[ale] Sun 24" monitor mode lines

[Brian B.]

How about 1600x1200? 


--- Mike Still <MikeS at McBurney.com> wrote:
> I tried putting that refresh info in there and
> setting the resolution to
> "1600x1000" in my config file, but it didn't know
> what to do with
> "1600x1000" like it would automatically know what to
> do with say
> "1280x1024" (which is what I'm using now - just
> stretching it out).
> I'll try again and post the error.
> 
> Oh yeah forgot to add, I'm using the nvidia
> accelerated server.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 21:50, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 19:58, Mike Still wrote:
> > > Hi, I have a Sun 24" monitor that I haven't been
> able to get working
> > > correctly on Linux.  I'm running XFree 4.1 from
> Mandrake 8.1 with a TNT2
> > > 32M card driving this monitor.  I believe that
> my problem is that I
> > > don't have any mode lines for the resolutions
> this monitor wants to do. 
> > > I want to do 1600x1000.
> > > 
> > > This is my monitor:
> > >
>
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Devices/Monitor/MONITOR_Color_24_Premium_CRT.html
> > > 
> > > I just don't know how to get mode lines out of
> that information. Any
> > > help?  
> > > 
> > > 
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> > 
> > Mike -
> > 
> > It's obvious to me that I'm going to have to test
> this monitor
> > extensively over the next year on your behalf. 
> Contact me off list for
> > contact information and I will meet you in a
> darkened, secluded
> > location. :-)
> > 
> > Seriously, though - schweet monitor.  I'm not sure
> that you specifically
> > need modelines.  Modelines are but one way to
> describe modes. 
> > Alternatively, you can define modes the way
> Mandrake's XFdrake makes
> > them at install time.  Below is a cut-down version
> of my
> > /etc/XF86Config-4:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Section "Monitor"
> >     Identifier "monitor1"
> >     VendorName "Unknown"
> >     ModelName  "Unknown"
> > 
> > 
> > # HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
> > # HorizSync may be a comma separated list of
> discrete values, or a
> > # comma separated list of ranges of values.
> > # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER
> TO YOUR MONITOR'S
> > # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
> >     HorizSync  30-85
> > 
> > 
> > # VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
> > # VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of
> discrete values, or a
> > # comma separated list of ranges of values.
> > # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER
> TO YOUR MONITOR'S
> > # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
> >     VertRefresh 50-160
> > 
> > 
> > # This is a set of extended mode timings typically
> used for laptop,
> > # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
> > # These are available along with standard mode
> timings.
> > 
> > # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
> > # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
> > ModeLine "1024x480"    65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344  
> 480  488  494  563
> > -hsync -vsync
> > 
> > # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
> > ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000  
> 576  590  595  630
> > # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
> > ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024  
> 576  578  590  616
> > 
> > 
> > EndSection
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > #
>
**********************************************************************
> > # Graphics device section
> > #
>
**********************************************************************
> > 
> > Section "Device"
> >     Identifier "Generic VGA"
> >     Driver     "vga"
> > EndSection
> > 
> > Section "Device"
> >     Identifier  "ATI Radeon"
> >     VendorName  "Unknown"
> >     BoardName   "Unknown"
> >     Driver      "radeon"
> > 
> >     # Clock lines
> > 
> > 
> >     Option      "AGPMode"  "1"
> >     Option      "DPMS"  "on"
> > EndSection
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > #
>
**********************************************************************
> > # Screen sections
> > #
>
**********************************************************************
> > 
> > 
> > Section "Screen"
> >     Identifier "screen1"
> >     Device      "ATI Radeon"
> >     Monitor     "monitor1"
> >     DefaultColorDepth 24
> >     Subsection "Display"
> >         Depth       8
> >         Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> "800x600" "640x400"
> >         ViewPort    0 0
> >     EndSubsection
> >     Subsection "Display"
> >         Depth       15
> >         Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> "800x600" "640x480"
> >         ViewPort    0 0
> >     EndSubsection
> >     Subsection "Display"
> >         Depth       16
> >         Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> "800x600" "640x480"
> >         ViewPort    0 0
> >     EndSubsection
> >     Subsection "Display"
> >         Depth       24
> >         Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> "800x600" "640x480"
> >         ViewPort    0 0
> >     EndSubsection
> >     Subsection "Display"
> >         Depth       32
> >         Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> "800x600" "640x480"
> >         ViewPort    0 0
> >     EndSubsection
> > EndSection
> >     HorizSync  30-85
> > 
> > 
> > If you plug in the HorizSync and VertRefresh
> ranges from the spec and
> > pick a DefaultColorDepth from your vid card specs
> (let's assume 24 bits
> > is good), then you can have the following:
> > 
> >     Subsection "Display"
> >         Depth       24
> >         Modes       "1600x1000"
> >         ViewPort    0 0
> >     EndSubsection
> > 
> > and see if you get anywhere.  Personally, I'd like
> to 
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