On Fri, 2010-06-18 at 20:06 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 8:03 PM, chris <che...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-06-18 at 19:29 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Christopher Sawtell <csawt...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > On 18 June 2010 19:17, Nick Rout <nick.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 6:54 PM, chris <che...@gmail.com> wrote: <snip> > >> >> most of the X ugliness is revealed in /var/log/Xorg.0.log > >> >> > >> > > >> > http://amlc.berlios.de/ > >> > > >> > It just works. > >> > >> IME not always. In fact there must be a change in X if it is not > >> working now and did in a previous edition. > >> > >> Look for the wrong/non existent edid in the log file. <snip> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_display_identification_data
After following the suggestions offered, I downloaded -compiled the script, which worked and gave me new modes etc. However, there is no edid information in the xorg.log files. Also in the >preferences>monitor gui, it only offers Default monitor, and all other options greyed out. I have after some work obtained the edid information for this monitor, a Viewsonic wms wide 22". I used the viewsonic edid.exe program on the XP partition of this box to obtain the edid information. (As an aside, this programme will not run under Vista);but I am stuck at this point as to how to get it into the system. Also, just to check there is not a hardware issue, I installed Linux mint 10, into am Asus p4, that I have hanging around. Same result, and the same limited resolutions. Further suggestions more than gratefully appreciated, as my 70 year old brain is nearly at its limit. (Moans, Oh why could I not have stayed with CPM?) regards Chris T
