[ale] Sun 24" monitor mode lines
Mike Still
MikeS at McBurney.com
Wed May 29 23:00:48 EDT 2002
Ok, sweet. I got the right resolutions set up. 1920x1200 pixels of
bliss.
FWIW Here's my Mode lines (whole monitor config really):
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Sun|Sun 24"
VendorName "Sun"
ModelName "Unknown"
# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
HorizSync 30-96
# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
VertRefresh 50-160
Mode "1920x1200"
Dotclock 219.4
HTimings 1920 1944 2172 2516
VTimings 1200 1201 1204 1240
EndMode
Mode "1600x1000"
DotClock 170.1
HTimings 1600 1632 1848 2128
VTimings 1000 1002 1005 1051
EndMode
Mode "1600x1000-2"
DotClock 135.0
HTimings 1600 1640 1776 1968
VTimings 1000 1002 1007 1039
EndMode
Mode "1440x900"
DotClock 135.0
HTimings 1440 1480 1640 1880
VTimings 900 902 905 944
EndMode
EndSection
On Wed, 2002-05-29 at 10:09, Michael Still (mikes) wrote:
> That res works, but it's not the aspect ratio I'm looking for. The screen
> is a little squeezed there. I just found some more info this morning that
> should help me make mode lines, but I will have to wait til I get back home.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --------------------------------------
> Michael Still (MikeS at McBurney.com)
> System Administrator
> The McBurney Corporation
> --------------------------------------
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian B. [mailto:brianb_ale at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:43 AM
> To: Mike Still
> Cc: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Sun 24" monitor mode lines
>
>
> How about 1600x1200?
>
>
> --- Mike Still <MikeS at McBurney.com> wrote:
> > I tried putting that refresh info in there and
> > setting the resolution to
> > "1600x1000" in my config file, but it didn't know
> > what to do with
> > "1600x1000" like it would automatically know what to
> > do with say
> > "1280x1024" (which is what I'm using now - just
> > stretching it out).
> > I'll try again and post the error.
> >
> > Oh yeah forgot to add, I'm using the nvidia
> > accelerated server.
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 21:50, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 19:58, Mike Still wrote:
> > > > Hi, I have a Sun 24" monitor that I haven't been
> > able to get working
> > > > correctly on Linux. I'm running XFree 4.1 from
> > Mandrake 8.1 with a TNT2
> > > > 32M card driving this monitor. I believe that
> > my problem is that I
> > > > don't have any mode lines for the resolutions
> > this monitor wants to do.
> > > > I want to do 1600x1000.
> > > >
> > > > This is my monitor:
> > > >
> >
> http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Devices/Monitor/MONITOR_Color_24_Premiu
> m_CRT.html
> > > >
> > > > I just don't know how to get mode lines out of
> > that information. Any
> > > > help?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---
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> > > >
> > >
> > > Mike -
> > >
> > > It's obvious to me that I'm going to have to test
> > this monitor
> > > extensively over the next year on your behalf.
> > Contact me off list for
> > > contact information and I will meet you in a
> > darkened, secluded
> > > location. :-)
> > >
> > > Seriously, though - schweet monitor. I'm not sure
> > that you specifically
> > > need modelines. Modelines are but one way to
> > describe modes.
> > > Alternatively, you can define modes the way
> > Mandrake's XFdrake makes
> > > them at install time. Below is a cut-down version
> > of my
> > > /etc/XF86Config-4:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Section "Monitor"
> > > Identifier "monitor1"
> > > VendorName "Unknown"
> > > ModelName "Unknown"
> > >
> > >
> > > # HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
> > > # HorizSync may be a comma separated list of
> > discrete values, or a
> > > # comma separated list of ranges of values.
> > > # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER
> > TO YOUR MONITOR'S
> > > # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
> > > HorizSync 30-85
> > >
> > >
> > > # VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
> > > # VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of
> > discrete values, or a
> > > # comma separated list of ranges of values.
> > > # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER
> > TO YOUR MONITOR'S
> > > # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
> > > VertRefresh 50-160
> > >
> > >
> > > # This is a set of extended mode timings typically
> > used for laptop,
> > > # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
> > > # These are available along with standard mode
> > timings.
> > >
> > > # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
> > > # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
> > > ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344
> > 480 488 494 563
> > > -hsync -vsync
> > >
> > > # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
> > > ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000
> > 576 590 595 630
> > > # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
> > > ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024
> > 576 578 590 616
> > >
> > >
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > #
> >
> **********************************************************************
> > > # Graphics device section
> > > #
> >
> **********************************************************************
> > >
> > > Section "Device"
> > > Identifier "Generic VGA"
> > > Driver "vga"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "Device"
> > > Identifier "ATI Radeon"
> > > VendorName "Unknown"
> > > BoardName "Unknown"
> > > Driver "radeon"
> > >
> > > # Clock lines
> > >
> > >
> > > Option "AGPMode" "1"
> > > Option "DPMS" "on"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > #
> >
> **********************************************************************
> > > # Screen sections
> > > #
> >
> **********************************************************************
> > >
> > >
> > > Section "Screen"
> > > Identifier "screen1"
> > > Device "ATI Radeon"
> > > Monitor "monitor1"
> > > DefaultColorDepth 24
> > > Subsection "Display"
> > > Depth 8
> > > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> > "800x600" "640x400"
> > > ViewPort 0 0
> > > EndSubsection
> > > Subsection "Display"
> > > Depth 15
> > > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> > "800x600" "640x480"
> > > ViewPort 0 0
> > > EndSubsection
> > > Subsection "Display"
> > > Depth 16
> > > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> > "800x600" "640x480"
> > > ViewPort 0 0
> > > EndSubsection
> > > Subsection "Display"
> > > Depth 24
> > > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> > "800x600" "640x480"
> > > ViewPort 0 0
> > > EndSubsection
> > > Subsection "Display"
> > > Depth 32
> > > Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
> > "800x600" "640x480"
> > > ViewPort 0 0
> > > EndSubsection
> > > EndSection
> > > HorizSync 30-85
> > >
> > >
> > > If you plug in the HorizSync and VertRefresh
> > ranges from the spec and
> > > pick a DefaultColorDepth from your vid card specs
> > (let's assume 24 bits
> > > is good), then you can have the following:
> > >
> > > Subsection "Display"
> > > Depth 24
> > > Modes "1600x1000"
> > > ViewPort 0 0
> > > EndSubsection
> > >
> > > and see if you get anywhere. Personally, I'd like
> > to
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