On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 10:41:57AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 12/13/2012 10:33 AM, Gary Kline wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 09:20:21AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >> On 12/13/2012 09:11 AM, Gary Kline wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 08:45:03AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >>>> On 12/13/2012 08:35 AM, Gary Kline wrote:
> >>>>>> Did you post the output from the "working" system?
> >>>>>>> In the output the line
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> 1920x1080 60.0*+
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Indicates by * that this is the current mode and by the + indicates that the preferred mode of the attached monitor is 1920x1080.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>> "tao" is my new quad optplex that refuses to display above
> >>>>> 1280x1024. my "working" system is dubbed "ethos". it's got
> >>>>> 1920x1080 which is what I want own my new computer. DEspite
> >>>>> the token that are shown after the lines of resolution, the
> >>>>> output on "tao is only 1280x1024. {for some reason I cannot get
> >>>>> a ksnapshot of my scrren resolution; I'm missing kio_file.}
> >>>> That is "strange". Your system certainly thinks it is driving at 1920x1080.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anything happen if you issue the command....
> >>>>
> >>>> xrandr --output VGA-1 --auto (you can used this command as the currently running user. No need for root)
> >>>>
> >>> pts/5 17:02 <ethos> [4690] ssh -X tao
> >>> kline@tao's password:
> >>> Last login: Wed Dec 12 16:48:19 2012
> >>> pts/8 17:03 <tao> [4662] xrandr --output VGA-1 --auto
> >>> pts/8 17:04 <tao> [4663]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> strange: ==nothing==. what Should be displayed? [if anything?]
> >> Nothing should be displayed. The command will switch the mode. "auto" means to switch to the default.
> >>
> >> You could also try....
> >>
> >> xrandr --output VGA-1 --mode 1152x864 to see if that makes a change....
> >>
> >> I noticed you "ssh'd" into the system. I don't know that xrandr would be effective when using a "remote" session. Can you try entering on the actual console?
> > dunno. here, FWIW, is % xranda >& /tmp/file, the ampersand to
> > capture the first line:
> >
> >
> > xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
> > Screen 0: minimum 640 x 400, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
> > default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
> > 1280x1024 0.0*
> > 1152x864 0.0
> > 1024x768 0.0
> > 800x600 0.0
> > 640x480 0.0
> > 720x400 0.0
> >
> > And this is what I actually get as my resolution. next is what
> > is ignored by your xrand --output ... line::
> >
> >
> > pts/4 18:11 <tao> [4692] xrandr --output VGA-1 --mode 1152x864
> > xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
> > warning: output VGA-1 not found; ignoring
> > pts/4 18:12 <tao> [4693]
> >
> >
> >
> > next, for the heck of it, I tried the next-larger res: 1280x1024 and
> > only got the "usage:" string for xrandr. anything you--or anybody--
> > see from the data captured?? like, am I missing some driver module, or
> > part-of? im totally out of ideas.
> >
>
> OK.... The puzzle deepens.....
>
> "warning: output VGA-1 not found; ignoring"
>
> So, when you just do a "xrandr" on the console of tao there is no section reading something like..
>
> Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 2048 x 1152, maximum 8192 x 8192
> DVI-I-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
> DVI-I-1 connected 2048x1152+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 510mm x 287mm
>
> ????
>
> When using the --output parameter you need to specify an existing output. In my case there are 3 as shown above.
>
> You don't have a single monitor connected to 2 systems via a KVM do you?
I do indeed; at one time I had 5 tower cases and three small
CRT's; finally wound up with one 19" tube wired to a KVM switch.
my goal is to get down to a server and a desktop. and one
backup server.
>
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