Re: [XFree86] widescreen 1680x1050 resolution

[Dan Mergens <dan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Since you are in the process of a RedHat 8 install anyway, it would be 
worth it to install RedHat 9 instead. The install process is better than 
previous versions, although you'll still have to install the new nvidia 
driver and customize your XF86Config file as Mark instructed.

Mark Vojkovich wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Sep 2003, 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.
> >    
>
>   The "nv" driver didn't support flat panels until XFree86 4.3.0,
> and the "vesa" driver can only do canned standard modes.  I think RH 8 
> only has 4.2.0 or 4.2.1.
>
>  
>
> > any thoughts on how I can tweak XFree86 to accept this resolution?
> >    
>
>    You either need to upgrade to 4.3.0 (or newer) where the "nv" 
> driver will support flat panels, or you should use NVIDIA's binary
> drivers.
>
>   For either you'll need to specify a custom modeline like:
>
>  Modeline "1680x1050"  147.14  1680 1784 1968 2256  1050 1051 1054 1087 
>
>   since XFree86 doesn't have any builtin 1680x1050 modes.
>
> 			Mark.
>
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