[opensuse] Suse 11.1 Monitor Resolutions
I'm currently running Suse 11.0 using a monitor capable of 1440x900. But there is not support for 1440x900, so I have been running the monitor at 1280x768. Does Suse 11.1 support 1440x900 resolution? Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Date & Time: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:03:54 +0100 (CET)
[Dave} == Dave Feustel
Dave Feustel wrote:
I'm currently running Suse 11.0 using a monitor capable of 1440x900. But there is not support for 1440x900, so I have been running the monitor at 1280x768. Does Suse 11.1 support 1440x900 resolution?
Thanks.
Dave, I'm using 11.0 at 1440x900, just the same as I was using 10.3 at 1440x900. What hardware do you have. The limitation isn't an openSuSE limitation at all. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
David C. Rankin wrote:
Dave Feustel wrote:
I'm currently running Suse 11.0 using a monitor capable of 1440x900. But there is not support for 1440x900, so I have been running the monitor at 1280x768. Does Suse 11.1 support 1440x900 resolution?
Thanks.
Dave,
I'm using 11.0 at 1440x900, just the same as I was using 10.3 at 1440x900. What hardware do you have. The limitation isn't an openSuSE limitation at all.
Dave, Am I missing something here?? Are you talking about the text console frame buffer before xdm, kdm, or gdm is started, or, are you talking about your normal kde or gnome (hell or icewm, metacity, xfce, whatever) desktop?? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 03:37:23AM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote:
David C. Rankin wrote:
Dave Feustel wrote:
I'm currently running Suse 11.0 using a monitor capable of 1440x900. But there is not support for 1440x900, so I have been running the monitor at 1280x768. Does Suse 11.1 support 1440x900 resolution?
Thanks.
Dave,
I'm using 11.0 at 1440x900, just the same as I was using 10.3 at 1440x900. What hardware do you have. The limitation isn't an openSuSE limitation at all.
Dave,
Am I missing something here?? Are you talking about the text console frame buffer before xdm, kdm, or gdm is started, or, are you talking about your normal kde or gnome (hell or icewm, metacity, xfce, whatever) desktop??
This problem occurred with KDE and now with icewm.
-- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 02:00:19AM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote:
Dave Feustel wrote:
I'm currently running Suse 11.0 using a monitor capable of 1440x900. But there is not support for 1440x900, so I have been running the monitor at 1280x768. Does Suse 11.1 support 1440x900 resolution?
Thanks.
Dave,
I'm using 11.0 at 1440x900, just the same as I was using 10.3 at 1440x900. What hardware do you have. The limitation isn't an openSuSE limitation at all.
Dave, I'm running 64-bit Suse 11.0 on MSI K9N Neo V3 motherboard, amd64x2 with a 19" Acer monitor through a kvm switch. I have the same problem with OpenBSD 4.4 running on an old Dell, but Fedora 9 runs at 1440x900, also through the kvm switch. In Suse, an attempt to change the resolution of the monitor results in a list of possible resolutions that includes 1600x1050 but not 1440x900. My graphics card is NX7300LE TD series. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 31 March 2009 05:35:18 am Dave Feustel wrote: ..
Dave,
I'm running 64-bit Suse 11.0 on MSI K9N Neo V3 motherboard, amd64x2 with a 19" Acer monitor through a kvm switch. I have the same problem with OpenBSD 4.4 running on an old Dell, but Fedora 9 runs at 1440x900, also through the kvm switch. In Suse, an attempt to change the resolution of the monitor results in a list of possible resolutions that includes 1600x1050 but not 1440x900. My graphics card is NX7300LE TD series.
