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[poma]

On 01/28/2013 03:02 AM, David wrote:
> On 1/27/2013 7:31 PM, poma wrote:
>> On 01/27/2013 09:54 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>>> On 01/27/2013 01:57 PM, Suvayu Ali wrote:
>>>> xrandr -q
>>>
>>> No that just shows the same thing, the equipment is rated much
>>> higher.
>>>
>>> [root at Box9 xorg.conf.d]# xrandr -q Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200,
>>> current 1024 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192 DVI-0 disconnected (normal
>>> left inverted right x axis y axis) HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left
>>> inverted right x axis y axis) VGA-0 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal
>>> left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm 1024x768       60.0* 
>>> 800x600        60.3     56.2 848x480        60.0 640x480        59.9
>>>
>>> And I have had no success with the commands to change it like:
>>>
>>> $xrandr --output LVGA --mode 1680x1050 --rate 60
>>>
>>> Which just gets a help screen, obviously I'm doing something wrong 
>>> out of ignorance.
>>>
>>
>> Heya,
>>
>> $ man cvt
>> $ man xrandr
>>
>> $ xrandr --newmode "640x480R" 23.50 640 688 720 800 480 483 487 494 +hsync
>> -vsync
>> $ xrandr --newmode "800x600R" 35.50 800 848 880 960 600 603 607 618 +hsync
>> -vsync
>> $ xrandr --newmode "1024x768R" 56.00 1024 1072 1104 1184 768 771 775 790
>> +hsync -vsync
>> $ xrandr --newmode "1280x960R" 85.25 1280 1328 1360 1440 960 963 967 988
>> +hsync -vsync
>> $ xrandr --newmode "1280x1024R" 90.75 1280 1328 1360 1440 1024 1027 1034
>> 1054 +hsync -vsync
>> $ xrandr --newmode "1440x900R" 88.75 1440 1488 1520 1600 900 903 909 926
>> +hsync -vsync
>> $ xrandr --newmode "1680x1050R" 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059
>> 1080 +hsync -vsync
>> $ xrandr --newmode "1920x1080R" 138.50 1920 1968 2000 2080 1080 1083 1088
>> 1111 +hsync -vsync
>>
>> CVT(Coordinated Video Timings) with R(reduced blanking intervals) modes
>> ONLY for LCDs at 'VertRefresh' 60 Hz.
>>
>> Automation in da display manager style:
>> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf:
>> display-setup-script=/usr/bin/RandR
>> …
>>
>> /usr/bin/RandR:
>> #!/bin/sh
>> # ViewSonic VX2035wm
>> xrandr --newmode "1680x1050R" 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059
>> 1080 +hsync -vsync >/dev/null 2>&1
>> xrandr --addmode VGA-0 1680x1050R >/dev/null 2>&1
>> xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1680x1050R >/dev/null 2>&1
>> exit 0
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> poma
>>
> 
> 
> Or? Well you could use a distro that actually works without searching
> Google and volumes of text files.
> 
> Seems like if 'Linux is now supposed to appeal to the 'great unwashed
> masses' that it should make it easy for them to use Linux. Ya think?
> 

Feber est suae quisque fortunae.

Cheers,
poma