Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:38:39 +0100 From: Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X resolution Message-ID: <4CE44B5F.50408@netfence.it> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011161709070.36911@wonkity.com> References: <4CE30C07.2090006@netfence.it> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011161709070.36911@wonkity.com>
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On 11/17/10 01:15, Warren Block wrote: > It sounds like the EDID information isn't always working. Check your > video cable to see if a pin is bent over, or try a different one. I guess it's working too much! :-D How does X know 2048x1536 is a valid resolution otherwise? Why would it override my settings? >> I've got this in my xorg.conf: >> >> Section "Screen" >> Identifier "SyncMaster" >> Device "Card0" >> Monitor "SyncMaster" >> SubSection "Display" >> Viewport 0 0 >> Depth 32 >> Modes "1600x1200" >> EndSubSection >> EndSection > > 32 is not a valid depth, according to xorg.conf(5). Right: I changed that to 24 and this seemed to do the trick! Still wondering... it must have been there for eons, yet it started misbehaving only a week ago... Well, it works now! :-) > What is the monitor? A Samsung SyncMaster 1200NF (http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/samsung1200nf/). Thanks a lot for your help! bye av.
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