Display rates -

[David]

On 1/27/2013 11:21 PM, poma wrote:
> 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


F/a/ber est suae quisque fortunae

Your 'e' should be an 'a'

But a good point. However. But my point was that if Linux ever expects
to become useful and commonly accepted it needs to work for 'the common
user' in 'the common environment'. Workable without the need of
incantations, magic scripts, candles burning on stone alters where
chickens are killed and their blood captured in special stone bowls to
just 'make it work'.

Means? Install it and the devices are found and configured. The monitor
works as it should.
-- 

  David