On Fri, 2001-10-26 at 11:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A few months ago (4+ I think) I purchased a Dell Inspiron 8000 > laptop which came with an 15" Ultra XGA 1600x1200 (133 PPI) display. > > I am running Linux on the system with XFree86 4.1.0. > > The issue with the display is that I have never been able to get a > clear screen at any resolution it supports: 1600x1200 down to > 1024x768. The only decent resolution is at 800x600 which is simply > unacceptable. > > > I have always thought the problem might be the fonts and lack of > anti-aliasing. However, after a few co-workers' comments on the > "crappy-ness" of my screen I thought I'd mess with it again. :-) > > I found a test pattern image from: > > http://www.displaymate.com/patterns.html > (See 'Master Test Pattern') > > At 1600x1200 if i move the window displaying the test pattern image > horizontally, it is clearly apparent that the vertical lines disappear > and reappear, including a few of the rectangular patterns. Indicating > that something is clearly wrong with something. > > My Guess: > Looks like "something" (either X or the hardware ?) is trying > to force a certain number of pixels on to the screen that don't > match the exact number of pixels available.
Have you checked in the log that the X server is actually running at 1600x1200? -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
