[NBLUG/talk] 1600x1200 Rez in X

[Mark Street]

Same monitor here, no prob with 1600x1200, FC1 - XFree86-4.3.0-55.

Here is the relevant section..... maybe your video card can't push 16x12.

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "LCD Panel 1600x1200"
        HorizSync    31.5 - 90.0
        VertRefresh  60.0 - 60.0
        Option      "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"

    # update this with the PCI id of your card.  Consult the output
    # of the 'lspci' command.  The BusID is usually optional when
    # only using one graphics card.
    #BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
        Identifier  "NV AGP"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "nvidia"
        BoardName   "Unknown video card"
        Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
EndSection

Section "Screen"

        #Device     "Videocard0"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "NV AGP"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960"
"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection


Steve Johnson said:
> I am running Debian Testing, with KDE as my desktop, I just got a nice
> 20" LCD Display that has a native mode of 1600x1200..
>
> For some reason I can't get X to run at the res.  The highest it seems
> to want to go is 1200x1024, Which is OK.. but not what I want.
>
> I'm running a GForce 5200 video card, with a Dell 2001FP Display.   If
> I force the res to 1600x1200 in the XF86conifig file to 1600x1200, it
> drops to some 1450x??? res which looks pretty bad on this display.