Viewsonic VP2330wb wide display

[Robert G. (Doc) Savage]

On Sun, 2007-03-11 at 23:56 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:49:15 -0600 (CST)
> dsavage at peaknet.net wrote:
> 
> > Suggestions?
> 
> I just went through a similar experience with an Acer 22" widescreen monitor
> and an Intel video chipset.
> 
> After fiddling around with it for most of a day and trying, finding and
> calculating modelines to no end, I finally realized that the monitor was
> actually reporting what it wants for a modeline.
> 
> Check the EDID information reported in /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> 
> Here is the relevant section of the  Xorg.0.log with my Acer AL2223W monitor:
> 
> QUOTE:
> (II) I810(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
> (II) I810(0): clock: 149.0 MHz   Image Size:  474 x 296 mm
> (II) I810(0): h_active: 1680  h_sync: 1784  h_sync_end 1960 h_blank_end 2240 h_b
> order: 0
> (II) I810(0): v_active: 1050  v_sync: 1053  v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_b
> order: 0
> (II) I810(0): Ranges: V min: 56  V max: 76 Hz, H min: 31  H max: 82 kHz, PixCloc
> k max 150 MHz
> (II) I810(0): Monitor name: AL2223W
> (II) I810(0):  ACER
> END OF QUOTE
> 
> Now here is my modeline:
> 
>  Modeline "1680x1050" 149 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089
> 
> Note that it consists of the mode name, then the clock rate, then the four
> numbers from the h_ line, then the four numbers from the v_line, in order.
> 
> I put this modeline as the last line in the Monitor section
> in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> 
> I added "1680x1050" to the Modes line of the Screen section
> in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
> 
> I hope this helps get you on the right track.

Frank,

Thanks for the hint. I found the corresponding info and hand edited a
new xorg.conf file. I still get an "Out of Range" error for 16-bit color
at 1920x1200. The highest resolution I can get is 1440x900, and even
that overscans the available screen. Is there something else I'm
missing?

--Doc Savage
  Fairview Heights, IL