[Gllug] Persuading X.org to give me the exact settings I asked for

Paul Mansfield paul.mansfield at mansteck.co.uk
Thu Dec 29 14:05:45 UTC 2005


On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 11:19 +0000, John Winters wrote:
> I'm running a fresh Ubuntu 5.10 installation, with a Dell W1900 LCD TV.
> The default resolution of the screen is 1280x768, with a preferred
> refresh of 60Hz.  If you're a bit away from that it adjusts (at the
> expense of clarity of image) but if you're too far away it sulks and
> just puts up a message saying, "Change your resolution to 1280x768 at
> 60Hz."
> 
I had success with the 1280patch talked about on this page:

http://www.leog.net/fujp_forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=5371&whichpage=1

Worked for a Sony T1 laptop.

Paul

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