xrandr maximum resolution is well below the preferred
My monitor has a preferred resolution of 1440x900 (A number located by booting to Puppy which displays correctly). I have use Ubuntu, Debian, and Mint with this computer and they have all been fine with the resolution. But withg CentOS 32b on a Dell Latitude D620 when I go to xrandr it outputs this:
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[~]$ xrandr Code:
[~]$ cvt 1440 900 Also, from what I can tell it's using Intel integrated graphics. |
FWIW, I create an xorg.conf file to allow me to access the full resolution on my Soyo monitor. I use gtf to get the proper modeline:
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$ gtf 1680 1050 60 Code:
Section "Monitor" Code:
Section "Screen" |
Okay, I did what you suggested. I used gtf and got this:
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[~]$ gtf 1440 900 60 Code:
Section "Monitor" I restarted X11 and my resolut is still off, althrough now xrandr outputs this: Code:
[~]$ xrandr |
My bad - I did slightly alter the gtf output when placing it in my xorg.conf file.
In the "Screen" section, change the line Code:
Modes "1680x1050" "1440x900" "1280x1024" Code:
Modes "1440x900_60" "1280x1024" |
I made said changes but it had no effect.
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A frequent problem is that the HorizSync and VirtRefresh are too low. As long as you are using a LCD style monitor make the upper bounds something like 120.
You should be able to find your desired resolution in your Xorg.x.log file (though it might be rejected as being "xxx out of bounds", where xxx indicates one of horizontal sync or vertical refresh). I usually just up the HorizSync/VirtRefresh values until it works. LCD monitors are not damaged by things out of bounds (CRT monitors can blow the flyback transformer, so don't do it on those). |
Additional Erattum:
The Code:
Option "IgnoreEDID" "TRUE" |
I removed the line to no avail and there is no "out of bounds" message, but I did look for errors in that file and found this:
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[ 96.721] (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such device |
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