Konstantin: I played around with the Fonts applet as you suggested, but no real difference. It did clean them up a tiny bit in the current resolution, but as soon as I switched to a resolution like 1920x1200, it was unreadably fuzzy. I also did as you suggested of placing the Modes line in my Display section, but no change after I restarted X. I also looked at /var/log/Xorg.0.log and saw: (II) VESA(0): Manufacturer: APP Model: 9232 Serial#: 33584150 (II) VESA(0): Year: 2006 Week: 32 (II) VESA(0): EDID Version: 1.3 (II) VESA(0): Digital Display Input (II) VESA(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 64 vert.: 40 (II) VESA(0): Gamma: 2.20 (II) VESA(0): DPMS capabilities: Off; RGB/Color Display (II) VESA(0): First detailed timing not preferred mode in violation of standard!(II) VESA(0): redX: 0.640 redY: 0.343 greenX: 0.292 greenY: 0.611 (II) VESA(0): blueX: 0.146 blueY: 0.074 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.331 (II) VESA(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0 (II) VESA(0): Supported additional Video Mode: (II) VESA(0): clock: 71.0 MHz Image Size: 641 x 401 mm (II) VESA(0): h_active: 1280 h_sync: 1328 h_sync_end 1360 h_blank_end 1440 h_border: 0 (II) VESA(0): v_active: 800 v_sync: 803 v_sync_end 809 v_blanking: 823 v_border: 0 (II) VESA(0): Supported additional Video Mode: (II) VESA(0): clock: 268.0 MHz Image Size: 641 x 401 mm (II) VESA(0): h_active: 2560 h_sync: 2608 h_sync_end 2640 h_blank_end 2720 h_border: 0 (II) VESA(0): v_active: 1600 v_sync: 1603 v_sync_end 1609 v_blanking: 1646 v_border: 0 (II) VESA(0): Serial No: CY6321VNUG1 (II) VESA(0): Monitor name: Cinema HD (II) VESA(0): Number of EDID sections to follow: 1 (II) VESA(0): EDID (in hex): (II) VESA(0): 00ffffffffffff000610329216740002 (II) VESA(0): 201001038040287828fe87a3574a9c25 (II) VESA(0): 13505400000001010101010101010101 (II) VESA(0): 010101010101bc1b00a0502017303020 (II) VESA(0): 360081912100001ab06800a0a0402e60 (II) VESA(0): 3020360081912100001a000000ff0043 (II) VESA(0): 5936333231564e5547310a00000000fc (II) VESA(0): 0043696e656d612048440a00000001b7 (II) VESA(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines: (II) VESA(0): Modeline "1280x800" 71.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 -hsync +vsync (II) VESA(0): Modeline "2560x1600" 268.00 2560 2608 2640 2720 1600 1603 1609 1646 -hsync +vsync And then much further down the file: (II) VESA(0): Total Memory: 256 64KB banks (16384kB) (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using hsync range of 49.31-98.53 kHz (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using vrefresh range of 59.86-59.91 Hz (II) VESA(0): Not using mode "2560x1600" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1920x1440" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1856x1392" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1600x1200" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1400x1050" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1280x1024" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1280x1024" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1280x1024" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1152x864" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "800x600" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "800x600" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x480" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x480" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "720x400" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x400" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x400" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x350" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "512x384" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x240" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x200" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x200" (no mode of this name) (WW) VESA(0): No valid modes left. Trying less strict filter... (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using hsync range of 49.31-98.53 kHz (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using vrefresh range of 59.86-59.91 Hz (II) VESA(0): Not using mode "2560x1600" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "800x600" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "800x600" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x480" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x480" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "720x400" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x400" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x400" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x350" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "512x384" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x240" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x200" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x200" (no mode of this name) (WW) VESA(0): No valid modes left. Trying less strict filter... (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using hsync range of 49.31-98.53 kHz (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using vrefresh range of 59.86-59.91 Hz (II) VESA(0): Not using mode "2560x1600" (no mode of this name) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "800x600" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "800x600" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x480" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x480" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "720x400" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x400" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x400" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x350" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "512x384" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x240" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x200" (hsync out of range) (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x200" (hsync out of range) (--) VESA(0): Virtual size is 1920x1440 (pitch 1920) (**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1920x1440" (**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1856x1392" (**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1600x1200" (**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1400x1050" (**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1280x1024" (**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1280x1024" (**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1280x1024" (**) VESA(0): Built-in mode "1152x864" (**) VESA(0): Display dimensions: (640, 400) mm (**) VESA(0): DPI set to (76, 91) Not sure if this points to an issue or not. - Michael On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 16:23 -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote: > Not sure about the actual resolution, but as far as fuzzy fonts go, you > should change anti-aliasing setting. > In Control Center go to Appearance & Themes -> Fonts. There's a > Configure button next to "Use anti-aliasing for fonts". Play around with > those settings and see which one works better for you. My favorite is > Use sub-pixel hinting RGB and Hinting style set at Full. > Note that only newly-launched applications will use these settings. > Also, I'm using FC6 with KDE, so apologies if you don't have the applet > in the same place. > > > > As far as resolution, have you tried adding your resolution to Display > subsection like so: > > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "2560x1600" > EndSubSection > > > > > > > Michael J. McGillick wrote: > > Hi: > > > > I'm running Fedora 7 on a Mac Pro with an ATI Radeon X1900 XT and an Apple > > 30" HD Cinema LCD monitor. I've been doing a lot of reading on how to > > properly set up my xorg.conf file, however, I've not been able to get very > > far. I'd appreciate any help, or pointers in the right direction. > > > > The problems I'm having are: > > > > - The highest resolution that the I can set through System > Administration > >> Display is 1920 x 1440 (This monitor supports 2560x1600). > > > > - In all resolutions, the font is incredibly fuzzy. I have to leave the > > monitor set at 1280x1024, as any higher resolution and the text is > > unreadable. > > > > - The background graphics and images are also fuzzy. > > > > > > To date, here is what I've done: > > > > - Installed Fedora - In the Gnome desktop, if I go to System > > > Administration > Display, on the Hardware tab, I'm told that the monitor > > type is Cinema HD (autoconfigured) and the Video Card is ATI Technologies > > Inc R580 [Radeon X1900 XT] (Primary). This leads me to believe that the > > Fedora installer recognized my hardware. > > > > - Examined xorg.conf - If I look in xorg.conf, I see a listing for vesa > > instead of the Radeon driver. I did some reading and apparently there is a > > problem with the current 8.37.6 version of the ATI driver in that it > > segfaults the X server. (Please correct me if my understanding is wrong) > > > > - Followed several different threads that talk about similar problems to > > mine, but never a solution posted. In many cases, the user had the same > > graphics card as mine, but not the same monitor. > > > > - Researched how to configure an LCD monitor in xorg.conf only to learn > > that most LCD monitors do not have a refresh rate in the traditional sense, > > and so you can leave the entire monitor section out of xorg.conf. > > Apparently it gets detected automatically. > > > > I'm a new user and would really like to be able to get up and running. > > As with any new user, I'm frustrated that I haven't been able to figure it > > out on my own. At this point, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, and could > > really use some help. > > > > The xorg.conf that got created was: > > > > # Xorg configuration created by system-config-display > > > > Section "ServerLayout" > > Identifier "single head configuration" > > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > > EndSection > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Keyboard0" > > Driver "kbd" > > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "Videocard0" > > Driver "vesa" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Screen0" > > Device "Videocard0" > > DefaultDepth 24 > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 24 > > EndSubSection > > EndSection > > > > Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > > > - Michael > > > > >
