At 02:18 PM 4/6/06 -0700, you wrote:
On 4/6/06, Barry Gershenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >I tried setting resolution of 1280 x 1024 for a Viewsonic flat screen
> >monitor in Fedora 3. ... However, the next time it started, the monitor
> >said resolution not supported. ... The error message was wrong about the
> >capability of the monitor. Any ideas on why I can run the monitor at 1280
> >x 1024 in Windows but not Linux?
>
> The resolution is not the only spec at play here. The refresh rate is an
> important factor. Faster frame rates are great for CRT's but aren't
> necessary for LCD's. As the frame rate goes up, so does the line
> rate...and the pixel rate...the hardware used to capture and rescale the
> image on flat screens just won't handle the higher rates. This has caught
> a lot of the graphics and O.S. guys off guard. Later versions (Knoppix
> included) are behaving better.
>
> If you can choose the refresh rate, choose 60 Hz. (I know a lot of install
> stuff is automatic now). Also, if you can, choose more than one
> resolution. That way you can get your screen back by switching to a lower
> res (in X, press Ctrl-Alt-+, the + being the one on the number pad).
>
> Ultimately, you may need to edit the /etc/X11/XConfig4 file. Perhaps
> someone has already done this and has notes...better than me making
> something up.
If you have the option to choose monitor type while running
"system-config-display" set it to "generic lcd".
carl
Thanks Carl. Good call!
That fixed it. It was under "system settings"/"display". I selected the
hardware tab - the monitor type was still the crt. I changed to generic
LCD but also had to specify resolution in the hardware selection. I chose
generic LCD 1280x11024. However, you also have to change the resolution
under the settings tab. I left the color depth at thousands of colors -
don't know how much difference millions of colors would make
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