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- <li><em>date</em>: Fri Mar 26 12:25:17 2004</li>
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John Allgood wrote:
> Hello Ale Folk
>
> All my attempts to edit the config file were in vain. Last resort
> BIOS Update. Guess what that fixed my problem. 1600x1200 @ 24bpp looks
> great. Thats for all the input.
>
> John Allgood - ESC
> Systems Administrator
>
>
> Mike Murphy wrote:
>
>> Disclaimer: usually all of my attempts at editing XF86config end with
>> me beating my head on my desk until I bleed, but....
>>
>> SubSection "Display"
>> Depth 24
>> Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
>> "800x600" "640x480"
>> EndSubSection
>>
>> Looks like to me the biggest resolution that's defined in your config
>> file is 1400x1050
>>
>> Also:
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>> Identifier "Monitor0"
>> ModelName "Dell 1400x1050 Laptop Display Panel"
>> HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0
>> VertRefresh 59.0 - 75.0
>> Option "dpms"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Did it detect the right monitor. Some of what you describe may be
>> because the HorizSync and VertRefresh values might be wrong. Don't
>> tinker with those though (although, on an LCD I doubt you can actually
>> damage anything that way). They should be listed in the technical
>> specifications for your laptop somewhere.
>>
>> Kudzu or whatever made that config seems to think that your display is
>> 1500x1050 "native". Is it? Does it run ok at that? Also, generally
>> when I update or install a new release, I try to make sure I save a
>> copy of this file, just in case (but see the first paragraph above). I
>> don't suppose you still have your old one, do you?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> John Allgood wrote:
>>
>>> When the laptop was running Redhat 7.3 I could achive anything up to
>>> 1600x1200 running at 24bit color. Now I am running at 1280x1024 @
>>> 8bit. Eventhough my XFree86 Config says otherwise. If I use the
>>> default "nv" driver I get the full resolution but not a full screen.
>>> I also did a quick install of Suse and downloaded the nvidia driver
>>> from their site still the same issue. I think the video card is too
>>> old for the newer versions of XFree86 and Linux. This notebook is
>>> nearly three years old. And in computer terms thats a lifetime. Here
>>> is a copy of my XFree86 file.
>>>
>>> Dow Hurst wrote:
>>>
>>>> What did the card achieve with the older drivers? It is probably a
>>>> XF86Config syntax problem. You want to post your file?
>>>>
>>>> John Allgood wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Ale
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been working all day trying to get the NVIDIA drivers to
>>>>> work correctly on Fedora Core I. I have downloaded from the NVIDIA
>>>>> site and installed the drivers not a single problem. I then
>>>>> configured my XF86Config file to use the nvidia module. The problem
>>>>> is that I can't get any color depth or resolution greater than
>>>>> 1280x1024. I have tried to install older versions of the driver
>>>>> same result. This driver worked great under Redhat 7.3. I even
>>>>> tried to go back and install the drivers before NVIDIA came out
>>>>> with the unified driver. I may drop back to Redhat 9.0 and see if I
>>>>> get the same results. Anyone got any ideas.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> John Allgood - ESC
>>>>> Systems Administrator
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Ale mailing list
>>>>> Ale at ale.org
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> # XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86
>>>
>>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>> Identifier "Default Layout"
>>> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
>>> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>>> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>>> InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Files"
>>>
>>> # RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the
>>> name of the # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There
>>> is normally
>>> # no need to change the default.
>>> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
>>> # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
>>> # the X server to render fonts.
>>> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
>>> FontPath "unix/:7100"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Module"
>>> Load "dbe"
>>> Load "extmod"
>>> Load "fbdevhw"
>>> Load "glx"
>>> Load "record"
>>> Load "freetype"
>>> Load "type1"
>>> # Load "dri"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "InputDevice"
>>>
>>> # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
>>> # Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
>>> # To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
>>> # Option "XkbDisable"
>>> # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
>>> # lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
>>> # keyboard, you will probably want to use:
>>> # Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
>>> # If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
>>> # Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
>>> #
>>> # Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
>>> # For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
>>> # Option "XkbLayout" "de"
>>> # or:
>>> # Option "XkbLayout" "de"
>>> # Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
>>> #
>>> # If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
>>> # control keys, use:
>>> # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
>>> # Or if you just want both to be control, use:
>>> # Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
>>> #
>>> Identifier "Keyboard0"
>>> Driver "keyboard"
>>> Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
>>> Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
>>> Option "XkbLayout" "us"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "InputDevice"
>>> Identifier "Mouse0"
>>> Driver "mouse"
>>> Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
>>> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>>> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>>> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "InputDevice"
>>>
>>> # If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then
>>> # this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you
>>> # also use USB mice at the same time.
>>> Identifier "DevInputMice"
>>> Driver "mouse"
>>> Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
>>> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>>> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>>> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Monitor"
>>> Identifier "Monitor0"
>>> VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
>>> ModelName "Dell 1400x1050 Laptop Display Panel"
>>> HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0
>>> VertRefresh 59.0 - 75.0
>>> Option "dpms"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Device"
>>> Identifier "Videocard0"
>>> Driver "nvidia"
>>> VendorName "Videocard vendor"
>>> BoardName "nVidia GeForce 2 Go"
>>> VideoRam 32768
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Screen"
>>> Identifier "Screen0"
>>> Device "Videocard0"
>>> Monitor "Monitor0"
>>> DefaultDepth 24
>>> SubSection "Display"
>>> Depth 24
>>> Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864"
>>> "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>>> EndSubSection
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "DRI"
>>> Group 0
>>> Mode 0666
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>>
>>>
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