Screen Resolution

[James Takac]

On Wednesday 22 August 2007 12:10:16 Brian Fahrlander wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
> > Sometimes simply putting in the monitor type and/or putting in the
> > HorizSync and VertRefresh rates will help. Google for:
> >
> > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=xorg+%2Bvs19e&btnG=Search
> >
> > You should also be able to get those rates from the user manual. A
> > sample:
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >         Identifier   "Monitor0"
> >         VendorName   "DEL"
> >         ModelName    "Dell 1905FP (Analog)"
> >         DisplaySize  380        310
> >         HorizSync    30.0 - 81.0
> >         VertRefresh  56.0 - 76.0
> >         Option      "dpms"
> > EndSection
> >
> > And from one of my /etc/X11/xorg.conf filesn for a Hitachi SuperScan
> > Elite 641 monitor:
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> > 	Identifier	"CM641"
> > 	HorizSync    31.0 - 75.0
> > 	VertRefresh  50.0 - 130.0
> > 	Option		"DPMS"
> > EndSection
>
>     I hadn't been following this all the way through, but the way
> monitors have been made for so long (standardizing) unless it's
> something odd (like my old Sun 19" monitor that has no EDID and RGB
> jacks on the back) the process of "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" can be
> used to find a set of resolutions that are pleasing. It's amazing how
> interactive it can be during the process...
>
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Hi

Sometimes you may need to manually edit a few things in xorg.conf as well like 
refresh rates. Might be worth checking the manual for the monitor for the 
horizontal and vertical refresh rates. Generally a pdf file on a cd that came 
with the monitor. I think some of the monitors don't communicate their 
seetings properly back to ubuntu. Could be wrong there

James