Bug#469104: installation-reports: Normal C/R netinstall successful except screen resolution too low

[Julien Viard de Galbert <julien@vdg.blogsite.org>]

Hello Robert,

Back in 2008, you submitted debian bug #469104.

After looking at the log, it seams to me that the TDFX driver chooses
it's resolution before reading the EDID information from the monitor.
So it uses some default values for the hsync & vrefresh range.
You can try setting the appropriate ranges in your xorg.conf
in section monitor:

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	hmin-hmax
	VertRefresh	vmin-vmax
EndSection

You can use the datasheet of your monitor to feel the ranges, or use
some tools to detect them (ddcprobe might do it).

I don't know if the driver is still developed, I mean 3dfx are pretty
old cards now, so this is unlikely to be fixed, anyway you could also
test debian squeeze.

If it's fixed, tell me the version you are using so that I can close the
bug.

Best Regards,

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Julien Viard de Galbert                        <julien@vdg.blogsite.org>
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