LeRoy Cressy on 12 Jul 2005 02:51:39 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] gnome resolution problem


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Michael Lazin wrote:
> I have installed gentoo and gnome on a g3 powermac and I am unable to
> get a resolution beyond 640x480.   I tried tweaking my xorg.conf to no
> avail.  My xorg.conf is as follows (I have 2 video cards):
> 

I think that since there is no refresh rate or sync specified for your
monitors x defaults to 640x480 assuming a straight very old vga monitor.

My /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 has the following setting
Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "ViewSonic GS790"
        HorizSync       30-97
        VertRefresh     50-180
        Option          "DPMS"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "ATI Rage Xpert128"
        Monitor         "ViewSonic GS790"
        DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           1
                Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           4
                Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           8
                Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           15
                Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           16
                Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           24
                Modes           "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
EndSection




> Section "ServerLayout"
>         Identifier     "X.org Configured"
>         Screen      0  "Screen0"
>         Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
>         InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Files"
>         RgbPath      "/usr/lib/X11/rgb"
>         ModulePath   "/usr/lib/modules"
>         FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Module"
>         Load  "extmod"
>         Load  "dri"
>         Load  "dbe"
>         Load  "record"
>         Load  "xtrap"
>         Load  "glx"
>         Load  "type1"
>         Load  "freetype"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>         Driver      "kbd"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Mouse0"
>         Driver      "mouse"
>         Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier   "Monitor0"
>         VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>         ModelName    "Monitor Model"
>         DefaultDepth 24
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier   "Monitor1"
>         VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>         ModelName    "Monitor Model"
>         DefaultDepth 24
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
> 
>         ### Available Driver options are:-
>         ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
>         ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
>         ### [arg]: arg optional
>         #Option     "accel"                     # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "crt_display"               # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "composite_sync"            # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "hw_cursor"                 # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "mmio_cache"                # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "test_mmio_cache"           # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "panel_display"             # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "probe_clocks"              # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "reference_clock"           # <freq>
>         #Option     "shadow_fb"                 # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "sw_cursor"                 # [<bool>]
>         Identifier  "Card0"
>         Driver      "ati"
>         VendorName  "ATI"
>         BoardName   "3D Rage Pro 215GP"
>         ChipSet     "ati"
>         ChipId      0x4750
>         ChipRev     0x5c
>         BusID       "PCI:0:18:0"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
> 
>         ### Available Driver options are:-
>         ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
>         ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
>         ### [arg]: arg optional
>         #Option     "NoAccel"                   # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "SWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "Dac6Bit"                   # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "Dac8Bit"                   # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "DMAForXv"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "ForcePCIMode"              # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "CCEPIOMode"                # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "CCENoSecurity"             # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "CCEusecTimeout"            # <i>
>         #Option     "AGPMode"                   # <i>
>         #Option     "AGPSize"                   # <i>
>         #Option     "RingSize"                  # <i>
>         #Option     "BufferSize"                # <i>
>         #Option     "EnablePageFlip"            # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "Display"                   # <str>
>         #Option     "PanelWidth"                # <i>
>         #Option     "PanelHeight"               # <i>
>         #Option     "ProgramFPRegs"             # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "UseFBDev"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "VideoKey"                  # <i>
>         #Option     "ShowCache"                 # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "VGAAccess"                 # [<bool>]
>         Identifier  "Card1"
>         Driver      "ati"
>         VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"
>         BoardName   "Rage 128 RE/SG"
>         BusID       "PCI:0:13:0"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier "Screen0"
>         Device     "Card0"
>         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     1
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     4
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     8
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     15
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     16
>                 Modes "1280x1024"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier "Screen1"
>         Device     "Card1"
>         Monitor    "Monitor1"
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     1
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     4
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
> 
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     8
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     15
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     16
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
> 
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> 
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
> 


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