On 02/06/2011 01:56 PM, Burkhard Plache wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > your help worked! Just glad I could help out. > I still do not understand the ins and outs of a monitor, > but the following xorg.conf worked. The > System->Preferences->Monitor tool now offers a reasonable > selection of resolution, including as a maximum the 1280x1024 > value I was looking for. > The xorg.conf file that finally did it for me was: > (And FS757 is what is written in my printed docs that came with > the monitor. Maybe the same device was rebranded at some time.) > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "BenQ FS757" > ModelName "LCD Panel 1280x1024" > HorizSync 30-83 > VertRefresh 50-76 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > As a side remark, I did not get the monitor recognized under > either SUSE or ubuntu. This is not a Fedora specific issue, > rather an issue with some lower software (driver, Xorg, ...). > I fear someone with less commitment to open software > would have been scared away. Any idea on how to capture > these experiences in some how-to document? This is the sort of thing that > 10 years of doing just kinda leads to "knowing it". If you want some How-To document about this, someone would have to write it down. I'm not into blogging. > Again, many thanks for all your help. You are very welcome. > Burkhard -- Kevin J. Cummings kjchome@xxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
