On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Bob Arendt <r...@rincon.com> wrote: > Ben wrote: > >> In addition every installation I've tried thus far seems to be unable to >> deal with the Dell 2009W monitor I have attached and/or the graphics card >> inside. More often than not after the RHGB the OS drops the screen to >> standby. Attempts at switching to another virtual desktop result in the >> box >> powering off. When I can get to a graphical login the OS refuses to >> display >> at 1680x1050 (the monitor's native resolution). >> >> > The video driver may not be able to read the EDID from the monitor. > Assuming you're using analog, try adding a simple monitor section > to your xorg.conf file: > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Unknown" > ModelName "Unknown" > HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Match "Monitor0" to whatever name is used the rest of your file. >
ya, or even just select it as a "generic LCD 1680x1050" and it should get past that problem, I found that will usually work when the montor is unrecognised.
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