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Old 03-20-2005, 05:02 AM   #1
heande
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[Solved] Xandros: can't get the system to 100hz@1024*768


Hello

I have recently installed Xandros 3 and I am rather new to linux and I have a disturbing problem.
My monitor (Samtron 96p) and my graphic card (Creative Geforce 4 mx 420) seems to be correctly installed. When I under Configure--settings--advanced sets 100 Hz it still doesn't goes higher than 85 Hz (according to my OSD and my eyes). I know it is possible to get to 100hz while it works in mandrake and windows xp.
Anyone who knows what to change in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf (see below) or if I shall change something else?

/Henrik Andersson

Quote:
################################################################################
## Automatically generated file by buildxconf
## part of the Xandros hardware detection system
##
## See Also:
## 'man devices-overview' for information about the detection system
## 'man setxconf' a utility for interacting with the detection system
## to modify the X configuration
## 'man xorg.conf' for the format of this file
##
## Warning:
## If this file is edited manually, then buildxconf will no longer
## modify this file. It must be removed to be regenerated.
################################################################################


Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/nvidia"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/altdrivers"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"

# Local Fontserver: Disabled by default.
#FontPath "unix/:7100"

# Unscaled Bitmap Fonts:
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
# Scalable TrueType and CID Fonts (via DeFoMa):
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"

# Scalable TrueType Fonts (via std X path):
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType"

# Scalable Speedo and Type1 Fonts:
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"

# Scaled Bitmap fonts (ugly) :
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"

# Misc. Fonts:
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "ddc"
Load "int10"
Load "xandetect"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "record"

Load "bitmap"
Load "freetype"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "mouse.usb"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "YES"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

# pci info: 0x10de, 0x0172, 0x1462, 0x8600
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device1"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoRenderAccel"
Option "VideoRam" "65536k"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "STN"
ModelName "S/T 97P/96P"
VertRefresh 50-100.963
HorizSync 30-96
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

# res 1024 768
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Device1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
AllowMouseOpenFail
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Screen1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1"
InputDevice "mouse.usb"
EndSection

Last edited by heande; 03-20-2005 at 08:31 AM.
 
Old 03-20-2005, 06:49 AM   #2
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Hi,

Hmmm - of course what you should have done is to save a copy of your X config off Mandrake and then you could compare it with the Xandros one. It would then be possible as you say to edit this file and get the desired refresh rate.

Try upping the limits for HorizSync and/or VertRefresh in the Monitor section. In fact, before you do that comment them out altogether as Xorg should be able to query them from the monitor.

With older monitors using unsuitable values can damage the hardware, but newer monitors will detect out-of-range frequencies and just show an error.

It is also woth reading the /var/log/Xorg.0.log - as X boots it attempts to explain how it is configuring the hardware, and what refresh rates and resultions it determines will work based on the config and hardware probing.

TIM
 
Old 03-20-2005, 08:30 AM   #3
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Thank you for the hint, I plugged in my Mandrake harddisk, copied my configuration file there and I copied a modeline for 1024*768 and now it works perfectly
 
  


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