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Date:      Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:42:03 +0000
From:      "Dieter BSD" <dieterbsd@engineer.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   trying for 1920x1080 was: Re: Attempting to get an X11 server running
Message-ID:  <20110630214204.219410@gmx.com>

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>>> Now to see if I can get this wimpy rage xl to do 1920x1080.
>>
>> Please don't mess with modelines, it should not be needed any more.
>> Just set the resolutions desired in the Screen/Display section.  If
>> modelines are really required, get them out of /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
>> But they almost certainly are not.
>
> Though if you *really* wanted to, there's cvt(1):

The cvt utility helpfully created a couple of modelines which I think
should work, but Xorg doesn't appear to use it.  I know it sees it,
because if I put in a typo it complains.  :-)  But the modelines don't
appear in the log file, even with Option "ModeDebug" and -logverbose 100.

I do get these:
(II) MACH64(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0  148.50  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) MACH64(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x60.0  172.80  1920 2040 2248 2576  1080 1081 1084 1118 -hsync +vsync (67.1 kHz)

but it doesn't use them:
(II) MACH64(0): <default monitor>: Using hsync range of 30.00-83.00 kHz
(II) MACH64(0): <default monitor>: Using vrefresh range of 56.00-76.00 Hz
(II) MACH64(0): <default monitor>: Using maximum pixel clock of 170.00 MHz
(II) MACH64(0): Estimated virtual size for aspect ratio 1.7778 is 1920x1080
(II) MACH64(0): Maximum clock: 124.00 MHz
[ ... ]
(II) MACH64(0): Not using driver mode "1920x1080" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) MACH64(0): Not using driver mode "1280x1024" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) MACH64(0): Not using driver mode "1920x1080" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) MACH64(0): Shrinking virtual size estimate from 1920x1080 to 1400x1050
(--) MACH64(0): Virtual size is 1400x1050 (pitch 1408)
(**) MACH64(0): *Default mode "1400x1050": 122.0 MHz, 64.9 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) MACH64(0): Modeline "1400x1050"x60.0  122.00  1400 1488 1640 1880  1050 1052 1064 1082 +hsync +vsync (64.9 kHz)

What is this 124.00 MHz clock?  Should I be using 124 or 170?
The 1400x1050 being 122 makes me think it is using 124 as the limit.
It isn't clear what it means by "bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan".
Other rejections have reasons that make sense, "vrefresh out of range",
"insufficient memory" and so on.

If the pixel clock is the problem, would reducing the color depth help?

The xrandr utility doesn't help:

xrandr --fb 1920x1080 -display :0
xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1400x1050 (desired size 1920x1080)

xrandr --size 1920x1080 -display :0
Size 1920x1080 not found in available modes

Current xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "X.org Configured"
#       Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        # need Option "AutoAddDevices" "Off" to avoid the non-working hald
        # run moused instead
        Option "AutoAddDevices" "Off"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Disable  "record"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier "Device0"
        Option "ModeDebug"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "Monitor2220"
        VendorName "Dell"
        ModelName  "ST2220T"
        HorizSync  30.00-83.00
        VertRefresh 56.00-76.00

# cvt -v  1920 1080 57
# Warning: Refresh Rate is not CVT standard (50, 60, 75 or 85Hz).
# 1920x1080 56.90 Hz (CVT) hsync: 63.67 kHz; pclk: 163.00 MHz
Modeline "1920x1080_57.00"  163.00  1920 2040 2240 2560  1080 1083 1088 1119 -hsync +vsync

# cvt -v -r 1920 1080
# 1920x1080 59.93 Hz (CVT 2.07M9-R) hsync: 66.59 kHz; pclk: 138.50 MHz
Modeline "1920x1080R"  138.50  1920 1968 2000 2080  1080 1083 1088 1111 +hsync -vsync
EndSection



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