ViewSonic monitor problem

[John]

Gerhard Magnus wrote:
> My old CRT monitor burned out and I've replaced it with a ViewSonic
> VG2030WM, which has a resolution of 1680 X 1050 @ 60Hz.  Kudzu (or
> whatever configures new hardware) set it to 1280 X 1024 & 60Hz, which
> works fine, although everything is a little larger than I want.  The
> monitor model isn't listed in system-config-display so I've set this to
> the generic "LCD Panel 1680 X 1050".  But when under "Display Settings"
> I set the resolution to 1680 X 1050, the next time I try logging in or
> rebooting the monitor hangs the system.  Exactly how I get around this
> isn't clear -- sometimes the system goes back to 1280 X 1024 after
> several attempts to reboot, and once I got the screen back by starting
> to type something at the command line login prompt that appears briefly
> before X starts.
>
> The problem is not with the monitor, as it works fine with the
> recommended resolution of 1680 X 1050 when I bring up the dual booting
> Windows XP system.
>
> Any suggestions at how to proceed to get a higher resolution on this
> monitor with FC6 and a gnome desktop?  Thanks for the help.
>
> Jerry
>
>   
I have a A70 hooked up;  I -think- what helped me, was to tell FC6 what 
monitor I'm using. I noticed there's two monitor options available 
(screen res and the other). The other should help; I have one foot out 
the door right now, otherwise I'd look up the option. Sorry!

                 John