Thanks for the gtf tip. It led to more progress... It now seems like X believes me that my display is 1440x900, and knows how to use that display.
However, for some reason it's was then imposing a virtual display size of 1440x960, not 1440x900, on me. I went into my config file and made these changes: 1. I commented out all my Screen-->Display-->Modes entries other than "1440x900" 2. I commented out all of my Monitor-->ModeLine entries, as they seemed to be describing hardware I don't have. When I restarted X, I finally have pefect behavior using 1440x900 mode. Thanks!!! PS - Any idea why it would have been giving me a virtual size of 1440x960? - Christian > > From: Mark Vojkovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/07/13 Sun AM 12:41:53 EDT > To: Christian Convey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Re: [XFree86] semi-newbie: nVidia Go5200 FX trouble on Toshiba > laptop > > > You need a custom modeline since there's not a 1440x900 mode > built into the server. You can use the "gtf" utility that comes > with XFree86 4.3 to generate modelines. Eg: > > # 1440x900 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 55.92 kHz; pclk: 106.47 MHz > Modeline "1440x900" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync > > > Mark. > > > On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Christian Convey wrote: > > > I did what you suggesed (adding the CrtcMonitor 1 option), and low and behold, X > > and KDE come up as well as they did using the vesa driver. > > > > OK - I've made some more progress. I had bad info on the LCD's resolution. It's > > best is 1440x900, not 1400x1050. I think this explains why I was getting the > > problems with the virtual desktop being too tall. > > > > So I did a global search and replace in my XF86Config-4 file, replacing > > "1400x1050" with "1440x900", and restarted X. The result: > > > > I got kicked into 1280x1024 mode. In my log file, I have a line: > > > > (II) NV(0): Not using mode "1440x900" (no mode of this name) > > > > Can I assume this means that I'll have to add a ModeLine to my Monitor section? > > > > If so, where on earth would I get the settings (or information on how to calculate > > them) for this display? > > > > (BTW, I am using Xfree86 4.3. When I checked the website, it sounds like they're > > only at veresion 4.3.0.1. You think the difference between that stuff and what > > I've got will make a difference?) > > > > Thanks, > > Christian > > > > > > > > From: Mark Vojkovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 2003/07/12 Sat PM 11:57:58 EDT > > > To: Christian Convey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Re: [XFree86] semi-newbie: nVidia Go5200 FX trouble on Toshiba > > > laptop > > > > > > > > > Try adding: > > > > > > Option "CrtcNumber" "1" > > > > > > It's using CRTC zero and that's probably not correct for that laptop. > > > You should be able to get it to work in XFree86 4.3, it just might > > > take some Options like above. It should autodetect much better in > > > XFree86 from CVS. > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 12 Jul 2003, Christian Convey wrote: > > > > > > > Hey Mark, > > > > > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > > > > > I added the Option "FlatPanel" item to my XF86Config-4 file, because it had in > > > > fact been missing. > > > > > > > > When I restarted X, I saw no improvement. In fact, I got something a little > > > > worse: In my text-mode consolse now (i.e., ctrl+alt+F1), the last row of text > > > > runs off the bottom of the display a little. > > > > > > > > Anyway, I've attaced my log file and XF86Config-4 file, if you're interested > > > > in taking a look. > > > > > > > > Thanks again for all the help - I really appreciate it. > > > > > > > > - Christian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Mark Vojkovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Date: 2003/07/12 Sat PM 10:54:31 EDT > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [XFree86] semi-newbie: nVidia Go5200 FX trouble on Toshiba > > > > > laptop > > > > > > > > > > The "vesa" driver is limited to whatever modes the bios > > > > > supports. I'd like to see the /var/log/XFree86.0.log from > > > > > a run with the "nv" driver that comes up with a black screen. > > > > > > > > > > Relevant options for that driver would be: > > > > > > > > > > Option "FlatPanel" > > > > > > > > > > in case it didn't autodetect that. And maybe > > > > > > > > > > Option "CrtcNumber" "0" > > > > > > > > > > I think it defaults to CrtcNumber 1 on the laptops which was supposed > > > > > to be correct as far as I know, but maybe this one is different. > > > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 12 Jul 2003, Christian Convey wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the advice. > > > > > > > > > > > > When I try the "nv" driver, X doesn't come up at all. Well, it may come > > > > > > up, but I get a totally black screen. > > > > > > > > > > > > At least with "vesa", I can get further, to the situation where the only > > > > > > problem is that the bottom of the screen runs off my display. > > > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions? (I'd like to RTFM on this, but to be honest I can't > > > > > > find good documentation regarding this kind of problem.) > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW, is there some terminology I should be using to describe my > > > > > > particular problem? (The problem that X is placing a few inches of my > > > > > > desktop below the bottom edge of my display.) > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Christian > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark Vojkovich wrote: > > > > > > > You'll want to use XFree86 4.3 and the "nv" driver that comes > > > > > > > with it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Christian Convey wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hi guys, > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>I'm having some trouble getting screen resolutions working right, and > > > > > > >>would appreciate *any* pointers. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>I just bought a new Toshiba P25, with a gorgeous 17" screen that's > > > > > > >>native at 1400 x 1050. It comes with at GeForce 5200 FX chip and 32 MB > > > > > > >>of video memory. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>When I installed Mandrake 9.1, I chose a screen resolution of 1400 x > > > > > > >>1050, and to use the "vesa" driver. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>When I actually got the laptop into X however, I get a funky problem: > > > > > > >>The virtual size of the screen appears to be a little taller than what's > > > > > > >>actually displayed. That is, in KDE, the taskbar that's on the bottom > > > > > > >>doesn't appear, but I can move the cursor a little south of the bottom > > > > > > >>of the screen and interact with that tasklbar. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>I see some lines in /var/log/XFree86.0.log that are worrying, but I > > > > > > >>don't know what to do with them: > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>... > > > > > > >>(II) VESA(0): Not using mode "1400x1050" (no mode of this name) > > > > > > >>(II) VESA(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name) > > > > > > >>(II) VESA(0): Not using mode "800x600" (no mode of this name) > > > > > > >>(--) VESA(0): Virtual size is 1280x1024 (pitch 1280) > > > > > > >>... > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>Thanks tons, > > > > > > >>Christian > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>_______________________________________________ > > > > > > >>XFree86 mailing list > > > > > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >>http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > XFree86 mailing list > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > XFree86 mailing list > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > XFree86 mailing list > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
