On 2010/03/17 14:56 (GMT-0600) Kevin DeKorte composed: >> On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 16:24 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: >>> Used to be able to set vga= on cmdline, and preferred resolution for X via >>> xorg.conf. Now (with no EDID/DDC actually available to report display >>> characteristics to the KMS kernel), how does one escape from 1024x768 in X - >>> prior to starting X? I tried putting PreferredMode in xorg.conf, which failed >>> to provide my selected mode in X. I also tried video="VGA-1:1600x1200@60" & >>> vga=0x305 on cmdline. That gave 1600x1200 on tty[1-6], which I don't want, >>> and (again) 1024x768 in X, which also I don't want. > You can also try > Option "IgnoreEDID" "true" to your xorg.conf file. > Section "Device" > Identifier "Videocard0" > Driver "radeon" > Option "IgnoreEDID" "true" > EndSection > I have to use this with my KMS switch that has the wrong EDID value for > my older 19" CRT. The availability of this option may be driver dependent. ATM, I'm working with Intel. According to Xorg.0.log, the Intel driver is "not using" Options: IgnoreEDID, EDID, NoDDC, NoRandr & Preferred Mode, apparently insisting I must use the horribly anachronistic 1024x768 on a display capable of 4 times that resolution. http://fm.no-ip.com/tmp/Linux/xorg.0.log.t2240-03-i845G-f13 http://fm.no-ip.com/tmp/Linux/xorg.conf.03-t2240-i845G-f13 -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
