On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 17:25 -0500, Arthur Pemberton wrote: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan > <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 22:15 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > >> On Friday 18 July 2008 22:06:15 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >> > On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 14:18 -0500, Arthur Pemberton wrote: > >> > > > i.e. KDE *knows* the screen is 1440x900, it just doesn't set it up > >> > > > correctly until poked. > >> > > > >> > > I don't think this is KDE at work, The is kxrandy or what ever it is > >> > > called. And it is normally not permanent. Use system-config-display to > >> > > set your resolution as you would like it. > >> > > >> > It won't allow me to set 1440x900, even when I set the monitor to be > >> > "Generic LCD at 1440x900". The specific model (SyncMaster 920nw) is not > >> > in the database. > >> > > >> Is the refresh rate correct for that setting? > > > > The only way to tell is to create the xorg.conf file. I did that and the > > horizontal and vertical rates are well within spec, but of course this > > is for the wrong resolution (1400x1050 instead of 1440x900). > > > > I realize I could just mess around with xorg.conf till it works, but > > that to me is not a solution. There is clearly a bug in KDE (maybe also > > in X or at least system-config-display) and a kludge isn't the answer. I > > can accept an xorg.conf file for some unusual requirement such as a > > proprietary video driver or even for 2 monitors, but this setup is just > > about as basic as it's possible to get and it isn't working. > > > How did you come to the conclusion that the bug is in KDE, your > Desktop Manager, and not xorg, your display manager? Because it works under Gnome. poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
