From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 11 11:12:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4993F106567A for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:12:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be) Received: from hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be (hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be [143.129.75.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB9658FC23 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:12:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be) Received: from hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id mABBC6fo024444; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:12:06 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (pdon@localhost) by hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8/Submit) with ESMTP id mABBC6LU024441; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:12:06 +0100 (CET) X-Authentication-Warning: hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be: pdon owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:12:06 +0100 (CET) From: Pieter Donche X-X-Sender: pdon@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be To: Mel In-Reply-To: <200811111136.23546.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Message-ID: References: <20081111102556.476e519b.freebsd@edvax.de> <200811111136.23546.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X11: 1280x768 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Pieter Donche List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:12:07 -0000 On the same portable there is also a SUSE Linux 10.1 and WinXP, which works in 1280x768 (so the hardware can use this resolution) In /var/log/Xorg.0.log is see many references to 1280x768 for the 'local flat panel' , PanelID returned panel resolution: 1280x768, also Printing DDC gathered Modelines: 3 lines (||) 1810(0): Modeline "1280x768"x0.0 (followed by varying numbers and a KhZ to end) follewed y Mode: 30 (640x480) (specifications) diffenrent Mode sections but 1024x768 at the highest .. (||) |810(0): Not using mode "1280x768i (no mode of that name) (--) |810(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) (**) |810(0): Built-in mode "1024x768" (**) |810(0): Display dimensions: (260,160) mm (**) |810(0): DPI set to (100,121) Why isnt' the 1289x768 recognized??? On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Mel wrote: > On Tuesday 11 November 2008 11:16:14 Pieter Donche wrote: >> Hmm, playing arround in KDE with -xrandr >> $ xrandr --size 1280x768 >> Size 1280x768 not found in available modes >> (?? it's in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf ??) > > Just because you put a modeline in the xorg config, does not mean the > videodriver, monitor or card itself, supports that mode. > Inspect /var/log/Xorg.0.log, specifically the supported modes detection,lines > like: > (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU > (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce Go 7600 at PCI:1:0:0: > (--) NVIDIA(0): Seiko (DFP-0) > (--) NVIDIA(0): Seiko (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock > (--) NVIDIA(0): Seiko (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link LVDS > (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: DFP-0 > (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes: > (II) NVIDIA(0): "1440x900" > (II) NVIDIA(0): "1024x768" > (II) NVIDIA(0): "800x600" > (II) NVIDIA(0): "640x480" > > It's also helpful to know the make and model of your graphics card, and which > driver you're using for it. > > -- > Mel > > Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules > and never get to the software part. >