At least to me, 1280x1024 was (0x31a) unusable in the latest kernels - the kernel claimed that the vga=xxx parameter was invalid. However, does anyone have any idea how I can get 1600x1280 consoles? (normal 5:4) - Gilboa On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 08:43 +0100, Jan Welker wrote: > As far as I know you can't use a 16:9 resolution. You have to use a > 4:5 resolution. If you are fine with that write vga=*** to your boot > parameters. > > Exchange *** with the value of the table: > > Color depth | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 > 256 (8bit) | 769 771 773 775 > 32000 (15bit) | 784 787 790 793 > 65000 (16bit) | 785 788 791 794 > 16.7 Mill.(24bit) | 786 789 792 795 > > > On 2/17/07, Bob Barrett <bobbrrtt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I recently set up a new computer with the following hardware: > > Tyan S2865ANRF > AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Dual-Core > 4 GB Corsair (CMX1024-3200) > PNY Quadro FX 1500 256 MB > Acer AL2423W > > > I had no trouble getting X to run at 1920x1200. Gnome first > started at > 1280x1024. I went to System > Preferences > Screen > Resolution. > 1920x1200 was available. I set it, and that was that. Now, I'd > like to > set 1680x1050 as my resolution in the console. I haven't been > able to > get it to work. > > I have searched the list archives for "console" back two years > and found > nothing > on this particular problem. > > > Some commands and output: > > []# dmesg | grep -i vesa > vesafb: framebuffer at 0xd0000000, mapped to 0xf8880000, using > 5120k, > total 262144k > vesafb: mode is 1280x1024x16, linelength=2560, pages=1 > vesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:cb60 > vesafb: pmi: set display start = c00ccb96, set palette = > c00ccc00 > vesafb: pmi: ports = 3b4 3b5 3ba 3c0 3c1 3c4 3c5 3c6 3c7 3c8 > 3c9 3cc 3ce > 3cf 3d0 > 3d1 3d2 3d3 3d4 3d5 3da > vesafb: scrolling: redraw > vesafb: Truecolor: size=0:5:6:5, shift=0:11:5:0 > fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device > > []# grep -i vesa /boot/config-2.6.18-1.2200.fc5smp > > CONFIG_FB_VESA=y > > > []# cat /proc/fb > > "0 VESA VGA", so, vesafb is working. > > []$ gtf 1920 1200 60 && gtf 1920 1200 60 -f > > # 1920x1200 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 74.52 kHz; pclk: 193.16 > MHz > Modeline "1920x1200_60.00" 193.16 1920 2048 2256 > 2592 1200 1201 > 1204 1242 \ > -HSync +Vsync > > mode "1920x1200 60.00Hz 32bit (GTF)" > # PCLK: 193.16 MHz, H: 74.52 kHz, V: 60.00 Hz > geometry 1920 1200 1920 1200 32 > timings 5177 336 128 38 1 208 3 > hsync low > vsync high > endmode > > []$ gtf 1680 1050 70 && gtf 1680 1050 70 -f > > # 1680x1050 @ 70.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 76.51 kHz; pclk: 173.83 > MHz > Modeline "1680x1050_70.00" 173.83 1680 1792 1976 > 2272 1050 1051 > 1054 1093 \ > -HSync +Vsync > > mode "1680x1050 70.00Hz 32bit (GTF)" > # PCLK: 173.83 MHz, H: 76.51 kHz, V: 70.00 Hz > geometry 1680 1050 1680 1050 32 > timings 5753 296 112 39 1 184 3 > hsync low > vsync high > endmode > > ddcprobe output: # When running X on the nvidia driver > > Videocard autoprobe results > Description: NVIDIA Corporation G71 Board - q455h501 > Memory (MB): 256 > > Monitor autoprobe results > ID: ACR0977 > Name: AL2423W > Horizontal Sync (kHZ): 31-81 > Vertical Sync (HZ) : 56-75 > Width (mm): 520 > Height(mm): 320 > > > xvidtune output: > > Vendor: Monitor Vendor, Model: AL2423W > Num hsync: 0, Num vsync: 0 > > "1920x1200" 193.16 1920 2048 2256 2592 1200 1201 1204 > 1242 -hsync > +vsync > > "1680x1050" 173.83 1680 1792 1976 2272 1050 1051 1054 > 1093 -hsync > +vsync > > "1440x900" 106.50 1440 1520 1672 > 1904 900 903 909 934 -hsync > +vsync > > (I've read that xvidtune reported clock values are > inaccurate.) > > Xorg.0.log (II) VESA(0): > Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 31 H max: 81 kHz, > PixClock max > 170 MHz > > (II) NV(0): Supported additional Video Mode: > clock: 154.0 MHz Image Size: 518 x 324 mm > h_active: 1920 h_sync: 1968 h_sync_end 2000 h_blank_end 2080 > h_border: 0 > v_active: 1200 v_sync: 1203 v_sync_end 1209 v_blanking: 1235 > v_border: 0 > Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 31 H max: 81 kHz, > PixClock max > 170 MHz > Monitor name: AL2423W > ACER > > I am currently running at vga=0x31A (16 bit) and have run it > at > vga=0x317 and > vga=0x31B, but the letter "x" is wider than it is tall. I > would rather > run at > 1680x1050 or 1900x1200. > > I have searched the internet and found the most information > here: > > http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html (v1.2, 27 > Feb 2000) > > This information is seven years old, but using instructions > found here on > converting XFree86 mode-lines into framebuffer device timings, > I have > come up > with these added to "kernel /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6 > ro > root=LABEL=/1 \ > rhgb quiet" line in GRUB: > > video=vesa:xres:\ > 1680,yres:1050,depth:24,left:296,right:112,hslen:184,upper:39,lower:1,vslen:3 > > I have also tried: > > video=vesa:xres:\ > 1680,yres:1050,depth:32,left:296,right:112,hslen:184,upper:39,lower:1,vslen:3 > > which matches the info above from the gtf output. > > And I have tried: > > video=vesa:xres:\ > 1920,yres:1200,depth:24,left:336,right:128,hslen:208,upper:38,lower:1,vslen:3 > > I have tried both of these using "video=vesafb...", and with > both the "nv" > driver and the "nvidia" driver. When using the "nv" driver, > the "nvidia" > driver was turned off with "chmod 644 > etc/rc.d/init.d/nvidia*". > > I'm concentrating on 24bit depth because that's what X is > using. I get an > error when I try 32bit in xorg.conf. I guess I don't have > enough video RAM. > I wanted a CAD video card (and this is), but those with more > RAM are quite > expensive. > > This has been tried in Fedora C5 & C6 and in Slackware with > the "append" > line > in Lilo. It doesn't work there either. Does this not work with > newer > kernels? > I don't mind recompiling the kernel, but the above information > looks like it > shouldn't be necessary. > > Sorry this is so long, but I have covered everything I can > think of. > > Thanks, > > Bob > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list