1280x800 WXGA on SuSE 9.3
Hi, I am trying to set up SUSE Pro 9.3 to work with the TFT WXGA 1280x800 (16:10) screen of an Acer TravelMate 2303 laptop. The problem is that although I configure X to use 1280x800 via SaX2, KDE (and GNOME) start in 1024x768. I once managed to make KDE work at a physical resolution of 1024x768 with a virtual resolution of 1280x800, but of course this is not what I want. Because the screen is 16:10 and 1024x768 is 4:3, whatever is shown on the screen under SUSE is distorted and reading is not comfortable. SaX2 does not seem able to solve my problem, and xf86config does not include 1280x800 resolution in its resolution selection menu. Therefore I should edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf manually. I posted my /etc/X11/xorg.conf if you want to see it: http://nsk.wikinerds.org/blog/index.php?p=160 If it of any relevance, during the initial installation of SUSE I chose the 1024x768 resolution from the menu, because there was no 16:10-compatible resolution available in the menu. The graphics card is 32MB. I don't know the screen's horizontal and vertical refresh rates. -- NSK http://portal.wikinerds.org
On Sunday 22 May 2005 05:10 pm, NSK wrote:
Hi, I am trying to set up SUSE Pro 9.3 to work with the TFT WXGA 1280x800 (16:10) screen of an Acer TravelMate 2303 laptop.
The problem is that although I configure X to use 1280x800 via SaX2, KDE (and GNOME) start in 1024x768. I once managed to make KDE work at a physical resolution of 1024x768 with a virtual resolution of 1280x800, but of course this is not what I want. Because the screen is 16:10 and 1024x768 is 4:3, whatever is shown on the screen under SUSE is distorted and reading is not comfortable.
SaX2 does not seem able to solve my problem, and xf86config does not include 1280x800 resolution in its resolution selection menu. Therefore I should edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf manually.
Why, if sax2 (you say) has configured the screen to 1280 x 800 (that seems to me to be a weird size)... would not the XF86Config file have that setting in it???? I think you need to find the reason for that. If the setting you want isn't in the config file, then nothing is going to use something different than what *is* in the config file.
I posted my /etc/X11/xorg.conf if you want to see it: http://nsk.wikinerds.org/blog/index.php?p=160
If it of any relevance, during the initial installation of SUSE I chose the 1024x768 resolution from the menu, because there was no 16:10-compatible resolution available in the menu. The graphics card is 32MB. I don't know the screen's horizontal and vertical refresh rates.
-- NSK http://portal.wikinerds.org
On Sunday 22 May 2005 22:23, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Sunday 22 May 2005 05:10 pm, NSK wrote:
Hi, I am trying to set up SUSE Pro 9.3 to work with the TFT WXGA 1280x800 (16:10) screen of an Acer TravelMate 2303 laptop.
Why, if sax2 (you say) has configured the screen to 1280 x 800 (that seems to me to be a weird size)...
It's a standard widescreen laptop resolution (all ours are that resolution, from two different manufacturers). I've never found that SaX2 does what I want; hand-editing the config file invariably does. Use GTF or xtiming.sourceforge.net to generate a modeline, e.g. williamg@aspire1:~> gtf 1280 800 60 # 1280x800 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 49.68 kHz; pclk: 83.46 MHz Modeline "1280x800_60.00" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -HSync +Vsync then add that to the appropriate places (Modes and Screen->Display) in your xorg.conf. -- Bill
On Monday 23 May 2005 10.57, William Gallafent wrote:
On Sunday 22 May 2005 22:23, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Sunday 22 May 2005 05:10 pm, NSK wrote:
Hi, I am trying to set up SUSE Pro 9.3 to work with the TFT WXGA 1280x800 (16:10) screen of an Acer TravelMate 2303 laptop.
Why, if sax2 (you say) has configured the screen to 1280 x 800 (that seems to me to be a weird size)...
It's a standard widescreen laptop resolution (all ours are that resolution, from two different manufacturers).
I've never found that SaX2 does what I want; hand-editing the config file invariably does.
Use GTF or xtiming.sourceforge.net to generate a modeline, e.g.
williamg@aspire1:~> gtf 1280 800 60
# 1280x800 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 49.68 kHz; pclk: 83.46 MHz Modeline "1280x800_60.00" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -HSync +Vsync
then add that to the appropriate places (Modes and Screen->Display) in your xorg.conf.
-- Bill
This is what i love about this list! I keep getting handy tips and learning from other peoples problems. I wasnt aware of gtf before. And i have "settled" for a lower res and refresh on my second head (running tripple head) But now i had the opportunity to set both to the same! Lovely! -- /Rikard " Sharing knowledge is the most fundamental act of friendship. Because it is a way you can give something without loosing something." -R. Stallman --------------------------------------------------------------- Rikard Johnels email : rikjoh@norweb.se Mob : +46 763 19 76 25 PGP : 0x461CEE56 ---------------------------------------------------------------
On Sunday 22 May 2005 23:10, NSK wrote:
Hi, I am trying to set up SUSE Pro 9.3 to work with the TFT WXGA 1280x800 (16:10) screen of an Acer TravelMate 2303 laptop.
The problem is that although I configure X to use 1280x800 via SaX2, KDE (and GNOME) start in 1024x768. I once managed to make KDE work at a physical resolution of 1024x768 with a virtual resolution of 1280x800, but of course this is not what I want. Because the screen is 16:10 and 1024x768 is 4:3, whatever is shown on the screen under SUSE is distorted and reading is not comfortable.
SaX2 does not seem able to solve my problem, and xf86config does not include 1280x800 resolution in its resolution selection menu. Therefore I should edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf manually.
I posted my /etc/X11/xorg.conf if you want to see it: http://nsk.wikinerds.org/blog/index.php?p=160
If it of any relevance, during the initial installation of SUSE I chose the 1024x768 resolution from the menu, because there was no 16:10-compatible resolution available in the menu. The graphics card is 32MB. I don't know the screen's horizontal and vertical refresh rates.
-- NSK http://portal.wikinerds.org I just fixed my fathers laptop (sony vaio fs750) to work 1280x800 had Identical symptoms.... I Followed the instruction of another thread here... Needed a program to change the vga bios settings... WOrked like a charm, but I don't have the time to chase the thread down for you.
Jerry
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