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From: David Relson <relson@×××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] monitor identification question (Gnome)
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:07:19
Message-Id: 20100415203809.1057e9c6@osage.osagesoftware.com
1 I just retired my Viewsonic 19" CRT in favor of a Viewsonic VX2433WM.
2 Looking in Xorg.0.log it's obviously recognized (as the following lines
3 indicate):
4
5 (II) RADEON(0): Serial No: R4F100901594
6 (II) RADEON(0): Ranges: V min: 50 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 24 H max: 82
7 kHz, PixClock max 210 MHz
8 (II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: VX2433wm
9
10 However in Gnome's Display Preferences dialog, the monitor type shows
11 up as "Unknown". What can be done about this?
12
13 Additionally, a box saying "Unknown" (black text on cyan background)
14 appears on my screen at the upper left corner. This wouldn't matter
15 except that I like my Gnome panel at the top of the screen and the box
16 blocks the Main Menu icon. The box appears to be a repeat of the Gnome
17 Display Preferences dialog's "Unknown" monitor info. How can one nuke
18 the box?

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[gentoo-user] Re: monitor identification question (Gnome) walt <w41ter@×××××.com>