I suspect KVM swith as culprit. It probably prevents video driver to read monitor properties contained in DDC/EDID. You can try first to add to section Monitor: Option "Metamodes 1440x900" which should tell driver to use that and not some safe default. If that alone doesn't work then there is in README.txt included with nvidia drivers another option: Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP" DFP stands for Digital Flat Panel" Below is excerpt: |ConnectedMonitor | | With this option you can override what the NVIDIA kernel module detects is | connected to your graphics card. This may be useful, for example, if any | of your display devices do not support detection using Display Data | Channel (DDC) protocols. Valid values are a comma-separated list of | display device names; for example: | | "CRT-0, CRT-1" | "CRT" | "CRT-1, DFP-0" | | WARNING: this option overrides what display devices are detected by the | NVIDIA kernel module, and is very seldom needed. You really only need this | if a display device is not detected, either because it does not provide | DDC information, or because it is on the other side of a KVM | (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) switch. In most other cases, it is best not to | specify this option. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Rajko M. wrote:
On Tuesday 31 March 2009 05:35:18 am Dave Feustel wrote: ..
Dave,
I'm running 64-bit Suse 11.0 on MSI K9N Neo V3 motherboard, amd64x2 with a 19" Acer monitor through a kvm switch. I have the same problem with OpenBSD 4.4 running on an old Dell, but Fedora 9 runs at 1440x900, also through the kvm switch. In Suse, an attempt to change the resolution of the monitor results in a list of possible resolutions that includes 1600x1050 but not 1440x900. My graphics card is NX7300LE TD series.
I suspect KVM swith as culprit. It probably prevents video driver to read monitor properties contained in DDC/EDID.
You can try first to add to section Monitor: Option "Metamodes 1440x900" which should tell driver to use that and not some safe default.
If that alone doesn't work then there is in README.txt included with nvidia drivers another option:
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
DFP stands for Digital Flat Panel"
Below is excerpt:
|ConnectedMonitor | | With this option you can override what the NVIDIA kernel module detects is | connected to your graphics card. This may be useful, for example, if any | of your display devices do not support detection using Display Data | Channel (DDC) protocols. Valid values are a comma-separated list of | display device names; for example: | | "CRT-0, CRT-1" | "CRT" | "CRT-1, DFP-0" | | WARNING: this option overrides what display devices are detected by the | NVIDIA kernel module, and is very seldom needed. You really only need this | if a display device is not detected, either because it does not provide | DDC information, or because it is on the other side of a KVM | (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) switch. In most other cases, it is best not to | specify this option.
I Suspect Rajko is right about the kvm switch and the ddc/edid information. You can also try modifying your xorg.conf to explicitly set your preferred mode and provide the screen information: (Options of interest marked with >>>) Section "Monitor" <snip>
Option "PreferredMode" "1440x900"
EndSection
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen[0]" Device "Device[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Most of this should be done automatically, but if you are having problems communicating with the monitor, you may need to specify it manually. Also, you may also want to specify the modeline for the monitor. Assuming you want 1440x900 with the normal TFT refresh of 60MHz, then specify; Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" # 1440x900 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 55.92 kHz; pclk: 106.47 MHz Modeline "1440x900_60.00" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync EndSection You can also generate modelines for any other resolution and refresh combinations you want with the gtf utility and 3 parameters, the Width x Height and Refresh. Syntax is: gtf Width Height Refresh Give that a go and post back. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:52:45AM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote:
Rajko M. wrote:
On Tuesday 31 March 2009 05:35:18 am Dave Feustel wrote: ..
Dave,
I'm running 64-bit Suse 11.0 on MSI K9N Neo V3 motherboard, amd64x2 with a 19" Acer monitor through a kvm switch. I have the same problem with OpenBSD 4.4 running on an old Dell, but Fedora 9 runs at 1440x900, also through the kvm switch. In Suse, an attempt to change the resolution of the monitor results in a list of possible resolutions that includes 1600x1050 but not 1440x900. My graphics card is NX7300LE TD series.
There are already 2 1440x900 mode lines in Suse 11.0 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
I suspect KVM swith as culprit. It probably prevents video driver to read monitor properties contained in DDC/EDID.
Note that my Fedora 9 system does 1440x900 through the same kvm switch.
