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

[Yury]

On Monday 25 December 2006 05:16, Aaron Mulder wrote:
> It may be easiest to make sure that 1920x1200 works on the external
> monitor alone, and then worry about adding it into the dual-head
> configuration.  When I tried to use a widescreen monitor under Linux
> the higher widescreen modes weren't recognized automatically.  I had
> to use read-edid to generate the information describing the extra
> resolutions.  After I put that into my config file I was able to run
> it at the max widescreen resolution.  (But caveat, that was not with a
> thinkpad or with this particular monitor.)
>
> Thanks,
>       Aaron
>
> http://john.fremlin.de/programs/linux/read-edid/


Asuming I need to specify parameters that are not automatically detected, 
where would I put it? I don't see a place in xorg.conf to specify the second 
monitor (other than  CRT2HSync and CRT2VRefresh options under the Device 
section. If I need to specify the appropriate Modeline, where would it go?

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

Thanks,
Yury


>
> On 12/25/06, Yury <x.ltp@blin.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 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?
> >
> > Will it help to upgrade to the latest version of xorg? The official
> > Slackware doesn't support it, so it will need to be compiled from the
> > sources, right? Are there easier alternatives?
> >
> > Will the proprietary API driver be better in supporting this
> > configuration?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Yury
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