Re: Low resolution on external monitor with Fujitsu notebook
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Paulo Marcel Coelho Aragão wrote:
> I'm suspecting that it's the video card which isn't properly configured:
>
> (--) TRIDENT(0): Found Cyber 9388 chip
> (--) TRIDENT(0): RAM type is SGRAM
> (--) TRIDENT(0): Using HW cursor
> (--) TRIDENT(0): VideoRAM: 2048 kByte
> (--) TRIDENT(0): TFT Panel 800x600 found
>
> After this, the 1024x768 resolution is dropped.
>
> I'm using the 'trident' video driver but couldn't find how to configure
> it to recognize the external monitor.
>
You VGA card will be having multi head support. Most laptops do.
There is my X Config attached.
Notice that in the config there are two video devices configured with
different Bus ID. Also two monitors need to be configured. I've not
configured the 2nd one because I never required.
HTH,
rrs
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# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xfree86 package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xfree86
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands as root:
#
# cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom
# md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
Load "speedo"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
#Option "XkbModel" "presario"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
#Option "XkbVariant" "digital/pc"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation 855GM Video Card"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Intel 85x"
Driver "i810"
Screen 0
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
VideoRam 32768
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation 855GM Video Card 2"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "Intel 85x"
Driver "i810"
Screen 0
BusID "PCI:0:2:1"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor 1"
VendorName "Generic"
ModelName "Flat Panel 1024x768"
HorizSync 30-75
VertRefresh 50-85
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor 2"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation 855GM Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor 1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen 2"
Device "Intel Corporation 855GM Video Card 2"
Monitor "Generic Monitor 2"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
Screen "Default Screen 2" RightOf "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Generic Mouse"
Option "BlankTime" "10" # Blank the screen in 10 minutes (Fake)
Option "StandbyTime" "20" # Turn Off the screen in 20 minutes (DPMS)
Option "SuspendTime" "30" # Full hibernation in 30 minutes (DPMS)
Option "OffTime" "40" # Turn Off DPMS monitor. (DPMS)
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
Option "IgnoreEDID" "true"
# allows the X server to start even if mouse doesn't work
#Option "Xinerama" "true"
# Enable Xinerama support
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
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