You can try first to add to section Monitor: Option "Metamodes 1440x900" which should tell driver to use that and not some safe default.
If that alone doesn't work then there is in README.txt included with nvidia drivers another option:
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
DFP stands for Digital Flat Panel"
Below is excerpt:
|ConnectedMonitor | | With this option you can override what the NVIDIA kernel module detects is | connected to your graphics card. This may be useful, for example, if any | of your display devices do not support detection using Display Data | Channel (DDC) protocols. Valid values are a comma-separated list of | display device names; for example: | | "CRT-0, CRT-1" | "CRT" | "CRT-1, DFP-0" | | WARNING: this option overrides what display devices are detected by the | NVIDIA kernel module, and is very seldom needed. You really only need this | if a display device is not detected, either because it does not provide | DDC information, or because it is on the other side of a KVM | (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) switch. In most other cases, it is best not to | specify this option.
I Suspect Rajko is right about the kvm switch and the ddc/edid information. You can also try modifying your xorg.conf to explicitly set your preferred mode and provide the screen information: (Options of interest marked with >>>)
Section "Monitor" <snip>
Option "PreferredMode" "1440x900"
EndSection
This option is also in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen[0]" Device "Device[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection
Most of this should be done automatically, but if you are having problems communicating with the monitor, you may need to specify it manually. Also, you may also want to specify the modeline for the monitor. Assuming you want 1440x900 with the normal TFT refresh of 60MHz, then specify;
Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" # 1440x900 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 55.92 kHz; pclk: 106.47 MHz Modeline "1440x900_60.00" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync EndSection
You can also generate modelines for any other resolution and refresh combinations you want with the gtf utility and 3 parameters, the Width x Height and Refresh. Syntax is:
gtf Width Height Refresh
Give that a go and post back.
I didn't know about gtf. Thanks! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 31 March 2009 12:19:40 pm Dave Feustel wrote:
Note that my Fedora 9 system does 1440x900 through the same kvm switch.
It could be just luck that it has different default, but it can be difference in nvidia driver, kernel, X server. I already had problems going from SUSE Linux 10.0 to 10.1 where Xinerama would not work with xorg.conf generated for 10.1, but the old one from 10.0 will work, and it went worse version after version. Now I have no problems with bigger screen ;-) Can you post Fedora and openSUSE 11.0, /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/xorg.conf on http://pastebin.ca ? -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 12:55:36PM -0500, Rajko M. wrote:
On Tuesday 31 March 2009 12:19:40 pm Dave Feustel wrote:
Note that my Fedora 9 system does 1440x900 through the same kvm switch.
It could be just luck that it has different default, but it can be difference in nvidia driver, kernel, X server. I already had problems going from SUSE Linux 10.0 to 10.1 where Xinerama would not work with xorg.conf generated for 10.1, but the old one from 10.0 will work, and it went worse version after version. Now I have no problems with bigger screen ;-)
Can you post Fedora and openSUSE 11.0, /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/xorg.conf on http://pastebin.ca ?
I tried, but upload of /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not seem to work. I could send that file to you directly if you want. Would a different video card make a difference? Thanks, -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 31 March 2009 01:38:49 pm Dave Feustel wrote:
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 12:55:36PM -0500, Rajko M. wrote:
On Tuesday 31 March 2009 12:19:40 pm Dave Feustel wrote:
Note that my Fedora 9 system does 1440x900 through the same kvm switch.
It could be just luck that it has different default, but it can be difference in nvidia driver, kernel, X server. I already had problems going from SUSE Linux 10.0 to 10.1 where Xinerama would not work with xorg.conf generated for 10.1, but the old one from 10.0 will work, and it went worse version after version. Now I have no problems with bigger screen ;-)
Can you post Fedora and openSUSE 11.0, /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/xorg.conf on http://pastebin.ca ?
I tried, but upload of /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not seem to work. I could send that file to you directly if you want.
