Hello, In the Message; Subject : Re: [opensuse] Samsung 204b problem Message-ID : <20070615014116.GB14456@blinkenlights.visv.net> Date & Time: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:41:16 -0400 [Michael] == Michael Fischer has written: Michael> Well, here is the old one: Michael> Section "Monitor" Michael> Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry" Michael> DisplaySize 370 280 Michael> HorizSync 30-95 Michael> Identifier "Monitor[0]" Michael> ModelName "G790" Michael> Option "DPMS" Michael> VendorName "VIEWSONIC" Michael> VertRefresh 50-180 Michael> UseModes "Modes[0]" Michael> EndSection Michael> And here is what sax came up with (modulo my changes to horz & vert) Michael> for the new monitor Michael> Section "Monitor" Michael> Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry" Michael> DisplaySize 410 310 Michael> HorizSync 31-81 Michael> Identifier "Monitor[0]" Michael> ModelName "SYNCMASTER 4S" Michael> Option "DPMS" Michael> VendorName "SAMSUNG" Michael> VertRefresh 56-75 Michael> UseModes "Modes[0]" Michael> EndSection Michael> Note that that did not cause the monitor to show the console. Yes, I know. Which resolution will you use? 1600x1200, or 1600x1280? The point is here; Michael> HorizSync 31-81 Change the value "31-81" to "31-Value", where Value is; 1) in cese of 1600x1200 resolution; Value=1200 x 60 x 1.05 2) in case of 1600x1280 resolution; Value=1280 x 60 x 1.05 Regards, --- Masaru Nomiya mail-to: nomiya @ galaxy.dti.ne.jp "Bill! You married with Computers. Not with Me!" "No..., with money." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Thu, Jun 14, BandiPat wrote:

Michael, My first suggestion would be that it's a good time to update the video card as well. I'm guessing that card will not display the resolution that monitor needs. Also, a newer card, even just a 9600 or 9200 will give you a smooth setup for not much money and very good performance on your setup.

Thanks. I had an old Radeon sitting in a drawer, so I threw that in. Rebooted, and saw the bios, grub, and the splash screen for picking the kernel. Hit enter just to get on with it, and then the monitor went back to its misbehavior about saying it was not running at an optimum resolution. I then put back the old monitor and went into a 2 hour fight to get the thing to boot properly. Its an oldish machine which has been showing this kind of ill health for years. I'm hesitant to ever reboot it for that reason. Can take 10 tries, with full power off from the back of the box. Its still not recognizing the mouse now... *sigh* Time to drop a bunch of money on a new machine, and pray I can figure a way to save all my files. Thanks for the suggestions guys. Michael -- Michael Fischer Happiness is a config option. michael@visv.net Recompile and be happy. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Michael Fischer wrote:

On Thu, Jun 14, BandiPat wrote:

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Michael, My first suggestion would be that it's a good time to update the video card as well. I'm guessing that card will not display the resolution that monitor needs. Also, a newer card, even just a 9600 or 9200 will give you a smooth setup for not much money and very good performance on your setup.

Thanks. I had an old Radeon sitting in a drawer, so I threw that in.

Rebooted, and saw the bios, grub, and the splash screen for picking the kernel. Hit enter just to get on with it, and then the monitor went back to its misbehavior about saying it was not running at an optimum resolution.

I then put back the old monitor and went into a 2 hour fight to get the thing to boot properly. Its an oldish machine which has been showing this kind of ill health for years. I'm hesitant to ever reboot it for that reason. Can take 10 tries, with full power off from the back of the box. Its still not recognizing the mouse now... *sigh*

Time to drop a bunch of money on a new machine, and pray I can figure a way to save all my files.

Why not just rsync all the files of interest over to the new box? The integrity of the filesystem is really not connected to the display issues... Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Fri, Jun 15, Michael Fischer wrote:

On Fri, Jun 15, Sloan wrote:

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Why not just rsync all the files of interest over to the new box? The integrity of the filesystem is really not connected to the display issues...

Well, in the ongoing saga.....

The new machine is a spanking HP pavilion, dual core athlon 64.

And 10.1 doesn't recognize the DVD/CD rom...

Install no go.

Install ACPI=off at least gets me som old fashioned curses-style dialog boxes, but which invariably tell me it can't find/mount the cd rom device. going into the System Information dialog to Hard Disks or CD-ROMs tells me it finds the SATA HD, and even all the cute flash-rom thingies. But not the DVD/CD.

FWIW, the only branding I can see on the DVD/CD drive is "lightscribe". Any wisdom on that? I'd google, but this machine from which I am typing doesn't know it has a mouse, and that's just murder to tab through vendor sites to learn more ... (me hates the thought of being mouse-dependent to be reasonably productive online...) TIA Michael -- Michael Fischer Happiness is a config option. michael@visv.net Recompile and be happy. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Michael Fischer wrote:

On Fri, Jun 15, Sloan wrote:

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Why not just rsync all the files of interest over to the new box? The integrity of the filesystem is really not connected to the display issues...

Well, in the ongoing saga.....

The new machine is a spanking HP pavilion, dual core athlon 64.

And 10.1 doesn't recognize the DVD/CD rom...

Install no go.

Install ACPI=off at least gets me som old fashioned curses-style dialog boxes, but which invariably tell me it can't find/mount the cd rom device. going into the System Information dialog to Hard Disks or CD-ROMs tells me it finds the SATA HD, and even all the cute flash-rom thingies. But not the DVD/CD.

I'm now almost $1000 in the hole for nice hardware I can't use...

Suggestions?

I've always had splendid success installing suse from external USB drives... If your hardware is new enough to handle booting from USB that seems like a good bet - especially since I have no idea why your internal DVD is not liking linux... Joe Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Fri, Jun 15, BandiPat wrote:

On Friday 15 June 2007, Michael Fischer wrote:

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On Fri, Jun 15, Sloan wrote:

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And 10.1 doesn't recognize the DVD/CD rom...

Install no go.

Install ACPI=off at least gets me som old fashioned curses-style dialog boxes, but which invariably tell me it can't find/mount the cd rom device. going into the System Information dialog to Hard Disks or CD-ROMs tells me it finds the SATA HD, and even all the cute flash-rom thingies. But not the DVD/CD.

========== Normally the drive will be HP branded. Now I'm not sure if they make their own or not, but you can purchase HP Lightscribe drives in the stores. About the only thing that comes to mine right away is the BIOS setting is off. It doesn't sound like it's set to see the DVD first. But I'll assume you have already checked that?

Is the DVD SATA as well as the hard drive? If not, but an ATA, then be sure it's connected to the right plug on the cable, set to master on the second channel. That's all I can suggest at the moment.

If you are refering to boot sequence, yes - I changed that to (1) CD, (2) HD, ... Its ATAPI in the bios. That's about all I can discover. Michael -- Michael Fischer Happiness is a config option. michael@visv.net Recompile and be happy. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org