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From: "Hemmann
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Switched monitors, having resolution problems
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:02:36
Message-Id: 200702280154.29946.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Switched monitors, having resolution problems by Vlad Dogaru
1 On Mittwoch, 28. Februar 2007, Vlad Dogaru wrote:
2 > On 2/28/07, Hemmann, Volker Armin <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
3 wrote:
4 > > On Mittwoch, 28. Februar 2007, Vlad Dogaru wrote:
5 > > > Hello all,
6 > > >
7 > > > I have just switched monitors and X now starts in 640x480. I intend to
8 > > > make it work at 1280x1024, and have changed DefaultDepth and Modes
9 > > > lines in xorg.conf accordingly. The console works at 1024x768 as
10 > > > usual, but I have compiled that into the framebuffer. Any suggestions?
11 > >
12 > > how about not using modelines at all?
13 >
14 > I've tried commenting out the modeline, to no avail, and the
15 > DefaultDepth, also with no result. I've checked the logs and found
16 > nothing out of place. Attatched is my xorg.conf, should anyone find it
17 > meaningful.
18 >
19 > Vlad
20 >
21 > > --
22 > > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
23
24 well, you set no mode at all - modelines are something different ;)
25
26 Section "Screen"
27 Identifier "Screen0"
28 Device "Card0"
29 Monitor "Monitor0"
30 #DefaultDepth 24
31 SubSection "Display"
32 Viewport 0 0
33 Depth 1
34 EndSubSection
35 SubSection "Display"
36 Viewport 0 0
37 Depth 4
38 EndSubSection
39 SubSection "Display"
40 Viewport 0 0
41 Depth 8
42 EndSubSection
43 SubSection "Display"
44 Viewport 0 0
45 Depth 15
46 EndSubSection
47 SubSection "Display"
48 Viewport 0 0
49 Depth 16
50 EndSubSection
51 SubSection "Display"
52 Viewport 0 0
53 Depth 24
54 #Modes "1280x1024"
55 EndSubSection
56 EndSection
57
58 change that too something like:
59
60
61 Section "Screen"
62 Identifier "Screen0"
63 Device "Card0"
64 Monitor "Monitor0"
65 #DefaultDepth 24
66 SubSection "Display"
67 Viewport 0 0
68 Depth 1
69 EndSubSection
70 SubSection "Display"
71 Viewport 0 0
72 Depth 4
73 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
74 EndSubSection
75 SubSection "Display"
76 Viewport 0 0
77 Depth 8
78 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
79 EndSubSection
80 SubSection "Display"
81 Viewport 0 0
82 Depth 15
83 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
84 EndSubSection
85 SubSection "Display"
86 Viewport 0 0
87 Depth 16
88 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
89 EndSubSection
90 SubSection "Display"
91 Viewport 0 0
92 Depth 24
93 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
94 EndSubSection
95 EndSection
96
97 And add this to your modules section:
98 Load "ddc"
99 --
100 gentoo-user@g.o mailing list

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Re: [gentoo-user] Switched monitors, having resolution problems Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx>