screen resolution

[Ed Greshko]

starcycle at gmail.com wrote:

> i am basically using the default configuration with a few changes, but
> it doesn't look all that much different from the one you posted. what
> about that is so bad?
> 
> anyway, here's the relevant portion of the xorg.conf. it's difficult
> working with it, because every error just makes the screen go blank
> like it's in "standby" mode -- even just putting another resolution
> the mode line -- and the only way to get any screen back at all, even
> a console, is to reboot. i guess fedora configured the framebuffer
> wrong for the matrox card.
> 
> Section "Monitor"
> 
> ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>        Identifier   "Monitor0"
>        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>        ModelName    "Samsung SyncMaster 172T/176T/CX176T/CX171T (Digital)"
> #       DisplaySize  340        270
> ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>        HorizSync    30.0 - 65.0
>        VertRefresh  56.0 - 75.0
>        Option      "dpms"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>        Identifier  "Videocard0"
>        Driver      "mga"
>        VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
>        BoardName   "Matrox Graphics, Inc. G400/G450"
> EndSection

Sorry, didn't finish my thought....

What happens if you change your DefaultDepth to 24?
Do you get a blank screen or distorted?  Not sure what "doesn't run"
means in your case.


> 
> Section "Screen"
>        Identifier "Screen0"
>        Device     "Videocard0"
>        Monitor    "Monitor0"
>        DefaultDepth     16
>        SubSection "Display"
>                Viewport   0 0
>                Depth     16
>                Modes     "800x600" "640x480"
>        EndSubSection
>        SubSection "Display"
>                Viewport   0 0
>                Depth     24
>                Modes    "1280x1024"
>        EndSubSection
> 


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