[NBLUG/talk] 1600x1200 Rez in X

[E Frank Ball]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 02:52:19PM -0700, Steve Johnson wrote:
} Hi,
} 
} I am running Debian Testing, with KDE as my desktop, I just got a nice
} 20" LCD Display that has a native mode of 1600x1200..
} 
} For some reason I can't get X to run at the res.  The highest it seems
} to want to go is 1200x1024, Which is OK.. but not what I want.
} 
} I'm running a GForce 5200 video card, with a Dell 2001FP Display.   If
} I force the res to 1600x1200 in the XF86conifig file to 1600x1200, it
} drops to some 1450x??? res which looks pretty bad on this display.
} 
} Anyone know what I need to do to get X to support 1600x1200?

It could be a limitation of your video card - not enough video ram.
What color depth are you using?  Look for something like:
DefaultDepth    24
If you have it set to 32 then drop it to 24 and see if that helps.
If it's 24 then try 16.  If it's 16, then your stuck because
8 bit color displays suck.

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   E Frank Ball                frankb at frankb.us