----- 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? -- ----- End of Original Message ---- 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting
