Configuring RHEL4 for ProView Widescreen
I am having trouble configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to work with my ProView Widescreen LCD monitor.
I successfully got it working under Ubuntu linux using the following: sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Is there any equivalent under RHEL4? Or must I do this manually? Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance! |
For Red Hat use; sudo system-config-display --reconfigure
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That almost worked!
Things are a lot better now than they were a day or so ago.
I used to have a 1024x768 screen stretched to 1440x900 proportions. The only problem is that the resolution I need (1440x900) isn't available as one of my options. They're close, but not quite what I need. Is there a way I can force the X server to display things properly? I certainly do appreciate the help! |
Well check you /var/log/Xorg.setup.log file and see if your video hardware can support the resolution (1440x900) first. But yes (as root) manually edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, sample section below;
Code:
Section "Screen" |
Still not working
I tried that, and am still stuck with the same 3 or 4 resolution settings I had before.
For my Monitor, I've chosen "Generic LCD Monitor 1440x900" since my particular ProView model isn't listed as one of the available choices. I think part of the problem is that RHEL4 is not recognizing my video card either, and instead using the generic VESA drivers. I certainly don't have this problem under Windows. I know it's an nVidia GeForce something or other, but I'm at work at the moment. I'll have to check it when I get home. I hate Windows and only use it when I'm forced to, and of all the Linux distros I've tried, I really like RHEL4 the best. I'm just about to trade this widescreen away for a regular screen! LOL |
Visit; http://atrpms.net/
Be sure to read the instructions about the key and using something like apt or yum then installing the nvidia packages are much simpler, for example; yum -y install nvidia-graphics8762 |
I think part of the problem is that even the nVidia drivers don't support 1440x900 resolution. Even under Windows that resolution isn't supported. I have to use a special driver package that came with the monitor. I'm now searching for Linux drivers for the monitor.
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