Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 21:30:12 -0400 From: Bob Johnson <bobj@atlantic.net> To: "Bill" <glacious@totaloverdose.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Inspiron 7500 - X 'wraps' around the screen Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000906213012.009e3650@rio.atlantic.net> In-Reply-To: <000b01c017ba$7e1587b0$3c6b1581@glacious> References: <39AFE0B3.5B95EDF9@atlantic.net>
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At 12:25 AM 09/06/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>how would I go about getthing the 1400 resolution? its not in the graphical
>config program for X. Thanks for the info too btw. My laptop screen is
>meant to be run at 1400 resolution, so it'll look best that way anyway...
>
> -Bill
>
You need to edit the file /etc/XF86Config and find the "monitor"
section. Add the line (it's one line):
Modeline "1400x1050" 155.00 1400 1464 1784 1912 1050 1052 1064 1090
-HSync -VSync
to it.
You will also need to find the "Screen" section and add "1400x1050"
to the list of modes the screen supports. You will probably find
more than one "Screen" section. I don't have the Inspiron handy at
the moment, and I don't remember which one you really need to edit,
so it is probably easiest to just edit all of the "Screen" sections
and add "1400x1050" to all of them.
A sample "Screen" section might look something like:
Section "Screen"
Driver "SVGA"
Device "Primary Card"
Monitor "Primary Monitor"
DefaultColorDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Depth 1
Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
(I didn't get this example from the Inspiron, so it might not
be quite the same as what you will end up with).
I hope that helps!
By the way, it's best to send any follow-up questions you have
back to the questions@freebsd.org list so that someone else
can answer it if I don't have time (or don't know the answer).
- Bob
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob Johnson" <bobj@atlantic.net>
>To: <glacious@totaloverdose.net>
>Cc: <questions@freebsd.org>
>Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 1:00 PM
>Subject: Re: Inspiron 7500 - X 'wraps' around the screen
>
>
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:11:25 -0400
>> > From: "Bill" <glacious@totaloverdose.net>
>> > Subject: Inspiron 7500 - X 'wraps' around the screen
>> >
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>> > I got X to work on my Dell Inspiron 7500 notebook, and theres a wierd =
>> > bug with the X server, it seems that the left 1/2 of the screen wraps =
>> > around to the right 1/3. so the middle 1/3 is all nice and clear, while
>=
>> > the left and right 3rds are overlapping eachother, like theres two =
>> > layers, but mimicing the opposite side. I've tried searching the =
>> > freebsd.org site and X free groups about this, but I couldn't come up =
>> > with anything that worked. If anyone else has had this happen to them,
>=
>> > or can point me in the right direction, please do. Thank you.
>> >
>> > -Bill
>> >
>>
>> I have not yet found an X configuration that doesn't have this problem
>> for
>> resolutions between 1024x768 and 1400x1050 (not inclusive). I use
>> 1400x1050 even though I'd rather use 1280x1024 or so.
>>
>> I downloaded Dell's Inspiron setup for Linux, and the highest resolution
>> they supply is 1024x768.
>>
>> Here are the modelines I use. If you have a 1400x1050 display, it
>> should
>> work for you. I've tested and discarded the lines marked "NFG", some of
>> which
>> were provided by others who used them on their (older?) Inspirons, and
>> some of
>> which I came up with myself through various semi-random processes. As
>> soon as
>> I have some spare time, I'll try again. I'm thinking of putting an
>> external
>> monitor on it and measuring the actual scan rates that Windows uses in
>> these
>> modes.
>>
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>> Identifier "Primary Monitor"
>> VendorName "Unknown"
>> ModelName "Unknown"
>> HorizSync 30-100
>> VertRefresh 50-100
>> Modeline "640x480" 45.80 640 672 768 864 480 488 494 530 -hsync
>> -vsync
>> Modeline "800x600" 69.65 800 864 928 1088 600 604 610 640 -hsync
>> -vsync
>> Modeline "1024x768" 115.50 1024 1056 1248 1440 768 771 781 802
>> -hsync -vsync
>>
>> # NFG Modeline "1152x864" 65 1152 1168 1384 1480 864 865
>> 875 985 Interlace
>> # NFG Modeline "1152x864" 89.9 1152 1216 1472 1680 864 868
>> 876 892 -HSync -VSync
>> # NFG Modeline "1152x864" 110.00 1152 1172 1260 1452 864 864
>> 876 900 -HSync -VSync
>> # NFG Modeline "1152x864" 137.65 1152 1184 1312 1548 864 866
>> 885 926 -hsync -vsync
>>
>> # NFG Modeline "1280x960" 155.00 1280 1435 1755 1912 960 963 975
>> 1000 -HSync -VSync
>>
>> # NFG Modeline "1280x1024" 91.60 1280 1344 1536 1728 960 976
>> 988 1060 -hsync -vsync # actually 1280x960
>> # NFG Modeline "1280x1024" 80 1280 1296 1512 1568 1024 1025 1037
>> 1165 Interlace
>> # NFG Modeline "1280x1024" 110.00 1280 1328 1512 1712 1024 1025 1028
>> 1054 -HSync -VSync
>> # NFG Modeline "1280x1024" 126.5 1280 1312 1472 1696 1024 1032 1040
>> 1068 -HSync -VSync
>> # NFG Modeline "1280x1024" 135.00 1280 1312 1416 1664 1024 1027 1030
>> 1064
>> # NFG Modeline "1280x1024" 135.00 1280 1312 1456 1712 1024 1027 1030
>> 1064
>> # NFG Modeline "1280x1024" 157.50 1280 1344 1504 1976 1024 1025 1028
>> 1032 +hsync +vsync
>> # NFG Modeline "1280x1024" 157.50 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028
>> 1072 +HSync +VSync
>>
>> Modeline "1400x1050" 155.00 1400 1464 1784 1912 1050 1052 1064 1090
>> -HSync -VSync
>>
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> There is, of course, no guarantee that these won't destroy your system
>> if it doesn't have
>> hardware identical to mine (or even if it does), but at least I haven't
>> destroyed mine yet.
>>
>> By the way, when you are ready to get suspend-to-disk going, I've got
>> that (mostly) working,
>> too.
>>
>> - Bob
>>
>
>
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| bobj@atlantic.net
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