I don't know where to make the adjustments you've suggested- I've posted
my monitor's specs and my xorg.conf below, any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
Here are the specs of my monitor:
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?CategoryName=cpu_Refurbished_Displays&ProductSKU=SDMHS53%2fBT%2fBSTOCK&TabName=specs&var2=
Here is the relevant part of xorg.conf
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "LCD Panel 1024x768"
DisplaySize 300 230
HorizSync 28 - 61
VertRefresh 48 - 75
Option "dpms"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX (generic)"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection
Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ryan wrote:
>
>>I did, 1024x768.
>>Sorry, analog
>
>
> Matthew Miller wrote:
>
>>Maybe the problem is just in that adjustment, then.
>
>
> Yes. You need to have your signaling _exact_ when dealing with LCDs.
>
> Some are very good at taking the timings of VESA standards. But some
> support some eccentric Windows timings that are _not_ the exact same
> as VESA. Or maybe you have configured your monitor for X with
> bandwidths that exceed the typical VESA modelines.
>
> E.g., did you upgrade from a CRT and just leave your X configuration
> intact? If so, then you might be sending 70, 72, 75 or 85Hz modes
> for 1024x768. And even though your LCD might support that analog
> signaling, it's not as ideal as using the VESA standard modes (typically
> 60Hz for 1024x768 on a LCD).
>
> You need to open up your LCD user's manual, find the resolution you
> want, and input the _exact_ 1) Bandwidth 2) Horizonal Sync and 3)
> Vertical Sync for that mode into a modeline calculator. Then put those
> modelines into your XF86Config/xorg.conf.
>
> Otherwise, at 1024x768, you're going to see a lot of the distortions.
> It has nothing to do with fonts.
>
> Ideally you should be using DVI and not an analog connector. That
> removes the problem entirely.
>
>
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> Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx
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