FC5 and Dell 2005FPW display

[SternData]

Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind up 
with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. Moving 
the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not seeing 
everything at once.

Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?

[Kim Lux]

I dunno if this will help, but I will offer it anyway.

I am running fc4.  I updated to 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4smp and downloaded and
built an nvidia driver version 8178 iirc and experienced the very same
problem, with the very same monitor.

After fooling with my xorg.conf files for several hours, the same file
that previously ran my dual monitors perfectly, I downloaded an older
version of the nvidia driver 7664 iirc, built it and everything worked
fine.

My xorg.conf works fine for the monitor.  You might want to check out
the posts in the linux section of zd7000forums.com because they run
1650x1080 monitors as well on the zds and if I remember correctly I did
some modline commands to figure out how to set up my 2005FPW.

On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 18:37 -0600, Steven Stern wrote:
> Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind up 
> with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. Moving 
> the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not seeing 
> everything at once.
>
> Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
>
> --
>
> Steve

[Serge de Souza]

Steven Stern wrote:
> Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind up 
> with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. Moving 
> the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not seeing 
> everything at once.
>
> Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?

I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection for 
24 bit colour)

Section "Modes"
     Identifier         "16:10"
     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 
1087 -hsyn
c -vsync
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
     Identifier     "Monitor0"
     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
     UseModes       "16:10"
     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
     Option         "dpms"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
     Identifier     "Screen0"
     Device         "Videocard0"
     Monitor        "Monitor0"
     DefaultDepth    24
     Option         "Overlay" "True"
     SubSection     "Display"
         Viewport    0 0
         Depth       16
         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
     EndSubSection
     SubSection     "Display"
         Viewport    0 0
         Depth       24
         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
"1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
     EndSubSection
EndSection

Serge

[SternData]

Serge wrote:
> Steven Stern wrote:
> > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not seeing 
> > everything at once.
> >
> > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
>
> I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
> xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
> for 24 bit colour)
>
> Section "Modes"
>     Identifier         "16:10"
>     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 
> 1087 -hsyn
> c -vsync
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier     "Monitor0"
>     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
>     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
>     UseModes       "16:10"
>     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
>     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
>     Option         "dpms"
> EndSection
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier     "Screen0"
>     Device         "Videocard0"
>     Monitor        "Monitor0"
>     DefaultDepth    24
>     Option         "Overlay" "True"
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Viewport    0 0
>         Depth       16
>         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Viewport    0 0
>         Depth       24
>         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
> "1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Serge

I  had my fingers crossed, but that didn't do it.

[Serge de Souza]

subscribed-lists wrote:
> Serge wrote:
> > Steven Stern wrote:
> > > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
> >
> > I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
> > xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
> > for 24 bit colour)
>
> I  had my fingers crossed, but that didn't do it.

With that same config, log in and use Desktop -> Preferences -> Screen 
Resolution, and try and set it in there, I remember needing to do that.

Serge

[SternData]

Serge wrote:
> Steven Stern wrote:
> > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not seeing 
> > everything at once.
> >
> > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
>
> I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
> xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
> for 24 bit colour)
>
> Section "Modes"
>     Identifier         "16:10"
>     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 
> 1087 -hsyn
> c -vsync
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier     "Monitor0"
>     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
>     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
>     UseModes       "16:10"
>     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
>     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
>     Option         "dpms"
> EndSection
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier     "Screen0"
>     Device         "Videocard0"
>     Monitor        "Monitor0"
>     DefaultDepth    24
>     Option         "Overlay" "True"
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Viewport    0 0
>         Depth       16
>         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Viewport    0 0
>         Depth       24
>         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
> "1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Serge

I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the 
width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the 
Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various modes 
like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.

[Serge de Souza]

subscribed-lists wrote:
> Serge wrote:
> > Steven Stern wrote:
> > > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not 
> > > seeing everything at once.
> > >
> > > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
>
> I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the 
> width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the 
> Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various modes 
> like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.

I have an nvidia card and am using the "nvidia" binary driver. If the 
"screen resolution" setting did not work I don't really know what you 
could try next, maybe swap graphics cards to see if that is the problem, 
maybe your current card cannot handle that resolution, maybe try in 16 
bit mode "DefaultDepth    16" in xorg.conf, xdpyinfo may give some extra 
info on what resolution is running.

