Relative Newbie With Display Problem (Problem 1).

[Brian Durant]

Hi Winton.

Umm, Knoppix doesn't register my monitor correctly
either. The user guide states that max rates at 800 x
600 are at 87 Hz and for 1024 x 768 at 87 Hz. Preset
modes are for 800 x 600 at 75 Hz and 85 Hz, while at
1024 x 768 the modes are at 60, 75 and 85 Hz. so I
don't really know what to say. Any ideas?

Cheers,

Brian

 --- squareyes <squareyes at optusnet.com.au> skrev: 
> Hi Brian, are you sure the refresh rates that are
> being used are the
> correct ones for your monitor? If you have a knoppix
> disk it will show
> you what it selects as it boots, (horizontal and
> vertical) and you can
> check against your monitor info. If you try to run
> it too fast, can
> damage your monitor.
> Take Care
> Winton
> 
> On Wed, 2005-01-19 at 14:19 +0100, Brian Durant
> wrote:
> > Cool, I have never had to do that before, but it
> does
> > sort of work. The resolution (Hz) choices still
> aren't
> > what they should be for a ViewSonic E70 and app
> menus
> > are slightly bowed, so that of course makes me
> wonder
> > if the resolution settings are good for my
> monitor,
> > but it does work.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Brian
> >  --- squareyes <squareyes at optusnet.com.au> skrev: 
> > > 
> > > Hi Brian,
> > > can you adjust your monitor physically?
> > > I found that windows, knoppix all either never
> > > filled the screen, or
> > > over filled it, needed monitor adjusted.
> > > take care
> > > Winton
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > I am new to Ubuntu, to this list and a
> relatively
> > > new
> > > > Linux user as well. I have played around with
> > > Fedora
> > > > Core 3, Libranet, Knoppix, Suse, etc, but I am
> now
> > > > working without a safety net as I have erased
> my
> > > > Windows partition (doh) and am trying to go
> cold
> > > > turkey. Firstly, I would like to say CUDOs to
> the
> > > > Ubuntu team on a great initiative. That said,
> here
> > > is
> > > > my first problem: The display does not seem to
> be
> > > > working properly. the right hand side of the
> > > desktop
> > > > and all windows is cut off. I can barely see
> the
> > > > trashcan icon in either 800 x 600 resolution
> or
> > > 1024 x
> > > > 768. Refresh rates are limited 60 Hz in 1024 x
> 768
> > > and
> > > > to 72 Hz, 60 Hz and 56 Hz in 800 x 600. I
> don't
> > > think
> > > > my display/monitor and graphics card were
> detected
> > > > properly. Here are the specs: ASUS V8200
> series
> > > card
> > > > that should register as a GeForce 3 and a
> > > ViewSonic
> > > > E70 monitor, with Ubuntu 4.10. It would be
> nice to
> > > see
> > > > a display config tool that would allow you to
> > > change
> > > > monitor (like the CUPS printer driver scheme)
> > > rather
> > > > than just resolution. This seems to be one of
> the
> > > > weakest links in the configuration process for
> > > newbies
> > > > in Linux and no distro that I have seen seems
> to
> > > do a
> > > > very good job of detecting the display
> hardware.
> > > Even
> > > > Knoppix gets my monitor wrong and it isn't an
> > > uncommon
> > > > display and Knoppix is known for its great
> > > hardware
> > > > detection. Any advise or comments would be
> much
> > > > appreciated.
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > 
> > > > Brian
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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