Re: SC420 and Vesa driver in FC3

Matt Florido wrote:

* Gain Paolo Mureddu <gmureddu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [01-27-2005 22:41]:

Matt Florido wrote:

Encountered my first minor problem with the installation of FC3.  I
can't seem to obtain a higher resolution than 1024x768.

FC3 is using the generic Vesa driver.  I've attempted to change monitor
settings, but nothing will take.  From what I've read, the Vesa is an
acceptable driver.  Is there something I should attempt?

Could you please send me your xorg.conf file, so I could take a look and see if there's something wrong... I've got a couple ideas of where the problem might be located... Also, what are your monitor's values of hsync and vsync, those are VERY important too... And what's the maximum resolution your monitor supports?

I've a Dell SC420 and a Dell Ultrascan P991 screen (not recognized by the
FC3 installer).

I've set up the screen as "Generic CRT screen - 1280x1024 capable" during
install process and have the following in my xorg.conf (I can use the
1280x1024 resolution - hope this will help) :

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "Monitor 1280x1024"
        HorizSync    31.5 - 79.0
        VertRefresh  50.0 - 90.0
        Option      "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "vesa"
        VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
        BoardName   "VESA driver (generic)"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

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