On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 15:15 -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: > On 02/09/2012 02:30 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > <snip> > >>>> If you don't see your 1920x1080 in there, then you can forcing it by > >>>> trying "xrandr --mode 1920x1080" to see if that'll bite. If it does, > >>>> then you can add appropriate lines to your xorg.conf file. > >>> tried what yoou suggest. Although man xrandr says there is a --mode > >>> option when I run xrandr --mode I get a response that the option does > >>> not exist. Why is that? > >> > >> Ah, yes. Try "xrandr --fb 1920x1080". I think "--mode" was for a > >> previous version of xrandr. Did just "xrandr" show the ability to do > >> 1920x1080? I'm trying to see if your monitor or cable just isn't > >> reporting the EDID info properly. > > I am not the original poster but I was just trying this method to > > configure my screen. In my case 1280x1024. When I ran: > > xrandr --fb 1289x1024 > > I got the error message: > > xrandr: Failed to get the size of gamma for output default. > > > > What does that mean? > > I've been playing with this. First off, do "xrandr" all by itself to > find out what your outputs are called. In my case, here's what I see: > > [root@prophead ~]# xrandr > Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192 > DVI-I-1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y > axis) 598mm x 336mm > 1920x1080 60.0*+ 60.0 > 1600x1200 60.0 > 1680x1050 60.0 > 1280x1024 75.0 60.0 > 1440x900 59.9 > 1280x960 60.0 > 1152x864 75.0 > 1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0 > 832x624 74.6 > 800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 > 640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0 > 720x400 70.1 > DVI-I-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) > > So, I actually have two outputs, one called "DVI-I-1" (which is the > active one and is currently in 1920x1080 mode) and "DVI-I-2" (which > isn't hooked up to a monitor right now). My active monitor can handle > all the modes listed below it. To change to 1600x1200 mode: > > xrandr --output DVI-I-1 --mode 1600x1200 > > I just did this on my laptop (F16) to prove the concept and it did > work. The missing gamma thing is because you didn't specify an output, > and the "--mode" does work, but only when "--output" is also specified. > > I should read the man pages more thoroughly myself. Sorry if I > confused anyone. You may now hurl angry birds at me if you wish. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - > - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - > - - > - Microsoft Windows: Proof that P.T. Barnum was right - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- That cleared thing up. Thanks! -- ======================================================================= Tex SEX! The HOME of WHEELS! The dripping of COFFEE!! Take me to Minnesota but don't EMBARRASS me!! ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
