Still trying to get to 1680x1050 WAS: Upgrade to 8.04 stuck in 800x600

[Frank McCormick]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Frank McCormick wrote:
> 
>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>> Frank McCormick wrote:
>>>
>>>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>>>> Frank McCormick wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>    Back at it today....I have managed to get the LCD's native
>>>>>>    resolution
>>>>>> 1680x1050 available...but the task bar slips below the bottom and I
>>>>>> have to mouse down to force it back up. Simply put the screen at
>>>>>> 1680x1050 is too big for the monitor. How do I get around this ???
>>>>> Then either, your screen isn't 1680x1050, or X hasn't actually selected
>>>>> 1680x1050.  You really can't _be_ at 1680x1050 and yet not have all
>>>>> 1050 pixels available.
>>>>>
>>>>> Try:
>>>>> # grep 1680 /var/log/Xorg.0.log | egrep "^\("
>>>>>
>>>>> For mine, using a width of 1280 (and dual screens), I see these lines
>>>>> amongs others:
>>>>>
>>>>> (II) I810(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0   71.00  1280 1328 1360 1440  800
>>>>> 803 809 823 -hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz)
>>>>> (--) I810(0): Virtual size is 1280x800 (pitch 2048)
>>>>> (**) I810(0): *Built-in mode "1280x800"
>>>>> (II) I810(1): Not using mode "1280x960 at 60" (no mode of this name)
>>>>> (--) I810(1): Virtual size is 1280x1024 (pitch 1280)
>>>>> (**) I810(1): *Built-in mode "1280x1024 at 60"
>>>>> (II) I810(1): Attempting to use 60.02Hz refresh for mode "1280x1024 at 60"
>>>>> (858)
>>>>>
>>>>> So that says that we're using the two "built-in" modes, and that the
>>>>> virtual
>>>>> size matches them - and we're NOT using 1280x960.  I think you'll find
>>>>> that your virtual size is actually 1680x1260 (ie, 4:3) if your width
>>>>> really is 1680.
>>>> root at frank-desktop:/home/frank# xrandr
>>>> Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 1680 x 1050
>>>> default connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm
>>>>    800x600        56.0
>>>>    1280x1024      75.0
>>>>    1024x768       75.0
>>>>    640x480        75.0
>>>>    1680x1050      56.0*
>>>> root at frank-desktop:/home/frank#
>>>>
>>>> However screen is huge and scrollable. A real PITA.
>>>>
>>>> This has got to be a bug in the i810 driver (which apparently replaced
>>>> the Intel driver. Hope Debian Sid doesn't go to it.
>>> No it's not.  Why don't you just post what I asked for?  If your screen
>>> is scrolling, you're not getting 1680x1050 whatever you think xrandr
>>> says.
>>   Is this what you want ?
>>
>> debian:/media/gutsy/var/log#  grep 1680 /var/log/Xorg.0.log | egrep "^\("
>> (II) intel(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0  119.00  1680 1728 1760 1840
>> 1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz)
>>
>> (II) intel(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0  146.25  1680 1784 1960 2240
>> 1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync (65.3 kHz)
>>
>> (II) intel(0): Output VGA using initial mode 1680x1050
>> debian:/media/gutsy/var/log#
>>
>>
>> You mean......xrandr lies...and givm lies..and all te other utilities lie?
> 
> I mean that whatever xrandr says, if you are having to scroll to see your
> whole output and your virtual desktop _is_ 1680x1050, then it's not setting
> the screen to 1680x1050.
> 
> fwiw, you are _not_ as stated, using the i810 driver - you're using the
> intel driver.
> 
> If you look at the output I sent, it all begins with "(II) I810(0):", so I'd
> suggest you start by changing 'Driver "intel"' to 'Driver "i810"'.

Part of my xorg.conf  AFAIK there is not intel driver with Ubuntu Hardy

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Boardname	"Intel"
	Busid		"PCI:0:2:0"
	Driver		"i810"
	Screen	0
EndSection


from the man for xorg.conf

 DisplaySize  width height
              This optional entry gives the width and height, in
millimetres, of the picture area
              of  the  monitor.   If  given this is used to calculate
the horizontal and vertical
              pitch (DPI) of the screen.


Display size doesn't work.

More from the man:

  Specifying  video  modes is optional because the server will use the
DDC or other informa‐
       tion provided by the monitor to automatically configure the list
of modes available.  When
       modes  are  specified explicitly in the Monitor section (with the
Modes, ModeLine, or Use‐
       Modes keywords), built-in modes with the same names are not
included.  Built-in modes with
       different  names  are, however, still implicitly included, when
they meet the requirements
       of the monitor.


DDC reports 1680x1050 as one of the modes available.