how to set screen resolution properly on my Kubuntu-laptop???

Abdullah Ramazanoglu ar018 at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 31 13:09:54 UTC 2006


Magyari, Balázs dedi ki:

> Of course, I uploaded it on http://magyari.googlepages.com/kubuntu2 .

Strangely, 1280x800 modelines are omitted without a reason message.
As a last attempt, there are 3 points I'd like to make sure.

1. The message below suggests that hardware is set up for 32-bit. Please
set 24-bit in hardware (915resolution). If it's already 24-bit, then I
don't know what this message is.
(**) I810(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32

2. The message (WW one) below suggests that there is a HorizSync parameter
defined in xorg.conf. Please make sure HorizSync and VertRefresh are not
defined in xorg.conf. If they're already undefined, then I don't know what
this message is.
(WW) I810(0): config file hsync range 45.7143-50.5263kHz not within DDC
hsync ranges.
(II) I810(0): Generic Monitor: Using hsync range of 45.71-50.53 kHz
(II) I810(0): Generic Monitor: Using vrefresh value of 60.00 Hz

3. The message below indicates that your screen is capable of 1280x800 with
at least given modeline parameters in the message.
(II) I810(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) I810(0): clock: 68.9 MHz   Image Size:  331 x 207 mm
(II) I810(0): h_active: 1280  h_sync: 1301  h_sync_end 1333 h_blank_end
1408 h_border: 0
(II) I810(0): v_active: 800  v_sync: 804  v_sync_end 808 v_blanking: 816
v_border: 0

It may be that your screen can *only* work with this modeline for 1280x800.
So, please comment out (or delete) all the Modeline lines in xorg.conf,
and insert this single Modeline instead (derived from the message above):

Modeline  "1280x800"  68.9  1280 1301 1333 1408  800 804 808 816

If it still doesn't work, then I'm sorry but I can't think of any other
culprit.

HTH & good luck.

=================================================================

P.S. Here is a section from my Xorg.0.log below.
I use VIA driver, which is more chatty about resolutions than i810. Perhaps
there is an option in i810 for increased verbosity? You might want to
see "man i810" and try to understand why i810 is not accepting (nor even
mentioning) explicitly given 1280x800 resolution.

The messages starting with "Not using" indicate why a given res (either
built-in or explicit - all of them built-in in this case) is rejected.

Message couples starting with "Default mode" and "Modeline" indicate which
final resolutions are going to be used (the res list in krandrtray or
kcontrol)

(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "320x175" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "320x200" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "360x200" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (interlace mode not
supported)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1152x864" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "576x432" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "416x312" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "640x384" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "640x400" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "576x384" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1152x864" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "576x432" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): CrtcHSyncEnd out of range.
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (horizontal sync too wide)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): CrtcHSyncEnd out of range.
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1440x900" (horizontal sync too wide)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "720x450" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "800x512" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1680x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "840x525" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1680x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "840x525" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1680x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "840x525" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "960x600" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "960x600" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x800" (width too large for virtual
size)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1280x768" (width too large for virtual
size)
(II) VIA(0): Not using default mode "1152x768" (width too large for virtual
size)
(--) VIA(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
(**) VIA(0): *Default mode "1024x768": 75.0 MHz (scaled from 0.2 MHz), 56.5
kHz, 70.1 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "1024x768"   75.00  1024 1048 1184 1328  768 771 777
806 -hsync -vsy
nc
(**) VIA(0): *Default mode "832x624": 57.3 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 49.7
kHz, 74.6 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "832x624"   57.28  832 864 928 1152  624 625 628
667 -hsync -vsync
(**) VIA(0): *Default mode "800x600": 56.3 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 53.7
kHz, 85.1 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "800x600"   56.30  800 832 896 1048  600 601 604 631
+hsync +vsync
(**) VIA(0): *Default mode "720x400": 35.5 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 37.9
kHz, 85.0 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "720x400"   35.50  720 756 828 936  400 401 404
446 -hsync +vsync
(**) VIA(0): *Default mode "640x480": 36.0 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 43.3
kHz, 85.0 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "640x480"   36.00  640 696 752 832  480 481 484
509 -hsync -vsync
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "1024x768": 65.0 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 48.4
kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "1024x768"   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777
806 -hsync -vsy
nc
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "800x600": 49.5 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 46.9
kHz, 75.0 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "800x600"   49.50  800 816 896 1056  600 601 604 625
+hsync +vsync
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "800x600": 50.0 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 48.1
kHz, 72.2 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "800x600"   50.00  800 856 976 1040  600 637 643 666
+hsync +vsync
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "800x600": 40.0 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 37.9
kHz, 60.3 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "800x600"   40.00  800 840 968 1056  600 601 605 628
+hsync +vsync
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "800x600": 36.0 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 35.2
kHz, 56.2 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "800x600"   36.00  800 824 896 1024  600 601 603 625
+hsync +vsync
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 37.5
kHz, 75.0 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "640x480"   31.50  640 656 720 840  480 481 484
500 -hsync -vsync
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 37.9
kHz, 72.8 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "640x480"   31.50  640 664 704 832  480 489 491
520 -hsync -vsync
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 31.5
kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "640x480"   25.20  640 656 752 800  480 490 492
525 -hsync -vsync
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "640x400": 31.5 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 37.9
kHz, 85.1 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "640x400"   31.50  640 672 736 832  400 401 404
445 -hsync +vsync
(**) VIA(0):  Default mode "640x350": 31.5 MHz (scaled from 0.1 MHz), 37.9
kHz, 85.1 Hz
(II) VIA(0): Modeline "640x350"   31.50  640 672 736 832  350 382 385 445
+hsync -vsync

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