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[Ron Morse]

I find bottom posting makes communication tedious. 

Perhaps we should all do what works best for us and make 
necessary accommodations rather than try to impose our 
personal preferences on everybody else. 

RBM


On Tuesday 19 September 2006 01:26, O. Sinclair wrote:
> Dear Derek, I have always found top-posting easier to
> read and deal with but will follow your wish. The rest of
> my reply is then at the end of this mail
>
> On 18/09/06, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> > O. Sinclair wrote:
> >
> > Please don't top-post.  It makes having a discussion
> > difficult.
> >
> > > OK here goes, a rather long output from xorg.conf -
> > > this is after I fiddled with hardware settings in
> > > "Display" section... but still no luck on 1400 * 1050
> > >
> > > Section "Monitor"
> > >   identifier "Generic Monitor"
> > >   vendorname "Dell"
> > >   modelname "Dell 1400x1050 Laptop Display Panel"
> > >   HorizSync 31.5-90.0
> > >   VertRefresh 59.0-75.0
> > >   modeline  "640x480 at 60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490
> > > 492 525 -vsync -hsync
> > >   modeline  "640x480 at 72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489
> > > 491 520 -vsync -hsync
> >
> > OK, first, where did all these come from?  You don't
> > have vsyncs of 72 & 75
> > on an LCD monitor.  You only need the 60Hz values.
> >
> > >   modeline  "1280x1024 at 75" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688
> > > 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
> > >   modeline  "1280x960 at 60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712
> > > 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
> >
> > Do you have a widescreen model?  Dell widescreens are
> > 16:10 ratio, normal screens are 4:3.  1280x960 isn't
> > either, so again probably not necessary.
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > Section "Screen"
> > >   Identifier "Default Screen"
> > >   Device "Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated
> > > Graphics Device" Monitor "Generic Monitor"
> > >   DefaultDepth 24
> > >   DefaultDepth 16
> >
> > These can't both be right - but I'm not sure which
> > takes precedence.  I'd be
> > prepared to bet that it's the "16" value, because then
> > you don't have any modes specified!
> >
> > >   SubSection "Display"
> > >     depth 24
> > >     virtual 1920 1440
> >
> > Do you know what that does?  If not, you'll probably
> > want to get rid of it.
> >
> > >     modes "1280x1024 at 75" "1280x960 at 60" "1152x864 at 75"
> > > "1280x1024 at 60" "1024x768 at 60" "1280x960 at 75"
> > > "1024x768 at 70" "1400x1050 at 60" "1024x768 at 75"
> > > "1400x1050 at 75" "832x624 at 75" "1600x1200 at 65"
> > > "800x600 at 60" "1600x1200 at 60" "800x600 at 75"
> > > "1600x1200 at 70" "800x600 at 72" "1792x1344 at 60"
> > > "640x480 at 75" "1856x1392 at 60" "640x480 at 72"
> > > "1920x1440 at 60" "640x480 at 60" EndSubSection
> > > EndSection
> >
> > It's much simpler to get rid of most of that.  My
> > xorg.conf, which _does_ support widescreen, simply has:
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >         Identifier      "Laptop Monitor"
> >         Option          "DPMS"
> >         # 1280x800 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 49.68 kHz;
> > pclk: 83.46 MHz Modeline "1280x800_60"  83.46  1280
> > 1344 1480 1680  800 801 804 828  -HSync +Vsync
> >         HorizSync       45.0 - 51.0
> >         ModelName       "LCD Panel 1280x800"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Screen"
> >         Identifier      "Default Screen"
> >         Device          "Intel Video Card"
> >         Monitor         "Laptop Monitor"
> >         DefaultDepth    24
> >         SubSection "Display"
> >                 Depth           24
> >                 Modes           "1280x800_60"
> > "1024x768" EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> >
> > You shouldn't need any modelines for standard
> > resolutions - pretty well anything at 4:3 ratio - I
> > doubt you even need a Modeline in the screen section
> > for 1280x1024.  The default resolutions are simply
> > specified as "1280x1024" instead of "1280x1024 at 60" or
> > "1280x1024_60".
> >
> > > On 18/09/06, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> 
wrote:
> > >> What does:
> > >>
> > >> # gtf 1400 1050 60
> > >>
> > >> say?  If it shows you anything, you shouldn't need
> > >> 915resolution.
> >
> > Things _would_ go easier if you just answer the
> > questions we ask... --
> > Well,
>
> I don't really UNDERSTAND this xorg.conf thing, OK. So am
> very happy for support but please don't expect me to try
> and explain HOW the stuff got there. I simply changed the
> monitor setting to Dell Laptop 1400 * 1050 in "Display"
> settings Hardware settings and that is what came it out
> of it. the "gtf 1400 1050 60" gives this output;
> "1400x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk:
> 122.61 MHz Modeline "1400x1050_60.00"  122.61  1400 1488
> 1640 1880  1050 1051 1054 1087  -HSync +Vsync"
>
> Sinclair