Briefly spoke with Sean about this last night. I've got this maddening NVIDIA driver problem; the IBM LCD screen for this 15.4" Phillips LP154W02-TL06 has an EDID that is SNAFU such the newer Nvidia driver (which checks the EDID) will only allow going to 1600x1050 mode. This then causes problems trying to do TwinView between monitors (or using a projector) whenever the other monitor doesn't support this resolution -- which naturally is always the case.
I've tried using these options in xorg.conf: Option "UseEDID" "False" Option "UseEdidFreqs" "DFP-0:False" ... but when I use these, starting Xorg causes Xorg to hang, and the screen to go black. Restarting X doesn't help -- never comes back. If someone else has gone through this and thinks they might know of a fix (however doubtful it may be), please email this thread. I've put a lot of effort into this, and right now I'm down to making a custom EDID file by hand based on known Modelines, and it's a rediculous job. Thanks. ;) -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it Apr 3 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art
