Unable to get true 1920x1200 resolution with Fedora 8
wwp
subscript at free.fr
Wed Dec 5 16:43:26 UTC 2007
Hello Jeremy,
On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:33:43 -0500 Jeremy Nix <Jeremy.Nix at sfsltd.com> wrote:
> During a recent re-install to Fedora 8, I have found that the 1920x1200
> resolution that I had in Fedora 7 has been lost. Even with the
> 915resolution hack, the resolution still is off. From what I can guess,
> it looks like 1280x1024 or 1440x900. Has anyone had success achieving
> this resolution, if so how?
>
> I did notice a few peculiarities. First, I was able to get a resolution
> close to (if not exactly) 1920x1200 after futzing with the screen
> resolution in the GUI, logging out, logging back in. The couple times I
> saw the "good" resolution, I had reduced my screen resolution setting,
> restarted, then updated the screen resolution to 1920x12000 and clicked
> apply. After the next login, the resolution was back to its reduced
> version. I also notice that each time I login, the resolution appears
> to magnify as the fonts/icons are being loaded. The text generally
> shows up first in a smaller form, and then magnifies as everything is
> loaded. I don't know whether either of these two points are relevant,
> but I did find them unusual.
[snip]
No problem w/ a D810 WUXGA screen (+ Ati X600), 1920x1200 w/o the need
to change the X config. In my case it's an install from scratch.
Regards,
--
wwp
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