Screen Resolution

[NoOp]

On 08/21/2007 07:10 PM, Brian Fahrlander wrote:
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> NoOp wrote:
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>> Sometimes simply putting in the monitor type and/or putting in the
>> HorizSync and VertRefresh rates will help. Google for:
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>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=xorg+%2Bvs19e&btnG=Search
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>> You should also be able to get those rates from the user manual. A sample:
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>> 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
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>> And from one of my /etc/X11/xorg.conf filesn for a Hitachi SuperScan
>> Elite 641 monitor:
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>> Section "Monitor"
>> 	Identifier	"CM641"
>> 	HorizSync    31.0 - 75.0
>> 	VertRefresh  50.0 - 130.0
>> 	Option		"DPMS"
>> EndSection
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>     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...
> 

Nah, I've always found that: 1) I end up screwing up the xorg file by
using dpkg-reconfigure, and 2) if I simply put in the proper monitor H/V
rates it always works. Additionaly, I then know exactly what was changed
in the xorg file if it doesn't work.