On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 10:37:58PM -0500, Andrew Robinson wrote: > Charles Curley wrote: > >On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 09:15:01PM -0500, Andrew Robinson wrote: > >>I received a Dell 20 inch monitor for Christmas. It's native resolution > >>is 1680x1050. Looking at my Xorg.0.log file, I find these lines: > >> > >>(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1680x1050" (hsync out of range) > >>(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1680x1050" (hsync out of range) > > > > > > > >>Do these lines mean my video card will not support this resolution or > >>that I need to do some configuration to get the card to support this > >>resolution or something else entirely? > > > >Have you run system-config-display (as root)? It should detect the new > >monitor and let you make whatever adjustments seem appropriate. > > > >Just in case, back up /etc/X11/xorg.conf before you do so. Just in > >case. > > > > > system-config-display fails with a host of python error messages. Can > you tell me how to fix that? I cannot. I suspect that a copy of the error messages would help someone more knowledgeable than I. You might also indicate which drivers you are using, with version numbers. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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