On 09/04/11 04:05, Linuxguy123 wrote: > I received the Dell U3011 monitor today, which has a native display > resolution of 2560x1600. > > I have an HP HDX9494 with an Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS video card in it > that I am using to drive it. > > The user manual for the U3011 is here > http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/MONITORS/U3011/en/ug/about.htm > > The specs for the HDX9494 is here > http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01490775&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&os=2100&product=3747924&sw_lang= > > Info on the Geforce 8800 GTS is here > http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_8800.html > http://www.nvidia.com/page/8800_tech_specs.html > > The problem is that I can't get the laptop to HDX9494 to drive the U3011 > at 2560x1600. > > The U3011 has several inputs, HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI (Dual link) and > VGA. > > According to the manual, the "highest preset resolution" of the monitor > when using the HDMI input is 1920x1600 @ 60 Hz. The "highest preset > resolution" is 2560x1600 for DVI and DisplayPort inputs. > > The HDX laptop does not have a DVI or DisplayPort output. It does have > an HDMI port.
It's not going to work at 2560x1600, then. You need the dual link DVI. > According to the GF8800 documentation, it has two dual link DVI ports > that support 2560x1600. > How do I get my HDX to drive the U3011 at 2560x1600 ? You can't. It's not physically capable. With a dual-link DVI setup you'll see [ 31.372] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Printing probed modes for output DVI-I-1 [ 31.372] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "2560x1600"x59.9 268.00 2560 2608 2640 2720 1600 1603 1609 1646 +hsync +vsync (98.5 kHz) [ 31.372] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Modeline "1280x800"x59.9 71.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 +hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz) Andrew. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
