On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 20:31 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Thursday 28 February 2008 20:00:25 Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> >
> > Here is a simple Vesa config that should work on most cards and monitors,
> > I use it here at work during kickstart installs.
> >
> > Section "ServerLayout"
> > Identifier "Default Layout"
> > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
> > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> > Identifier "Keyboard0"
> > Driver "kbd"
> > Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
> > Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Device"
> > Identifier "Videocard0"
> > Driver "vesa"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Screen"
> > Identifier "Screen0"
> > Device "Videocard0"
> > DefaultDepth 24
> > SubSection "Display"
> > Viewport 0 0
> > Depth 24
> > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> > EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> >
> Hi, Ross. Thanks for that. It got me in, but at a horrid 800x600, so I ran
> system-config-display, setting it to generic 1280x1024, and leaving the vesa
> driver. Then I got
>
> "out of range
> H.Frequency: 75KHZ
> V.Frequency: 60HZ"
>
> Back into vi, and set the refresh rates, and eureka! I'm back in business.
> Is it worth trying the nv driver again, or should I leave well alone?
>
> Thanks for the help. That config is going to be printed out for
> my "Emergencies" file. :-)
----
I was reluctant to state this because I have no authoritative knowledge
on these things but if you change video cables, I think that you need to
reboot to get the video chipset to properly recognize the cable/monitor
connected.
Craig
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