Re: Display Resolution problem - Fedora 14

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On 12/13/2010 03:03 PM, David wrote:
> Now that system-config-display is abandoned and xorg.conf is no longer
> used what can I use to configure an older CRT monitor that Xorg in
> Fedora does not recognize? Xorg in Fedora does not recognize the fact
> that this monitor is capable of a 1600x1200 display resolution. So that
> is not an offered setting.
>
> Three other different Linux distributions do not recognize this monitor
> either, a fault of the monitor, but do recognize that it is capable of a
> 1600x1200 display resolution for a generic monitor.
>
> So where do I put this information so that Fedora is also capable of a
> 1600x1200 display resolution? In what file? At what location? How would
> the data read?
>
> Xrandr does not seem to be able to recognize the monitor either as it
> offers the same lower resolutions.

I'm *kind of* in the same boat as you -- native mode of my LCD isn't 
caught by default (due to a bad EDID).
I use this to force the mode:

xrandr --newmode 1600x1200m <timing info>
xrandr --addmode VGA-0 1600x1200m

That should make the mode available for normal xrandr operation.

HTH

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