Re: My lenny picks the wrong resolution whereas squeeze is right
On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:15:22 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:11:16 -0400 (EDT), Tong wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:00:50 +0000, Camaleón wrote:
>>>
>>> you can try with "cvt" tool to get the correct "Modeline" and then add
>>> it to your "xorg.conf". Restart and check if it got the right
>>> resolution.
>>
>> Yep, that works. Thanks
>
> All's well that ends well, but (a) I am surprised that the nv driver
> worked at all using an "unknown chipset",
It could be due to old driver or a bug.
> and (b) while I have occasionally had to resort to creating a custom
> video mode, I have never had to do so simply to obtain a particular
> resolution.
(...)
Not so uncommon, I had to do it with legacy CRT display and Intel card.
Greetings,
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Camaleón
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