On Tue, 5 May 2009 10:54:35 +0100 Nuno Magalhães <nunomagalh...@eu.ipp.pt> wrote:
> Fiddling with the monitor menu i came across this: > > DIV > 1280x1024 > 64KHz 60Hz > That is the current mode it is using. I don't know how to convert it into a modeline > ...that'll be useful for a modeline i guess - how can i make one? > It does have a menu for Full/4:3, i changed to 4:3., which stole > screen-area, i now have two black stripes. Even if restarting X will > give me the full res i don't think it's work it, but at least i'll be > getting somewhere. > It should be on full. I thought that it may be the other way around. > Also, my BIOS has nothing related to the video settings, at least not > related to the resolution. > > Are there any programs (for amd64) to read the EDID? > At least with the nvidia driver, the nvidia-settings program can save the edid > Looking at the log[0], i saw this: > > # > (II) NV(0): Probing for EDID on I2C bus A... > # > (II) NV(0): I2C device "DDC:E-EDID segment register" registered at address > 0x60. > # > (II) NV(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0. > # > (II) NV(0): ... none found > # > (II) NV(0): Probing for EDID on I2C bus B... > # > (II) NV(0): ... none found > # > (--) NV(0): CRTC 0 is currently programmed for DFP > # > (II) NV(0): Using DFP on CRTC 0 > # > (--) NV(0): Panel size is 1280 x 1024 > # > (II) NV(0): NOTE: This driver cannot reconfigure the BIOS-programmed size. > # > (II) NV(0): These dimensions will be used as the panel size for mode > validation. > > Does the monitor have some BIOS of its own? The panel size is > obviously wrong, but it seems as though nv won't be able to change > that... > > If 1280x1024 is all nv can do, i'll keep using it (in full mode, not > 4:3) and i guess that wraps it up as far as having nv to fallback to. > Which list can i pester about this? I tried X's but couldn't even > subscribe. > > Thanks, > Nuno Magalhֳ£es > > [0] http://pastebin.com/m680093f9 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
