FC5 and Dell 2005FPW display

[Steven Stern]

Robert L Cochran wrote:
> subscribed-lists wrote:
> 
>> Serge wrote:
>>
>>> Steven Stern wrote:
>>>
>>>> Configured FC5 to use my Dell 2005FPW display at 1680x1050.  I wind 
>>>> up with the monitor acting like a window on a much larger screen. 
>>>> Moving the mouse to the edges displays everything, but I'm not 
>>>> seeing everything at once.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone got a working xorg.conf for this monitor?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have it and it works fine after you add the following to your 
>>> xorg.conf (You should only need 1680x1050 in the Display subsection 
>>> for 24 bit colour)
>>>
>>> Section "Modes"
>>>     Identifier         "16:10"
>>>     ModeLine     "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 
>>> 1087 -hsyn
>>> c -vsync
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> Section "Monitor"
>>>     Identifier     "Monitor0"
>>>     VendorName     "Monitor Vendor"
>>>     ModelName      "Dell 2005FPW (Analog)"
>>>     UseModes       "16:10"
>>>     HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
>>>     VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
>>>     Option         "dpms"
>>> EndSection
>>> Section "Screen"
>>>     Identifier     "Screen0"
>>>     Device         "Videocard0"
>>>     Monitor        "Monitor0"
>>>     DefaultDepth    24
>>>     Option         "Overlay" "True"
>>>     SubSection     "Display"
>>>         Viewport    0 0
>>>         Depth       16
>>>         Modes      "800x600" "640x480"
>>>     EndSubSection
>>>     SubSection     "Display"
>>>         Viewport    0 0
>>>         Depth       24
>>>         Modes      "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x960" 
>>> "1280x800" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>>>     EndSubSection
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>>
>>> Serge
>>>
>> I tried using "Generic LCD 1680x1050" and any setting that puts the 
>> width at 1600 or greater screws up.  I wonder if the problem is the 
>> Intel graphics controller.  The monitor reports being in various modes 
>> like 1024x768, despite the setting in xorg.conf.
>>
> Are you using the video card that Dell recommends you use? That can make 
> all the difference.
> 
> Bob Cochran
> 

The monitor works fine with Windows, so the card is capable of 
supporting it. (Intel 82865G... I think)

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   Steve