video equipment still forcing my laptop to a lower res, argh
Ed Greshko
Ed.Greshko at greshko.com
Tue Sep 9 11:29:46 UTC 2008
Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> Quoting Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com>:
>
>> Ed Greshko wrote:
>>> Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>>>
>>>> ok, i've fought with this for a bit but still have no solution. to
>>>> recap, dell inspiron 9200, WUXGA (1920x1200) display, now running F9,
>>>> runs in full WUXGA mode out of the box perfectly.
>>>>
>>>> the instant i connect via VGA to a video processing unit (sorry, i
>>>> can't be more specific, i'm not allowed), when i restart the X server,
>>>> it comes up in 1152x864. why is this? what is it about X that
>>>> connecting to an external VGA destination will drive the resolution on
>>>> the laptop lower? i'm baffled.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> The first place I would look is in /var/log/Xorg.0.log and determine if
>>> there is a difference between when X starts with the unit connected and
>>> when not connected. The log file is generated upon X starting.
>>>
>> I should have added that this is probably hardware related. Chances are
>> the video chipset detects that it is attached to an external device and
>> the external hardware is limited to the lower resolution and thus
>> reports this at X startup.
>
> i'd thought of that, but i was *assured* by people who should know that
> the external hardware is not reporting anything back to the laptop. and
> forgive my video-related ignorance, but what is *normally* reported back?
> in what format? and is there a way to tap that info in real time (a la
> tcpdump)? or is just checking the X log file the way to go? thanks.
>
>
It may not be reporting anything at all. The chipset simply detects
electrical connections on the external jack and does its thing. I think
you will see a difference in the log file that indicates the higher
resolutions are not supported...I forget the exact wordings
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