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Dow Hurst wrote:
> Whoa there! A BIOS update fixed this? Why would this matter? Are
> the newer kernels and XFree86 using BIOS info by default to get video
> card info now? Could it be that disabling ACPI on boot would have
> fixed this without the BIOS update? Why wouldn't XFree query the video
> card directly? This is something bothering me alot now since it seems
> that the support of older hardware is getting spotty. My old Dell
> Latitude was best supported for video and sound under SuSE 7.1 and not
> SuSE 8.x-9.0. Isn't that a step backwards? Sorry to sound hotheaded
> but this issue is beginning to bug me since we preach that all you
> need is some old hardware to run Linux. Or, that the old hardware
> will be useable longer, but actually that isn't the case like you'd
> think.
> Dow
>
>
> 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
>>>>>>
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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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