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Wrong screen resolution, font size etc.
Good morning Gentlemen,
I have recently installed my new desktop pc with 7.0. Xorg was configured easily with my Radeon 9000 although I read there are often problems with those cards. Anyway, the radeon driver worked right out of the box with graphics acceleration and everything. BUT, the X server starts with a 1024x768 resolution, no matter what I do. There is no mod-line with this resolution, no extra xorg.conf file somewhere, it just uses this resolution and I have no idea why. Odd, I can resize the screen to 1280x1024 with xrandr without any problems! Fluxbox then messes up the screen and needs to be restarted. That's when all of the fonts in the application windows become big like a 24 font in an office-document. I think this has all got to do with the first resolution problem, am I right? Where could I start debugging this error? |
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At the risk of scaring off future female members, try to refrain from making such assumptions.
As for your problem, We're not going to be able to help you without at least a copy of your xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log files. |
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Ok, that's a point there
Here's my xorg.conf content: PHP Code:
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You should always use "X -configure" to generate a template xorg.conf file, taking some example off the Internet and adapting it to your needs is bound to cause issues.
Anyway, don't specify Vert/Horiz values.. your monitor has DDC functionality. Right, So: # X -configure # $EDITOR xorg.conf.new # mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf That's all.. post back if you have any more problems. |
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Hm, I used xorgconf, didn't know there is a difference...
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In the Monitor section, try adding this line:
Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024" And see if that makes a difference. |
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Adam, you just made my day
X -configure didn't work at all btw, still 1024x768 and couldn't even change with xrandr. Same commenting the refresh rate lines... |
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Now I have the resolution, but only 60Hz. Is that important for a TFT monitor? |
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60 Hz is standard on a flat panel. From wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refresh_rate ):
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Refresh rate doesn't matter for TFT monitiors because it is a digital technology. The refresh rate is only used for sending the signal to the monitor, it is then turned back into digital data and the appropriate pixels are flipped. There is no refreshing of the entire screen every specific period in the same way as a CRT works.
The recommended refresh rate for most TFT monitors is 60Hz. EDIT: Too slow trying to dredge up data from the bottom of my brain. |
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