Serge

[Robert L Cochran]

Serge de Souza wrote:
> subscribed-lists wrote:
> > Serge wrote:
> > > Steven Stern wrote:
> > > > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > > > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > > > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not 
> > > > seeing everything at once.
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
> >
> > I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the 
> > width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the 
> > Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various 
> > modes like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.
>
> I have an nvidia card and am using the "nvidia" binary driver. If the 
> "screen resolution" setting did not work I don't really know what you 
> could try next, maybe swap graphics cards to see if that is the 
> problem, maybe your current card cannot handle that resolution, maybe 
> try in 16 bit mode "DefaultDepth    16" in xorg.conf, xdpyinfo may 
> give some extra info on what resolution is running.
>
> Serge

The Dell 2405FPW actually requires the video card I mentioned, or a 
better one. The installation instructions and the website specifications 
tell you it is needed. (The 30" flat panel needs an even better, more 
expensive video card.) It works sensationally great on Microsoft Windows 
XP.  I'll probably install Fedora Core 5 late tonight on that machine, 
format the spare drive, and that will probably get things running again. 
This time I'll be smart and save my xorg.conf to a backup.

Bob Cochran

[Tony]

> I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the
> width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the
> Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various modes
> like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.

On my dell inspiron 6400 laptop the intel graphics chipset needs a
hack to get it to work in 1680 by 1050 -

I added the modeline to xorg.conf as others have mentioned already.
I built the 915resolution tool from http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/
I added a line into rc.sysinit just before the echo "Initialising hardware" -
 /usr/sbin/915resolution 32 1680 1050 > /dev/null 2>&1

I'm using centos 4.3 rather than FC, but I expect they are very similar.

--
Cheers,

Tony

[Dan Book]

subscribed-lists wrote:
> Serge wrote:
> > Steven Stern wrote:
> > > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not 
> > > seeing everything at once.
> > >
> > > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
> >
> > I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
> > xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
> > for 24 bit colour)
> >
> > Section "Modes"
> >     Identifier         "16:10"
> >     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 
> > 1087 -hsyn
> > c -vsync
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >     Identifier     "Monitor0"
> >     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
> >     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
> >     UseModes       "16:10"
> >     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
> >     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
> >     Option         "dpms"
> > EndSection
> > Section "Screen"
> >     Identifier     "Screen0"
> >     Device         "Videocard0"
> >     Monitor        "Monitor0"
> >     DefaultDepth    24
> >     Option         "Overlay" "True"
> >     SubSection     "Display"
> >         Viewport    0 0
> >         Depth       16
> >         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
> >     EndSubSection
> >     SubSection     "Display"
> >         Viewport    0 0
> >         Depth       24
> >         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
> > "1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> >     EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> >
> > Serge
>
> I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the 
> width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the 
> Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various modes 
> like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.

If the vesa driver is being used, I don't think you're going to get 
better than 1024x768. I'm stuck with it on my desktop until the nvidia 
binaries work with the kernel again, the nv driver is broken for my card.
-Dan

[Robert L Cochran]

subscribed-lists wrote:
> Serge wrote:
> > Steven Stern wrote:
> > > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not 
> > > seeing everything at once.
> > >
> > > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
> >
> > I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
> > xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
> > for 24 bit colour)
> >
> > Section "Modes"
> >     Identifier         "16:10"
> >     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 
> > 1087 -hsyn
> > c -vsync
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >     Identifier     "Monitor0"
> >     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
> >     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
> >     UseModes       "16:10"
> >     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
> >     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
> >     Option         "dpms"
> > EndSection
> > Section "Screen"
> >     Identifier     "Screen0"
> >     Device         "Videocard0"
> >     Monitor        "Monitor0"
> >     DefaultDepth    24
> >     Option         "Overlay" "True"
> >     SubSection     "Display"
> >         Viewport    0 0
> >         Depth       16
> >         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
> >     EndSubSection
> >     SubSection     "Display"
> >         Viewport    0 0
> >         Depth       24
> >         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
> > "1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> >     EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> >
> > Serge
>
> I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the 
> width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the 
> Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various modes 
> like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.

Are you using the video card that Dell recommends you use? That can make 
all the difference.

