On 01/10/2012 05:56 PM, Frank Cox wrote: > I have a Centos 5.7 machine with Intel I10 video (built-in, I guess -- this is > one of those all-in-one mini terminal things) that I'm trying to put a new > 1920x1080 monitor onto, without conspicuous success. Prior to this it's been > using a smaller monitor with no issues. > > Try as I might I can't get the new monitor to run at its 1920x1080 resolution. > I just realized that I forgot to write down the actual resolution that it runs > at but it's less than it should be, maybe 1280x1024? Obviously the display > looks pretty crappy like that. > > I tried following the instructions posted here: > > http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-change-display-resolution-settings-using-xrandr.html > > but when I got to the step of typing "xrandr --newmode ..." all I got was a > help screen for xrandr command line options (and --newmode wasn't listed as one > of them). > > I tried this: > > system-config-display --reconfig --set-resolution=1920x1080 --set-depth=24 > --set-driver=vesa --set-videoram=0 > > It rewrote the xorg.conf file but I still didn't get 1920x1080. > > I tried changing "vesa" to "i810" in xorg.conf and was then told that the > xserver can't be started. It then took me to a simple GUI-style monitor setup > screen and I told it that a 1920x1080 LCD monitor was connected. It then > created the following xorg.conf, but I still don't get 1920x1080. > > The Xorg.0.log file is over 2000 lines so I won't include it in this mesage but > I have posted it here: > > http://www.melvilletheatre.com/Xorg.0.log.bz2 > > Here is what I currently have for xorg.conf but again, it doesn't give me the > full resolution on the monitor: > > # Xorg configuration created by system-config-display > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "single head configuration" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard0" > Driver "kbd" > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > ModelName "LCD Panel 1920x1080" > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > HorizSync 31.5 - 67.0 > VertRefresh 56.0 - 65.0 > Option "dpms" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Videocard0" > Driver "vesa" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Videocard0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > EndSubSection > EndSection > > > > Are you sure that your video card can support your desired resolution? -- _ °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Mark LaPierre Registerd Linux user No #267004