Re: ViewSonic monitor problem

----- Original Message ----
From: Gerhard Magnus <magnus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, July 8, 2007 2:01:34 PM
Subject: Re: ViewSonic monitor problem

On Sun, 2007-07-08 at 12:30 -0500, John wrote:
> Gerhard Magnus wrote:
> > My old CRT monitor burned out and I've replaced it with a ViewSonic
> > VG2030WM, which has a resolution of 1680 X 1050 @ 60Hz.  Kudzu (or
> > whatever configures new hardware) set it to 1280 X 1024 & 60Hz, which
> > works fine, although everything is a little larger than I want.  The
> > monitor model isn't listed in system-config-display so I've set this to
> > the generic "LCD Panel 1680 X 1050".  But when under "Display Settings"
> > I set the resolution to 1680 X 1050, the next time I try logging in or
> > rebooting the monitor hangs the system.  Exactly how I get around this
> > isn't clear -- sometimes the system goes back to 1280 X 1024 after
> > several attempts to reboot, and once I got the screen back by starting
> > to type something at the command line login prompt that appears briefly
> > before X starts.
> >
> > The problem is not with the monitor, as it works fine with the
> > recommended resolution of 1680 X 1050 when I bring up the dual booting
> > Windows XP system.
> >
> > Any suggestions at how to proceed to get a higher resolution on this
> > monitor with FC6 and a gnome desktop?  Thanks for the help.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >   
> I have a A70 hooked up;  I -think- what helped me, was to tell FC6 what 
> monitor I'm using. I noticed there's two monitor options available 
> (screen res and the other). The other should help; I have one foot out 
> the door right now, otherwise I'd look up the option. Sorry!
> 
>                  John
I think the two options are System -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution
 and System -> Administration -> Display.  The ViewSonic VG2030WM is  
 not included in the Display -> Hardware -> Monitor Type so I've been
  using the generic "LCD Panel 1680X1050".  Is there some other way I
 can tell FC6 and X exactly what monitor I have or at least get a
 higher resolution? 

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Doing a search for the monitor in question 

http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/lcddisplays/graphicseries/vg2030wm/

Frequency
		
		
		
			
			
			
			
			
			Fh: 24~92kHz, Fv: 50~85Hz
This goes in 

HorizSync 24.0 - 92.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0 

as follows in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.  Edit this file as root user su or su -.  Both should do the job.  Logout and/or reboot to see if it works and report back if there are problems.  

In your /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Edit "Monitor" Section 

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "ViewSonic"   <----  Here put ViewSonic 
        VendorName "ViewSonic"  <----- put ViewSonic 
        ModelName "VG2030VM"  <----- put VG2030VM 
        HorizSync 24.0 - 92.0  <----  Got this from product guide 
        VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0  <---- see above 
        Option "DPMS"
EndSection

and 
Section Screen 
put ViewSonic in Monitor Section and in the Modes from SubSection Display 
add 1680 X 1050 in where ----> below in your own /etc/X11/xorg.conf 

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Insignia"   <---- put ViewSonic here or what you put as Identifier in Section "Monitor" 
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     1
 ----> Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     4
                Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     8
 ---->        Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     15
 ---->        Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     16
 ---->        Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
 ---->        Modes "1680 X 1050" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection


Hope this fixes this issue.  I had a similar problem with an Insignia monitor that I fixed by myself because it did not want to display at 1280x1024 so I fixed the issue by adding the Modes Line with the resolutions there.  

       Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"


Regards,

Antonio 







       
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