[ltp] xorg.conf for t42p + Dell 2407wfp monitor

Yury linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:37:02 -0800


On Monday 25 December 2006 05:48, Marius Gedminas wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 25, 2006 at 02:01:26AM -0800, Yury wrote:
> > Is it possible to run an external LCD from t42p using max resolutions on
> > both (1600x1200 + 1920x1200)?
> >
> > My current setup is Slackware with xorg-6.8.2, open source radeon driver.
> > Video card is "ATI Technologies Inc M10 NT [FireGL Mobility T2] (rev 80)"
> >
> > I have a working setup using a Dell 2001FP LCD with MergeFB option and
> > MetaMode "1600x1200-1600x1200". And this is the most I can get using the
> > wider monitor (Dell 2407WFP that is capable of 1920x1200). I am getting a
> > horizontally stretched picture on the external monitor - not a pretty
> > view...
> >
> > The monitor is connected through the VGA port (15-pin D-Sub). The Xorg
> > log has those lines during the startup:
> >
> > (II) RADEON(0): Generating MergedFB mode list
> > (WW) RADEON(0): Mode "1920x1200" is not a supported mode for CRT2
> > (WW) RADEON(0): Skipping metamode "1600x1200-1920x1200".
> >
> > Does anybody have a similar setup working? Can you share your xor.conf
> > file then?
>
> The log file should also mention why it considers 1920x1200 unsupported,
> a few tens of lines above this bit.
>
> Marius Gedminas


I have posted my xorg.conf and the log to

http://www.blin.com/web/xorg.conf
http://www.blin.com/web/Xorg.1.0.log

I think the monitor reports 1920x1200 as "Supported additional Video Mode" 
however it doesn't get listed under CRTC2 modes found for MergeFB.

Thanks,
Yury