Yet another update. I manually set the display size (according to the
xorg wiki multiplying the resolution by the dot pitch) which did not
help. And then I looked at the log and saw this ominous looking line:
Virtual Screen Size determined to be 1680x1200
It should be 1680x1050. Why is the virtual screen being set to a size
larger than the actual resolution?
On 11/17/06, Dave Bellows <davebellows@gmail.com> wrote:
> Another update. I am now running Kubuntu off a live CD and it is
> displaying everything correctly. A quick perusal of the xorg.conf
> file didn't reveal any different settings. Perhaps the version of
> xorg? I will keep investigating and I appreciate any help or
> suggestions.
>
> David Bellows
>
> On 11/17/06, Dave Bellows <davebellows@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 11/17/06, Anton Piatek <anton@piatek.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Dave Bellows wrote:
> > > > Update. Of course I can't run 1600x1000 instead the monitor went to
> > > > the next resolution on the list which was 1600x1200. I was then able
> > > > to shrink the horizontal size and reposition the screen to make it
> > > > fit. There are now thin black bars along either side of the screen
> > > > but there doesn't seem to be as much distortion. Still, I would like
> > > > to get this working better.
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11/16/06, Dave Bellows <davebellows@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >> Hello all,
> > > >>
> > > >> I just got a new ViewSonic VG2230 widescreen LCD monitor for my Debian
> > > >> Testing box. After I installed it I ran "dpkg-reconfigure -phigh
> > > >> xserver-xorg". It seemingly correctly configured xorg.conf for a
> > > >> resolution of 1680x1050 as recommended by the booklet that came with
> > > >> the monitor. However, when I started up X the vertical is off.
> > > >> There's about 2 inches of extra screen space at the top so that when I
> > > >> move the mouse cursor up to the top of the screen the whole screen
> > > >> shifts and I lose my bottom taskbar (KDE).
> > > >>
> > > >> So I manually edited the conf file and changed it to 1600x1000
> > > >> (keeping the same ratio). This appears to have worked (no more extra
> > > >> space). Because the monitor is such a big change from what I'm used
> > > >> to I can't tell entirely if the shapes of the letters are distorted at
> > > >> all (at 1680 x 1000 it was obvious) but they appear fine. Is it fine
> > > >> to leave it at this? Should it be able to do 1680x1050? Is there
> > > >> some extra configuration I'm missing?
> > > >>
> > > >> Also, the screen is huge. I'd never really notice what letters looked
> > > >> like before. There's a certain fuzziness around each of the letters
> > > >> on the screen that I think is related to anti-aliasing perhaps. It's
> > > >> fairly noticeable though I imagine I could get used to it. Again, is
> > > >> there a setting somewhere that would improve the look?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >> David Bellows
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Make sure you have the vsync and hsync values correct for your monitor
> > > (see the monitor manual) otherwise you will get this.
> > >
> > > Subpixel rendering should not affect this, but it can improve clarity as
> > > the xserver knows more about the screen so can change the way pixels are
> > > lit up to look better.
> > >
> > > Anton
> > >
> > Thanks Anton,
> >
> > I checked with the manual and changed what xorg.conf had to the values
> > in the manual (Horiz: 30 - 82; Vert: 50-75) but everything looks the
> > same (running at the recommended 1680x1050) with the extra space on
> > top. The manual also states that I should be running at 60 Hz but the
> > monitor reports that my video card is running the Horizontal at 65 KHz
> > and the Vertical at 60Hz, is this something that can be changed in
> > xorg.conf or am I mixing information there?
> >
> > My Nvidia card is fairly old, could it be a video card issue (looking
> > for an excuse to buy a new one anyway). Speaking of, using the nv
> > driver produces the same result as the binary driver.
> >
> > David Bellows
> >
>