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On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On 25 August 2010 15:38, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> On 25 August 2010 15:17, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>>>> I found the specs with Hsync and VSync limits, but they don't mention the |
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>>>>> clock speed. I guess I'll just have to fool with it until it works or |
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>>>>> catches fire. |
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>>>> |
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>>>> That basically describes the way I've done my X monitor settings for |
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>>>> the past 10 years or so. I just made up a bunch of numbers and hope |
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>>>> they accidentally work. :) Now I'm thankful for EDID in monitors and |
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>>>> smarter video drivers. |
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>>> |
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>>> I think that if xrandr -q does not show the resolution you are |
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>>> seeking, then the video card or driver in question cannot provide it. |
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>>> I'm not sure that feeding xorg any odd modeline will change things, |
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>>> plus unlike a CRT monitor, LCDs only provide a clear image at their |
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>>> native resolution (denoted by '+' in the xrandr list of resolutions) |
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>> I've been able to generate modelines in the past for all kinds of |
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>> crazy non-standard resolutions. I think the ones listed may be the |
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>> ones defined in the card's BIOS. |
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>> I just remembered about CVT, I think it's what I used to generate the |
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>> modelines I posted earlier. It is part of the x11-base/xorg-server |
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>> package and will generate the frequencies and everything for you based |
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>> on VESA standards. You simply give it X and Y resolution and it does |
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>> the rest. For example: |
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>> $ cvt 1280 720 |
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>> # 1280x720 59.86 Hz (CVT 0.92M9) hsync: 44.77 kHz; pclk: 74.50 MHz |
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>> Modeline "1280x720_60.00" 74.50 1280 1344 1472 1664 720 723 728 |
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>> 748 -hsync +vsync |
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> Fair enough, but anything other than the native resolution on an LCD |
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> monitor will end looking distorted or blurred. |
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Of course, and I agree completely, but what I was going for was at |
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least he can get blurry 16:9 that fills the whole screen rather than |
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4:3 that is either stretched or leaves gaps on the sides. :) |