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Date:      Tue, 16 May 2006 08:00:10 -0500
From:      Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com>
To:        "Rick C. Petty" <rick-freebsd@kiwi-computer.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Exiting Xorg panics Core Duo laptop
Message-ID:  <4469CCDA.2040600@centtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060512174402.GA85005@megan.kiwi-computer.com>
References:  <4460FCE8.9020703@centtech.com> <446322D4.7020708@centtech.com> <4463A275.5030701@centtech.com> <200605111724.07510.jhb@freebsd.org> <4463EDC7.1050004@centtech.com> <20060512174402.GA85005@megan.kiwi-computer.com>

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Rick C. Petty wrote:
> On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 09:07:03PM -0500, Eric Anderson wrote:
>> I'd use the nv driver instead, however I'm not sure how to make it work 
>> with this screen (1920x1200).
> 
> This is my entry for my Dell 2405FPW:
> 
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier	"Monitor1"
> 	DisplaySize	520 330		# yes, I measured it
> 	HorizSync	30.0-81.0
> 	VertRefresh	56.0-76.0
> 	Mode "1920x1200"
> 		DotClock 154.0
> 		HTimings 1920 1968 2000 2080
> 		VTimings 1200 1203 1209 1235
> 	EndMode
> 	Option		"DPMS"
> EndSection
> 
> 
> I can't remember if I needed the frequencies-- I had some initial problems
> using the DVI input and nvidia not detecting things correctly, but then I
> added this to the Device section:
> 
> 	Option	"ConnectedMonitor"	"DPF-1"
> 
> YMMV,
> 
> -- Rick C. Petty


Awesome!  That worked like a charm!  I only changed the ConnectedMonitor 
to use LVDS since this is a laptop.


Thanks a ton!

Eric



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Eric Anderson        Sr. Systems Administrator        Centaur Technology
Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't.
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