X1950 / Ubuntu 6.10

goucho29 · 01-25-2007, 02:20 PM

the Dell 2407's native resolution is 1920x1200 but the highest Ive been able to make the res go to is 1600x1200

the system is quite useable but everything looks too big

Im unclear whether Im supposed to be using:

a. x.org
b. xfree86

Ive edited the xorg.conf file to change one small bit and that helped (the ATI card is now 'working' but not as well as I had hoped)

trying to get to the bottom of this xorg xfree86 stuff, whats it all about ?

farslayer · 01-25-2007, 03:15 PM

Have you installed the ATI Proprietary Graphics driver on your machine ?

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_E...iver_.28ATI.29

Start with that, and then ensure that the vert and horix refresh rates stated in /etc/X11/xorg.conf are set to the correct values for your display per the manufacturers specifications.

Code:

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Dell 2407"
        HorizSync       30-76
        VertRefresh     50-81
        Option          "DPMS"
EndSection

On the down side Dell didn't bother to provide the low values for the refresh rates, only the MAX for H & V (76Hz and 81Khz respectively) I hate when they cheap out like that...