[CentOS] Completely lost X (was system-config-display wronglysetsup Viewsonic VG730m monitor)

[Anne Wilson]

On Thursday 28 February 2008 21:47:35 Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Thursday 28 February 2008 20:00:25 Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> > > Here is a simple Vesa config that should work on most cards
> >
> > and monitors,
> >
> > > I use it here at work during kickstart installs.
> > >
> > > Section "ServerLayout"
> > >         Identifier     "Default Layout"
> > >         Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
> > >         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "InputDevice"
> > >         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
> > >         Driver      "kbd"
> > >         Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
> > >         Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "Device"
> > >         Identifier  "Videocard0"
> > >         Driver      "vesa"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "Screen"
> > >         Identifier "Screen0"
> > >         Device     "Videocard0"
> > >         DefaultDepth     24
> > >         SubSection "Display"
> > >                 Viewport   0 0
> > >                 Depth     24
> > >                 Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> > >         EndSubSection
> > > EndSection
> >
> > Hi, Ross.  Thanks for that.  It got me in, but at a horrid
> > 800x600, so I ran
> > system-config-display, setting it to generic 1280x1024, and
> > leaving the vesa
> > driver.  Then I got
> >
> > "out of range
> > H.Frequency: 75KHZ
> > V.Frequency: 60HZ"
> >
> > Back into vi, and set the refresh rates, and eureka!  I'm
> > back in business.
> > Is it worth trying the nv driver again, or should I leave well alone?
> >
> > Thanks for the help.  That config is going to be printed out for
> > my "Emergencies" file. :-)
>
> I really don't see a real need to use any of the stock drivers
> that ship with Linux since if you really want to use the
> acceleration features of the card you need the manufacturer
> drivers and libraries, so I always default to vesa. Maybe if
> your card doesn't support vesa (which don't these days?) or
> want multi-monitor support only you would use a stock driver
> but that's all I can think of
>
I've not felt the need for the proprietary drivers, as I don't use any 3D, so 
you could be right.  Maybe I'll stick with this, for now at least.

Thanks again

Anne
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