how can i get widescren display on my new Dell 3010?

[Ed Greshko]

On 12/13/2012 11:57 AM, Gary Kline wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 10:41:57AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> On 12/13/2012 10:33 AM, Gary Kline wrote:
>>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 09:20:21AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>>>> On 12/13/2012 09:11 AM, Gary Kline wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 08:45:03AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>>>>>> On 12/13/2012 08:35 AM, Gary Kline wrote:
>>>>>>>> Did you post the output from the "working" system?
>>>>>>>>> In the output the line
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1920x1080 60.0*+
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Indicates by * that this is the current mode and by the + indicates that the preferred mode of the attached monitor is 1920x1080.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 	"tao" is my new quad optplex that  refuses to display above
>>>>>>> 	1280x1024.  my "working" system is dubbed "ethos".  it's got
>>>>>>> 	1920x1080 which is what I want own my new computer.  DEspite 
>>>>>>> 	the token that are shown after the lines of resolution, the
>>>>>>> 	output on "tao is only 1280x1024. {for some reason I cannot get 
>>>>>>> 	a ksnapshot of my scrren resolution; I'm missing kio_file.}
>>>>>> That is "strange".  Your system certainly thinks it is driving at 1920x1080.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anything happen if you issue the command....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> xrandr --output VGA-1 --auto   (you can used this command as the currently running user.  No need for root)
>>>>>>
>>>>> pts/5 17:02 <ethos> [4690] ssh -X tao
>>>>> kline at tao's password: 
>>>>> Last login: Wed Dec 12 16:48:19 2012
>>>>> pts/8 17:03 <tao> [4662] xrandr --output VGA-1 --auto
>>>>> pts/8 17:04 <tao> [4663]                        
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 	strange:  ==nothing==.  what Should be displayed?  [if anything?]
>>>> Nothing should be displayed.  The command will switch the mode.  "auto" means to switch to the default.
>>>>
>>>> You could also try....
>>>>
>>>> xrandr --output VGA-1 --mode 1152x864  to see if that makes a change....
>>>>
>>>> I noticed you "ssh'd" into the system.  I don't know that xrandr would be effective when using a "remote" session.  Can you try entering on the actual console?
>>> 	dunno.  here, FWIW, is % xranda >& /tmp/file, the ampersand to 
>>> 	capture the first line:
>>>
>>>
>>> xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
>>> Screen 0: minimum 640 x 400, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
>>> default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
>>>    1280x1024       0.0* 
>>>    1152x864        0.0  
>>>    1024x768        0.0  
>>>    800x600         0.0  
>>>    640x480         0.0  
>>>    720x400         0.0  
>>>
>>> 	And this is what I actually get as my resolution.  next is what 
>>> 	is ignored by your xrand --output ... line::
>>>
>>>
>>>    pts/4 18:11 <tao> [4692] xrandr --output VGA-1 --mode 1152x864
>>>    xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
>>>    warning: output VGA-1 not found; ignoring
>>>    pts/4 18:12 <tao> [4693]                      
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    next, for the heck of it, I tried the next-larger res: 1280x1024 and
>>>    only got the "usage:" string for xrandr.  anything you--or anybody--
>>>    see from the data captured??  like, am I missing some driver module, or
>>>    part-of?  im totally out of ideas.
>>>
>> OK....  The puzzle deepens.....
>>
>> "warning: output VGA-1 not found; ignoring"
>>
>> So, when you just do a "xrandr" on the console of tao there is no section reading something like..
>>
>> Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 2048 x 1152, maximum 8192 x 8192
>> DVI-I-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>> VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
>> DVI-I-1 connected 2048x1152+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 510mm x 287mm
>>
>> ????
>>
>> When using the --output parameter you need to specify an existing output.  In my case there are 3 as shown above.
>>
>> You don't have a single monitor connected to 2 systems via a KVM do you?
>
> 	I do indeed; at one time I had 5 tower cases and three small
> 	CRT's; finally wound up with one 19" tube wired to a KVM   switch.
> 	my goal is to get down to a server and a desktop.  and one 
> 	backup server.

If I were you, I'd connect the monitor directly to the new box and reboot.  I have seen too many video problems related to KVMs.



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