> Gerhard Magnus wrote: > > > My old CRT monitor burned out and I've replaced it with a ViewSonic > > > VG2030WM, which has a resolution of 1680 X 1050 @ 60Hz. Kudzu (or > > > whatever configures new hardware) set it to 1280 X 1024 & 60Hz, which > > > works fine, although everything is a little larger than I want. The > > > monitor model isn't listed in system-config-display so I've set this to > > > the generic "LCD Panel 1680 X 1050". But when under "Display Settings" > > > I set the resolution to 1680 X 1050, the next time I try logging in or > > > rebooting the monitor hangs the system. Exactly how I get around this > > > isn't clear -- sometimes the system goes back to 1280 X 1024 after > > > several attempts to reboot, and once I got the screen back by starting > > > to type something at the command line login prompt that appears briefly > > > before X starts. On Sun, 2007-07-08 at 12:22 -0700, Antonio Olivares wrote: Doing a search for the monitor in question http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/lcddisplays/graphicseries/vg2030wm/ > In your /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > Edit "Monitor" Section > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "ViewSonic" <---- Here put ViewSonic > VendorName "ViewSonic" <----- put ViewSonic > ModelName "VG2030VM" <----- put VG2030VM > HorizSync 24.0 - 92.0 <---- Got this from product guide > VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0 <---- see above > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > and > Section Screen > put ViewSonic in Monitor Section and in the Modes from SubSection Display > add 1680 X 1050 in where ----> below in your own /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Insignia" <---- put ViewSonic here or what you put as Identifier in Section "Monitor" > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 1 > ----> Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 4 > Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 8 > ----> Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 15 > ----> Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 16 > ----> Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > ----> Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection Here's my new xorg.conf: # Xorg configuration created by system-config-display Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "single head configuration" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "Monitor" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: Identifier "ViewSonic" VendorName "ViewSonic" ModelName "VG2030wm" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: HorizSync 24.0 - 92.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0 Option "DMPS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "i810" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" Monitor "ViewSonic" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 1 Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 4 Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 8 Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 15 Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 16 Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection When I reboot I get this message just after the command line login but before the GUI starts -- it's from the monitor: Out of Range H.Frequency 93KHZ V.Frequency 87Hz This no response from any of the monitor adjustment buttons. The only way out of this is to reboot. Then there's this odd thing where I type in "root" and the first letter of the password and the GUI starts up. When I logon as a user I'm back in the old 1280 X 2024 resolution. The changes I made to to xorg.conf are all still there. Jerry -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
