Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 13:00:35 -0400 From: Bob Johnson <bobj@atlantic.net> To: glacious@totaloverdose.net Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Inspiron 7500 - X 'wraps' around the screen Message-ID: <39AFE0B3.5B95EDF9@atlantic.net>
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> ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:11:25 -0400 > From: "Bill" <glacious@totaloverdose.net> > Subject: Inspiron 7500 - X 'wraps' around the screen > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > - ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C013A0.C95463E0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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