Doing a google search "site:xfree86 displayheight480", I found out that this was added (experimentally) to support the Libretto's screen. I will give it a try on my Sony and see what it does. Searching through the online man pages, I also found a reference to an option in the Monitors section. The option is 'DisplaySize width height' with width and height in millimeters. If Plan A doesn't work, I think I will try this. I wonder how exact I need to be? There may also be a possibility of using a "Modeline" option. Perhaps with this option I could feed XFree86 one of the 3.x XF86Config modelines I found on the web. ----- Original Message ----- From: Victor Roberts <Vic@robertsresearchinc.com> Date: Thursday, August 15, 2002 3:29 pm Subject: RE: Configuring X for 8.9 inch Laptop Display > I'm not sure, but it seems like it would. > > Vic Roberts > > -----Original Message----- > From: newbie-admin@XFree86.Org [mailto:newbie-admin@XFree86.Org]On > Behalf Of theodore.schulze@us.army.mil > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 3:34 AM > To: newbie@XFree86.Org > Subject: Re: Configuring X for 8.9 inch Laptop Display > > > I think I may have answered my own question. As I was rereading > my > post to the list, I saw the option "DisplayHeight480." Would > uncommenting that option fix my problem? (Sure wish I'd brought > the > laptop to work with me today!) > > Thanks, > Sean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: theodore.schulze@us.army.mil > Date: Thursday, August 15, 2002 9:20 am > Subject: Configuring X for 8.9 inch Laptop Display > > > Hello, > > > > I am looking for help to set up X on a Sony PCG-C1XS laptop. > The > > difficulty centers on the laptop's non-standard 8.9 inch > display. > > I > > have used a number of tools, including xf86config, XF86Setup and > > xfree86config, to try to set it up, but in each case, the end > > result is > > a setup that believes it is dealing with a 1024x768 display, > when > > in > > actuality, what I have is 1024x480. > > > > The Sony PCG-C1XS uses a NeoMagic MediaMagic 256AV chipset with > > 2.5M > > RAM. I had it working at one time with SuSE 7.x, but since I > > switched > > to Slackware 8.1, I am not able to get it working. There are a > > couple > > of web sites linked to the Linux on Laptops web site that > > themselves > > have links to XF86Config files, but these are all XFree86 3.x > > configuration files, not XFree86 4.x which I have on this > machine. > > > > Looking through the man page for XF86Config, I don't see (or > have > > overlooked) any mention of how to set the resolution for a non- > > standard > > display. > > > > Can you all offer me some advice on where further I could look? > > Here > > is a copy of my XF86Config as built by xf86config with the non- > > relevant > > details removed: > > > > > > Section "ServerLayout" > > Identifier "XFree86 Configured" > > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Files" > > [snip] > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Module" > > Load "record" > > Load "extmod" > > Load "dbe" > > Load "dri" > > Load "glx" > > Load "xtrap" > > Load "type1" > > Load "speedo" > > EndSection > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > [snip] > > EndSection > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > [snip] > > EndSection > > > > Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "Monitor0" > > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > > ModelName "Monitor Model" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Device" > > ### Available Driver options are:- > > ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", > > ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" > > ### [arg]: arg optional > > #Option "NoLinear" # [<bool>] > > #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] > > #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] > > #Option "noMMIO" # [<bool>] > > #Option "internDisp" # [<bool>] > > #Option "externDisp" # [<bool>] > > #Option "LcdCenter" # [<bool>] > > #Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>] > > #Option "NoStretch" # [<bool>] > > #Option "pciBurst" # [<bool>] > > #Option "Rotate" # [<str>] > > #Option "StrangeLockups" # [<bool>] > > #Option "DisplayHeight480" # [<bool>] > > #Option "progLcdModeRegs" # [<bool>] > > #Option "progLcdModeStretch" # [<bool>] > > #Option "overrideValidateMode" # [<bool>] > > Identifier "Card0" > > Driver "neomagic" > > VendorName "Neomagic" > > BoardName "NM2200" > > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Screen0" > > Device "Card0" > > Monitor "Monitor0" > > DefaultDepth 16 > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 1 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 4 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 8 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 15 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 16 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 24 > > EndSubSection > > EndSection > > > > I would be grateful for your help. > > > > Cheers, > > Sean > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
