, but problematic for ISA DMA > #Option "hw_cursor" # Use hardware cursor (see docs for limitations) > Option "noaccel" # when problems with accelerator > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "screen1" > Device "device1" > Monitor "monitor1" > DefaultColorDepth 16 > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubsection > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 15 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubsection > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "960x720" > EndSubsection > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubsection > EndSection > > This monitor absolutely will not run 16 bit X if "VertRefresh 50-70" is > in there. I always change it to 56-60, but that's only good up to > 1024x768. If I set 16 bit thusly: > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubsection > > restarting X gets a blank screen again.
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