On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, James Miller wrote: > Is there a way I can tell, other than by staring at the monitor and sort > of "feeling," at what resolution my video is running? I created/edited an > XF86Config-4 that's supposed to compel the display to run at 1280x1024 > resolution, but I could swear it's at 1024x768 or maybe even 800x600. > This is a 17" LCD that really needs a fine resolution. This is a Debian > Sid system btw, with an onboard Trident Cyberblade video output (shared > mem). > > Relatedly, though I tried entering in the exact h/v sync values given by > the monitor's manufacturer (63.98h, 60.02v for 1280x1024) and though I > specified the 1280x1024 resolution when I set up X, I could not get a > display from it. X would abort (no screens found error) and leave me back > at the command prompt. I suppose to really trouble shoot this I'll need > to be more precise about the error messages and maybe give /var/log > output. But for now I'd just like to ask generally what the problem could > be. Is the Trident xserver I'm using incapable of generating these h/v > frequencies or something? I finally managed to get a display - though one > I'm not very thrilled about - by increasing h/v values to a range that > includes values for 1024x768 as well (60-63.98h, 60-75v).
Well, nevermind. After writing this, I studied the log a bit more closely and discovered that the 1280x1024 mode was unuseable due to insufficient video memory. Thus, it really *was* using 1024x768 resolution. So, I readded the manufacturers h/v values to XF86Config-4, rebooted the machine and went into BIOS and increased video RAM. Voila! It works now in 1280x1024 resolution, which looks *alot* better. Thanks, James - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