Bob Cochran

[SternData]

Robert L Cochran wrote:
> subscribed-lists wrote:
> > Serge wrote:
> > > Steven Stern wrote:
> > > > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > > > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > > > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not 
> > > > seeing everything at once.
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
> > >
> > > I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
> > > xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
> > > for 24 bit colour)
> > >
> > > Section "Modes"
> > >     Identifier         "16:10"
> > >     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 
> > > 1087 -hsyn
> > > c -vsync
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "Monitor"
> > >     Identifier     "Monitor0"
> > >     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
> > >     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
> > >     UseModes       "16:10"
> > >     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
> > >     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
> > >     Option         "dpms"
> > > EndSection
> > > Section "Screen"
> > >     Identifier     "Screen0"
> > >     Device         "Videocard0"
> > >     Monitor        "Monitor0"
> > >     DefaultDepth    24
> > >     Option         "Overlay" "True"
> > >     SubSection     "Display"
> > >         Viewport    0 0
> > >         Depth       16
> > >         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
> > >     EndSubSection
> > >     SubSection     "Display"
> > >         Viewport    0 0
> > >         Depth       24
> > >         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
> > > "1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> > >     EndSubSection
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Serge
> >
> > I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the 
> > width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the 
> > Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various modes 
> > like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.
>
> Are you using the video card that Dell recommends you use? That can make 
> all the difference.
>
> Bob Cochran

The monitor works fine with Windows, so the card is capable of 
supporting it. (Intel 82865G... I think)

[Jim Cornette]

Steven Stern wrote:
> Robert L Cochran wrote:
> > subscribed-lists wrote:
> > > Serge wrote:
> > > > Steven Stern wrote:
> > > > > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > > > > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > > > > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not 
> > > > > seeing everything at once.
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
> > > >
> > > > I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
> > > > xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
> > > > for 24 bit colour)
> > > >
> > > > Section "Modes"
> > > >     Identifier         "16:10"
> > > >     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 
> > > > 1054 1087 -hsyn
> > > > c -vsync
> > > > EndSection
> > > >
> > > > Section "Monitor"
> > > >     Identifier     "Monitor0"
> > > >     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
> > > >     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
> > > >     UseModes       "16:10"
> > > >     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
> > > >     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
> > > >     Option         "dpms"
> > > > EndSection
> > > > Section "Screen"
> > > >     Identifier     "Screen0"
> > > >     Device         "Videocard0"
> > > >     Monitor        "Monitor0"
> > > >     DefaultDepth    24
> > > >     Option         "Overlay" "True"
> > > >     SubSection     "Display"
> > > >         Viewport    0 0
> > > >         Depth       16
> > > >         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
> > > >     EndSubSection
> > > >     SubSection     "Display"
> > > >         Viewport    0 0
> > > >         Depth       24
> > > >         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
> > > > "1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> > > >     EndSubSection
> > > > EndSection
> > > >
> > > > Serge
> > >
> > > I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the 
> > > width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the 
> > > Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various 
> > > modes like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.
> >
> > Are you using the video card that Dell recommends you use? That can 
> > make all the difference.
> >
> > Bob Cochran
>
> The monitor works fine with Windows, so the card is capable of 
> supporting it. (Intel 82865G... I think)

I have an Intel 865G set to 1280 x 1024 and it works fine. I don't have 
a super monitor and this setting is max for the display I use.
Did you check If the resolution under gnome-display-properties as the 
console user is set to your desired resolution? This resolution setting 
might be set to 1024x768 which would display regardless to your highest 
setting in the xorg.conf file.

Jim

[Tony]

On 3/25/06, Steven Stern  wrote:
> The monitor works fine with Windows, so the card is capable of
> supporting it. (Intel 82865G... I think)

To quote the page I linked you to earlier : http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/

915resolution is a tool to modify the video BIOS of the 800 and 900
series Intel graphics chipsets. This includes the 845G, 855G, and 865G
chipsets, as well as 915G, 915GM, and 945G chipsets. This modification
is neccessary to allow the display of certain graphics resolutions for
an Xorg or XFree86 graphics server.

915resolution's modifications of the BIOS are transient. There is no
risk of permanent modification of the BIOS. This also means that
915resolution must be run every time the computer boots inorder for
it's changes to take effect.

--
Cheers,

Tony

[SternData]

Tony wrote:
> On 3/25/06, Steven Stern  wrote:
> > The monitor works fine with Windows, so the card is capable of
> > supporting it. (Intel 82865G... I think)
>
> To quote the page I linked you to earlier : http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/
>
> 915resolution is a tool to modify the video BIOS of the 800 and 900
> series Intel graphics chipsets. This includes the 845G, 855G, and 865G
> chipsets, as well as 915G, 915GM, and 945G chipsets. This modification
> is neccessary to allow the display of certain graphics resolutions for
> an Xorg or XFree86 graphics server.
>
> 915resolution's modifications of the BIOS are transient. There is no
> risk of permanent modification of the BIOS. This also means that
> 915resolution must be run every time the computer boots inorder for
> it's changes to take effect.
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Tony

Thanks. I'll give it a try on Monday.

