On Tue, 2002-04-30 at 04:11, Steve Sullivan wrote: > > When I connect an external monitor to my Dell > Inspiron 8000 laptop, I'm not able to set the resolution > for the external monitor. The laptop screen is 1400 x 1050, > and the external monitor accepts 1600 x 1200, but the > laptop always drives it at 1400 x 1050. > > /etc/X11/XF86Config contains only ONE Modeline: > # 1600x1200 @ 60Hz, 75.00 kHz hsync > Modeline "1600x1200" 162 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +HSync +VSync
You shouldn't even need that; the server has several 1600x1200 modes built in. > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 contains: > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "ATI Rage 128 Mobility" > Monitor "DELL 2000FP" > DefaultDepth 24 > Subsection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1600x1200" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Before I startx, both the laptop and external monitor work well. > But after I issue startx, the external monitor switches off > and the resolution somehow changes to 1400 x 1050. > When I Fn-F8 to switch the external monitor back on, > it's at 1400 x 1050. Have you tried Option "Display" "CRT" in the device section? -- 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
