Re: [XFree86] widescreen 1680x1050 resolution

[Dan Mergens <dan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The latest NVidia driver should be "nvidia" not nv. Check nvidia.com 
again and download and get there latest driver. They have clear 
instructions on how to proceed, including a line regarding changing from 
"vesa" or "nv" to "nvidia".

amerson wrote:

> I have an Apple Cinema 20" display running on windows. I tried 
> installing RedHat Linux 8.0, got the newest drivers from NVIDIA. The 
> screen's optimal resolution is 1680x1050 but right now, it does a 
> stretched 1280x1024. In the XFree86Config file, the graphics card 
> still has a driver of "vesa", chanigng it to "nv" causes the display 
> to not work at all.
>
> any thoughts on how I can tweak XFree86 to accept this resolution?
>
> thanks
> help greatly appreciated
> amerson
>
> Amerson H. Lin  MIT '05  EECS
> Simmons 632 Cambridge, MA 02139
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