[SternData]

Serge wrote:
> Steven Stern wrote:
> > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not seeing 
> > everything at once.
> >
> > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
>
> I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
> xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
> for 24 bit colour)
>
> Section "Modes"
>     Identifier         "16:10"
>     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 
> 1087 -hsyn
> c -vsync
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier     "Monitor0"
>     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
>     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
>     UseModes       "16:10"
>     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
>     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
>     Option         "dpms"
> EndSection
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier     "Screen0"
>     Device         "Videocard0"
>     Monitor        "Monitor0"
>     DefaultDepth    24
>     Option         "Overlay" "True"
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Viewport    0 0
>         Depth       16
>         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Viewport    0 0
>         Depth       24
>         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
> "1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Serge

I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the
width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the
Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various modes
like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.

[Robert L Cochran]

Serge wrote:
> Steven Stern wrote:
> > Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
> > up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
> > Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not seeing 
> > everything at once.
> >
> > Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
>
> I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
> xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
> for 24 bit colour)
>
> Section "Modes"
>     Identifier         "16:10"
>     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 
> 1087 -hsyn
> c -vsync
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>     Identifier     "Monitor0"
>     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
>     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
>     UseModes       "16:10"
>     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
>     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
>     Option         "dpms"
> EndSection
> Section "Screen"
>     Identifier     "Screen0"
>     Device         "Videocard0"
>     Monitor        "Monitor0"
>     DefaultDepth    24
>     Option         "Overlay" "True"
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Viewport    0 0
>         Depth       16
>         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
>     EndSubSection
>     SubSection     "Display"
>         Viewport    0 0
>         Depth       24
>         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
> "1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>     EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Serge

Does anyone have an xorg.conf for a Dell 2405FPW (24" flat panel) which 
is running as the first of two monitors connected to an Nvidia GeForce 
6800 Ultra card? The other monitor happens to be a low quality NEC 17" 
flat panel, too.

I jsut got the Dell monitor (it is sensationally nice!) and would like 
to get it working in FC4. I made the mistake of not saving the original 
xorg.conf file before turning on the FC4 "Dual head" configuration, and 
now X won't even start for me.

Bob Cochran

FC5 and Dell 2405FPW display

[malcolm northcott]

> >
>
> Does anyone have an xorg.conf for a Dell 2405FPW (24" flat panel) which 
> is running as the first of two monitors connected to an Nvidia GeForce 
> 6800 Ultra card? The other monitor happens to be a low quality NEC 17" 
> flat panel, too.
>
> I jsut got the Dell monitor (it is sensationally nice!) and would like 
> to get it working in FC4. I made the mistake of not saving the original 
> xorg.conf file before turning on the FC4 "Dual head" configuration, and 
> now X won't even start for me.
>
> Bob Cochran

I struggled with this for a while. It seems to work fine (but slow) out
of the box with the nv driver, but as soon as soon as I installed the
nvidia driver (FX5700) I was stuck with 1680x1200. I finally got it
working at 1920x1200 by doing the following:
1) install kmod-nvidia from livna
2) run the nvidia-xconfig utility
3) add the following line to the Screen section of xorg.conf  
    Option         "ModeValidation" "NoMaxPClkCheck"

Do a "man nvidia-xconfig" to find out about the command.
Step 3 is the critical mojo for getting the full resolution.

I have attached the xconfig file, but you shouldn't need it.

Now if only I could figure out how to get dual screens working on
my x86-64/ATI7500 at work....

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Wed Mar 29
14:43:26 PST 2006

# XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Default Layout"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, a font server independent of the X server is
# used to render fonts.
    ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
    ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath        "unix/:7100"
EndSection
Section "Module"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "fbdevhw"
    Load           "record"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#       Option  "Xleds"         "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
#       Option  "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#       Option  "XkbModel"      "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#       Option  "XkbModel"      "microsoft"
## Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#       Option  "XkbLayout"     "de"
# or:
#       Option  "XkbLayout"     "de"
#       Option  "XkbVariant"    "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#       Option  "XkbOptions"    "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
#       Option  "XkbOptions"    "ctrl:nocaps"
#
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName      "LCD Panel 1920x1200"
    HorizSync       31.5 - 90.0
    VertRefresh     60.0 - 60.0
    Option         "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Videocard0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "Videocard vendor"

BoardName      "nVidia Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Videocard0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
#    Option         "NoBandWidthTest" "True"
#    Option         "UseEdidFreqs" "False"
#    Option         "IgnoreEDID" "True"
#    Option         "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "False"
    Option         "ModeValidation" "NoMaxPClkCheck"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       16
        Modes      "1920x1200" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1920x1200" "1920x1200" "1680x1050" "1280x800"
    EndSubSection
EndSection