[Sussex] Resolutions

[Ronan Chilvers]

Thanks Steve

I think I'll grab the latest kernel and fire it up to see what
happens...  Watch this space !!! :)

Shoulder sounds nasty!!!  Get well soon!!

Cheers

Ronan

On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 19:40:44 +0100
"Steve Williams" <sdp.williams at btinternet.com> wrote:

>    
>     Ronan,
>     
>     I had the same problem when I ran my Iiyama Pro Lite 1600x1200
> monitor on DVI output from my graphics card. It seems that standard
> frame buffer resolutions max at 1024x768.
> 
> </edit> on DVI output.
> 
>  I believe that Ubuntu uses the standard frame buffer to generate
> it's window manager displays for compatibility across a wide range of
> hardware. However, this appears to have been solved in kernel >
> 2.6.12. If you can't run a custom kernel, try your monitor on the VGA
> connector of your graphics card (if it has one of course). You should
> then be able to set your fb resolution at boot using vga=0x348 (or
> whatever required). You may recall I had a prang on a motorcross bike
> in June and injured my left shoulder. Well it turned out to be a
> Locked Posterior Dislocation, a really nasty injury that has had to
> be surgically reduced. So I'm feeling very sore post-op. I hope to be
> well enough to see everyone at the next SLUG Moot. Steve Williams.
> -----Original Message----- From: "Ronan
> Chilvers"<ronan at thelittledot.com> Sent: 12/08/05 10:56:08 To: "LUG
> email list for the Sussex Counties"<sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Subject: [Sussex] Resolutions Hi folks
>         
>         Can anyone shed some light on an annoying X resolution
> problem?  I'm using a flat screen monitor at work (HP 1702 TFT) which
> is capable of 1280x1024.  The machine used to have Mandrake 10 on it
> which happily drove the monitor at the right resolution.  However
> since installing Ubuntu, I can't get the resolution higher than
> 1024x768 without it using a virtual desktop space (ie: the desktop
> extends out beyond the monitor ), as if the highest resolution was
> 1024x768.  I've tried generating some Modelines for the full
> resolution, using the monitor specs from the HP site with no joy -
> same thing happens.  I know it will do the full resolution because it
> has quite happily in the past. 
>         Unfortunately I don't know the Mandrake 10 X server version
> which might have helped, but the current one is the standard Ubuntu
> Hoary xorg version 6.8.2. The graphics card is an on-board Intel
> 82865G PCI device using the native X driver's built resolutions /
> modes which does list 1280x1024 as supported in Xorg.0.log.  However
> the log also contains the line
>         
>         (II) I810(0): Not using built-in mode "1280x1024" (width too
> large for virtual size)
>         
>         Any ideas anyone?  If you need to know anything else let me
> know. I can attach over xorg.conf files, etc as required.
>         
>         Cheers
>         
>         Ronan
>     
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