On 4/8/06, philmullane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 14:18 -0700, Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> > On 4/6/06, Barry Gershenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > >I tried setting resolution of 1280 x 1024 for a Viewsonic flat screen
> > > >monitor in Fedora 3. ... However, the next time it started, the monitor
> > > >said resolution not supported. ... The error message was wrong about the
> > > >capability of the monitor. Any ideas on why I can run the monitor at
> > > >1280
> > > >x 1024 in Windows but not Linux?
>
> >
> > If you have the option to choose monitor type while running
> > "system-config-display" set it to "generic lcd".
> >
> > carl
>
> I'm having trouble with my monitor and would like to check the settings
> but I can't find them. I'm running Ubuntu 5.10. I have changed the
> refresh rate to 60, but I would like to check the monitor type. Any
> idea where I can find system-config-display in Ubuntu 5.10. I can't
> even find Display under System Tools, Places or System. Couldn't find
> it under Configuration Editor either.
I think the magic incantation can be found buried in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and is:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
but I haven't tried doing that on my Ubuntu system. In any case,
"monitor type" is essentially shorthand for "Min/Max Horizontal Rate =
...., Min/Max Vertical Rate = ....."
carl
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