From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 15 05:51:43 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A976716A41C for ; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:51:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: from blackwater.lemis.com (wantadilla.lemis.com [192.109.197.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCDBA43D46 for ; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:51:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: by blackwater.lemis.com (Postfix, from userid 1004) id 5D40286D56; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:21:41 +0930 (CST) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:21:41 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey To: Ross Penner Message-ID: <20050715055141.GC83370@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <20050715051438.GB83370@wantadilla.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="i7F3eY7HS/tUJxUd" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: The FreeBSD Project Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-418-838-708 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ X-PGP-Fingerprint: 9A1B 8202 BCCE B846 F92F 09AC 22E6 F290 507A 4223 Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Xorg changing modes X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:51:43 -0000 --i7F3eY7HS/tUJxUd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline [trimmed, resequenced] On Thursday, 14 July 2005 at 22:36:09 -0700, Ross Penner wrote: > On 7/14/05, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >> On Thursday, 14 July 2005 at 22:05:31 -0700, Ross Penner wrote: >>> I've been having trouble getting Xorg to change video modes. I want it >>> to run in 1280x1024 but it drops to 640x480 when I test it. I used the >>> handbook as my guide. >> >> OK, a horizontal sync of 33 kHz is definitely far too low for that >> kind of resolution. Looking at the X config file, you have: >> >>> Section "Monitor" >>> #DisplaySize 370 300 # mm >>> Identifier "Monitor0" >>> VendorName "HIQ" >>> ModelName "L90D+ D-SUB" >>> ### Uncomment if you don't want to default to DDC: >>> # HorizSync 31.0 - 83.0 >>> # VertRefresh 56.0 - 0.0 >>> Option "DPMS" >>> EndSection >> >> That's funny, because X should recognize the commented-out values, but >> it looks as if it can't find any information about the monitor by >> itself. Try uncommenting the two lines. > > Thanks for the quick reply. if I uncomment both lines, the config file > won't parse. apparently the range after the vert refresh is improper > (surprise surprise). Please note what I wrote below: > When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. > If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original > recipients. I reply to these messages for the benefit of others as well. Looking at the entries in more detail, it's clear that VertRefresh is incorrect. Enter the correct values if your manual divulges them. > uncommenting just the horizontal works fine though. Yes, I'd expect that. > Would I get better preformance by putting the correct values of the > vert refresh range? I have an LCD. The performance won't change, but it may help X choose a better mode line. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html The virus contained in this message was detected, clubbed to death and distributed throughout the Internet as vaccine by LEMIS anti-virus. For further details see http://www.lemis.com/grog/lemis-virus.html Finger grog@FreeBSD.org for PGP public key. See complete headers for address and phone numbers. --i7F3eY7HS/tUJxUd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFC107tIubykFB6QiMRAgU7AJ9BvTxz7PU6+HnqLeuoqxsWQsuY+ACeKD+8 DqA7D2WdkJFFUBLO3ZG8V9U= =Priu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --i7F3eY7HS/tUJxUd--