Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 04:15:53 +0800 From: "psilotum" <psilo.tum@msa.hinet.net> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: chinsan@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/104134: [UPDATE] zh_TW: Update books/handbook/x11 to SVN#1024 Message-ID: <200610072015.EAA03850@msr37.hinet.net> Resent-Message-ID: <200610072020.k97KKDR9004395@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 104134 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [UPDATE] zh_TW: Update books/handbook/x11 to SVN#1024 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Oct 07 20:20:12 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: psilotum >Release: FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE i386 >Organization: FreeBSD Taiwan >Environment: System: FreeBSD psilotum.myphotos.cc 6.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #2: Fri Oct 6 19:36:23 CST 2006 >Description: Update handbook books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml to svn#1024 Change Log: https://opensvn.csie.org/traccgi/freebsddoc/changeset/1024 >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- zh_TW.20061007.svn1024.diff begins here --- diff -ruN zh_TW.Big5/books.orig/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml zh_TW.Big5/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml --- zh_TW.Big5/books.orig/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml Sat Aug 12 18:39:41 2006 +++ zh_TW.Big5/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml Sat Oct 7 10:06:26 2006 @@ -708,6 +708,83 @@ X11 configuration file:</para> <programlisting>Option "NoDDC"</programlisting> </sect3> + + <sect3> + <title>Adding a Widescreen Flatpanel to the Mix</title> + + <indexterm><primary>widescreen flatpanel configuration</primary></indexterm> + + <para>This section assumes a bit of advanced configuration knowledge. + If attempts to use the standard configuration tools above have not + resulted in a working configuration, there is information enough + in the log files to be of use in getting the setup working. + Use of a text editor will be necessary.</para> + + <para>Current Widescreen (WSXGA, WSXGA+, WUXGA, WXGA, WXGA+, et.al.) + formats support 16:10 and 10:9 formats or aspect ratios that can + be problematic. Examples of some common screen resolutions for + 16:10 aspect ratios are:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>2560x1600</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>1920x1200</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>1680x1050</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>1440x900</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>1280x800</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>At some point, it will be as easy as adding one of these + resolutions as a possible Mode in the Section "Screen" as such:</para> + + <programlisting>Section "Screen" +Identifier "Screen0" +Device "Card0" +Monitor "Monitor0" +DefaultDepth 24 +SubSection "Display" + Viewport 0 0 + Depth 24 + Modes "1680x1050" +EndSubSection +EndSection</programlisting> + + <para><application>&xorg;</application> is smart enough to pull the + resolution information from the widescreen via I2C/DDC information + so it knows what the monitor can handle as far as frequencies + and resolutions.</para> + + <para>If those ModeLines do not exist in the drivers, + one might need to give <application>&xorg;</application> a little hint. + Using <filename>/var/log/Xorg.0.log</filename> one can extract + enough information to manually create a ModeLine that will work. + Simply look for information resembling this:</para> + + <programlisting>(II) MGA(0): Supported additional Video Mode: +(II) MGA(0): clock: 146.2 MHz Image Size: 433 x 271 mm +(II) MGA(0): h_active: 1680 h_sync: 1784 h_sync_end 1960 h_blank_end 2240 h_border: 0 +(II) MGA(0): v_active: 1050 v_sync: 1053 v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_border: 0 +(II) MGA(0): Ranges: V min: 48 V max: 85 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 94 kHz, PixClock max 170 MHz</programlisting> + + <para>This information is called EDID information. Creating a + ModeLine from this is just a matter of putting the numbers in the + correct order:</para> + + <programlisting> ModeLine <name> <clock> <4 horiz. timings> <4 vert. timings></programlisting> + + <para>So that the ModeLine in Section "Monitor" for this example + would look like this:</para> + + <programlisting>Section "Monitor" +Identifier "Monitor1" +VendorName "Bigname" +ModelName "BestModel" +ModeLine "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 +Option "DPMS" +EndSection</programlisting> + + <para>Now having completed these simple editing steps, X should start + on your new widescreen monitor. + </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> --- zh_TW.20061007.svn1024.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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