Help!

I have copied others' working modelines for 1920x1200 into my
XF86Config but it did not work on my Dell D800 WUSGA 1920x1200 laptop
(I deleted the other modelines).

Clearly there's something else I need to do or change I am missing.


Thanks for any help in advance,
Jim

Jim Kroger wrote:
> Help!
>
> I have copied others' working modelines for 1920x1200 into my
> XF86Config but it did not work on my Dell D800 WUSGA 1920x1200 laptop
> (I deleted the other modelines).
>
> Clearly there's something else I need to do or change I am missing.

Are you sure that the X-Server you are using are able to do 1920x1200
with your card?

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Jim,
I have a DELL Inspiron 8600 with WUXGA and use the 1920x1200. Please look at
my XF86Config, maybe this helps you.
Regards,
Ralf

# /.../
# SaX generated XFree86 config file
# Created on: 2004-01-31T10:49:41+0100.
#
# Version: 4.7
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2002
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (4.7)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
: smipp
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
: smipp
InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "Keyboard"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Device" "/dev/pointer1"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "ps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[3]"
Option "Device" "/dev/pointer0"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry"
HorizSync 30-95
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "1600X1200@75HZ"
VendorName "--> LCD"
VertRefresh 58-78
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1024x768" 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -HSync
-VSync
Modeline "1600x1200" 202.50 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250
Modeline "1920x1200" 186.57 1920 2048 2256 2592 1200 1201 1204 1241
EndSection

Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
BoardName "0x031b"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[0]"
VendorName "NVidia"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection


Jim Kroger wrote:

> Help!
>
> I have copied others' working modelines for 1920x1200 into my
> XF86Config but it did not work on my Dell D800 WUSGA 1920x1200 laptop
> (I deleted the other modelines).
>
> Clearly there's something else I need to do or change I am missing.
>
>
> Thanks for any help in advance,
> Jim

go into control center and select graohics card
then click color and resolution, then properties
then click expert tab enter resolution click add
then you will see the resolution you have entered
is ticked then finalize then test this will tell you if the
resolution is usable with suse you don't have to mess
around in XF86Config file yast does it all for you
I talk from past experiance.

Owe if you must do what you want to do in XF86Config file
go here
http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl

Did you do this with a 1920x1200 LCD notebook monitor?

I followed these steps. I simply gave me a scrambled screen. However,
I know people using Linux, including Suse, are using hte 1920x1200
resolution just fine.

Thanks anyway though.

Jim


Darklight <nglen702@netscape.net> wrote in message news:<c0l9vd$shj$1@titan.btinternet.com>...
> go into control center and select graohics card
> then click color and resolution, then properties
> then click expert tab enter resolution click add
> then you will see the resolution you have entered
> is ticked then finalize then test this will tell you if the
> resolution is usable with suse you don't have to mess
> around in XF86Config file yast does it all for you
> I talk from past experiance.

Well I'm not sure I completely understand the issue but I know others
are using the same computer under linux and getting 1920x1200.

Jim


Stefan Fredriksson <mcriley@telia.com> wrote in message news:<c0km4v$1809f0$2@ID-51377.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> Jim Kroger wrote:
> > Help!
> >
> > I have copied others' working modelines for 1920x1200 into my
> > XF86Config but it did not work on my Dell D800 WUSGA 1920x1200 laptop
> > (I deleted the other modelines).
> >
> > Clearly there's something else I need to do or change I am missing.
>
> Are you sure that the X-Server you are using are able to do 1920x1200
> with your card?

Jim Kroger wrote:

> I followed these steps. I simply gave me a scrambled screen. However,
> I know people using Linux, including Suse, are using hte 1920x1200
> resolution just fine.

Ask these other people to e-mail you their XF86Config files?

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No i done this with a Philips 170W4 wide screen monitor
but heres my config file

Section "Monitor"
Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry"
DisplaySize 320 240
HorizSync 30-61
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "170W4 (17INCH MONITOR)"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "PHILIPS"
VertRefresh 56-71
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1280x768" 97.12 1280 1296 1552 1864 768 768 776 802
Modeline "640x480" 26.36 640 656 720 864 480 480 484 501
Modeline "640x480" 30.35 640 656 720 864 480 480 485 501
EndSection

Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x480"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
BoardName "GeForce4 Ti 4200"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Screen 0
Option "Rotate" "off"
VendorName "NVidia"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection

In <c0l9vd$shj$1@titan.btinternet.com>, on 02/14/2004
at 02:05 PM, Darklight <nglen702@netscape.net> said:

>you don't have to mess
>around in XF86Config file yast does it all for you

For some adapters, not for all. I had to go into sax to configure my
elsa.

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