[CentOS] Completely lost X (was system-config-display wronglysetsup Viewsonic VG730m monitor)
Anne Wilson
cannewilson at googlemail.com
Thu Feb 28 22:11:37 UTC 2008
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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