Am Dienstag, 24. Januar 2012 schrieb Darac Marjal: > On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 03:47:10PM -0700, mik...@softhome.net wrote: > > Given that several Linux distros identify (on boot) my display brand > > and type, get the size only slightly wrong, but default to a > > resolution that isn't native and doesn't work correctly, how do I > > identify just what package, module, or kernel part this "bug" hides > > in? > > I'm using a Sharp 32" LCD tv via hdmi cable, and it's identified as a > > 37". That's not as important as the default resolution, which comes > > up as 1280x720, but should be 1360x768 (or 1024x768 if wxga isn't > > doable). [… EDID …] > You should get a page of information telling you the manufacturer, > model etc of the display plus a list of modes it claims to support. It > MAY BE that native is not in that list (unlikely, but it has > happened), in which case you'll need to tell X to ignore it's > autodetected resolution and give it a modeline, just like in the old > days :)
For getting modelines try cvt or gtf: martin@merkaba:~> cvt 1920 1080 60 # 1920x1080 59.96 Hz (CVT 2.07M9) hsync: 67.16 kHz; pclk: 173.00 MHz Modeline "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync martin@merkaba:~> gtf 1280 1024 60 # 1280x1024 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 63.60 kHz; pclk: 108.88 MHz Modeline "1280x1024_60.00" 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060 -HSync +Vsync -- Martin 'Helios' Steigerwald - http://www.Lichtvoll.de GPG: 03B0 0D6C 0040 0710 4AFA B82F 991B EAAC A599 84C7 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201201241549.11264.mar...@lichtvoll.de
