Monitor settings for Acer X223W

[Steve]

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:13:18 -0000, Jay Ridgley <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com>  
wrote:

> Folks,
>
> I recently had to replace my monitor...
>
> Does anyone have settings for an Acer X223W Monitor that yield 1:1
> aspect? The way my system is configured the display is in wide screen
> and I would much prefer the 1:1 like I am use to having.
>
> I have the following settings in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file:
>
> ...
> Section "Device"
>          Identifier      "3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo 3"
>          Driver          "vesa"
>          BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>          Identifier      "Acer X223W"
>          VendorName      "Acer Inc."
>          ModelName       "X223W"
>          Option          "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>          Identifier      "Default Screen"
>          Device          "3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo 3"
>          Monitor         "Acer X223W"
>          DefaultDepth    24
>          SubSection 	"Display"
> ...
>   		Depth           24
>                  Modes           "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768"
> "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
>          EndSubSection
> EndSection
> ...
>
> According to the notes that came with the unit the maximum resolution
> is 1680x1050 with a depth of 24. Can I add that resolution to the Modes
> line thusly:
>
> 		Modes	"1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624"
> "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
>
> Thanks,
> Jay
>
>
>
>
Probably but I’d start by chancing the driver to tdfx which is the correct  
driver for your card and seeing what happens then.

-- 
Steve