Re: Question about Dell E771a monitor and XFree86 4.5.0 video modes

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Marc Aurele La France wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, Tom Williams wrote:
>
>> Hi!  I´ve been running XFree86 4.5.0 on my Linux system since it was
>> first release without problems.  I replaced an old Nec XE17 monitor with
>> a Dell E771a this morning and I can no longer get X to start in
>> 1280x1024@60Hz resolution.  It will crank up to 1024x768@75Hz (I
>> believe) max.
>
>> I tried running "X -autoconfig" from the command line but I got an error
>> about not being able to access a framebuffer mode.  No biggie, so I ran
>> xf86config and configured the settings for the new monitor that way.
>
>> Attached are my current XF86Config and XFree86.0.log files.
>
>> How can I get the resolution back up to 1280x1024@60Hz?
>
>> Here are the specs on the Dell monitor:
>
>> http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/monitors/j51jk/en/specs.htm
>
>> I did see some entries in XFree86.0.log file which indicated the monitor
>> reported 1024x768 as the ¨preferred¨ resolution and that´s what XFree86
>> went with.
>
> ... then insert the following in the device or monitor (your choice)
> section of your XF86Config ...
>
>     Option "UsePreferredMode" "No"
>
> Marc.
That did the trick!  Thanks!

Peace...

Tom
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