Re: Graphics 1920x1440, monitor 1680x1050, nv 1280x1024.
On Tue, 5 May 2009 10:54:35 +0100
Nuno Magalhães <nunomagalhaes@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
>
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