It's OK if you want to send directly, but more eyes on a problem like this are always helpful. I usually copy and paste to pastebin.ca, as this doesn't depend on java support in browser, but on the other hand yesterday I posted image on http://imagebin.ca and upload worked fine.
Would a different video card make a difference?
It can, but without knowing the reason it is hit and miss approach. The driver can have better support, or it can be the same, etc.
Thanks,
-- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Dave Feustel wrote:
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 12:55:36PM -0500, Rajko M. wrote:
On Tuesday 31 March 2009 12:19:40 pm Dave Feustel wrote:
Note that my Fedora 9 system does 1440x900 through the same kvm switch. It could be just luck that it has different default, but it can be difference in nvidia driver, kernel, X server. I already had problems going from SUSE Linux 10.0 to 10.1 where Xinerama would not work with xorg.conf generated for 10.1, but the old one from 10.0 will work, and it went worse version after version. Now I have no problems with bigger screen ;-)
Can you post Fedora and openSUSE 11.0, /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/xorg.conf on http://pastebin.ca ?
I tried, but upload of /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not seem to work. I could send that file to you directly if you want.
Would a different video card make a difference?
Thanks,
Dave, You can email it to me and I'll post it on my web site and provide the link to the list. I agree, the more eyes on it the better. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
I notice the subject specifies Suse 11.1. Remember that I am running Suse 11.0. On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:52:45AM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote:
Rajko M. wrote:
On Tuesday 31 March 2009 05:35:18 am Dave Feustel wrote: ..
Dave,
I'm running 64-bit Suse 11.0 on MSI K9N Neo V3 motherboard, amd64x2 with a 19" Acer monitor through a kvm switch. I have the same problem with OpenBSD 4.4 running on an old Dell, but Fedora 9 runs at 1440x900, also through the kvm switch. In Suse, an attempt to change the resolution of the monitor results in a list of possible resolutions that includes 1600x1050 but not 1440x900. My graphics card is NX7300LE TD series.
I suspect KVM swith as culprit. It probably prevents video driver to read monitor properties contained in DDC/EDID.
You can try first to add to section Monitor: Option "Metamodes 1440x900" which should tell driver to use that and not some safe default.
If that alone doesn't work then there is in README.txt included with nvidia drivers another option:
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
DFP stands for Digital Flat Panel"
Below is excerpt:
|ConnectedMonitor | | With this option you can override what the NVIDIA kernel module detects is | connected to your graphics card. This may be useful, for example, if any | of your display devices do not support detection using Display Data | Channel (DDC) protocols. Valid values are a comma-separated list of | display device names; for example: | | "CRT-0, CRT-1" | "CRT" | "CRT-1, DFP-0" | | WARNING: this option overrides what display devices are detected by the | NVIDIA kernel module, and is very seldom needed. You really only need this | if a display device is not detected, either because it does not provide | DDC information, or because it is on the other side of a KVM | (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) switch. In most other cases, it is best not to | specify this option.
I Suspect Rajko is right about the kvm switch and the ddc/edid information. You can also try modifying your xorg.conf to explicitly set your preferred mode and provide the screen information: (Options of interest marked with >>>)
Section "Monitor" <snip>
Option "PreferredMode" "1440x900"
EndSection
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen[0]" Device "Device[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1440x900" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1280x720" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection
Most of this should be done automatically, but if you are having problems communicating with the monitor, you may need to specify it manually. Also, you may also want to specify the modeline for the monitor. Assuming you want 1440x900 with the normal TFT refresh of 60MHz, then specify;
Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" # 1440x900 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 55.92 kHz; pclk: 106.47 MHz Modeline "1440x900_60.00" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -HSync +Vsync EndSection
You can also generate modelines for any other resolution and refresh combinations you want with the gtf utility and 3 parameters, the Width x Height and Refresh. Syntax is:
gtf Width Height Refresh
Give that a go and post back.
-- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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