f70 HP Flat Screen Monitor

Folks - Anyone using an HP f70 Flat Screen monitor under RedHat 8.0 with
good resolution???

 

 

I've been trying a number of settings with no success.

 

Please see copy of earlier correspondence below echoing the same issues that
I'm having.

 

 

author subject: f70 flat panel display w/ Red Hat 8.0 Susan A
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January 18, 2003 07:10 AM GMT 

 

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My Pavilion 783 is set up to dual boot RH 8.0 & XP. When I installed RH, it
probed the monitor and came up with "hp f70" and a range of refresh rates
(as well as Intel 845 for the video card, which is correct). I set the
display to 1280 x 1024 (the native resolution). When Gnome started, the
display showed a wide black bar along the top and bottom, only using about
80% or so of the height (but the full width). Everything on the screen was
stretched out. I got a popup message on my screen (from the monitor itself,
not from Linux) to "Set PC at 1280 x 1024 60 Hz refresh rate" - it was
already set at 1280 x 1024, but the refresh rate was a range from 31-80 Hz
or thereabouts. Also, when I clicked on the menu button on the monitor, it
said "Out of range" at the top. 

So I changed the refresh rate to 60, and rebooted - and X-Server would not
start (it said "screen not found" somewhere in there). Being new to Linux,
not familiar with the command line, and since it was a fresh install anyway,
I reinstalled RH. When the option came up, I tried a 1280 x 1024 generic
laptop display. Then tried keeping it at f70 but setting the refresh rate to
60 during the install. Then tried choosing the 1720 flat panel. In all of
these, X-server always failed to start once I rebooted and I ended up
reinstalling RH. Did not see a generic 17" flat panel display listed. Is my
monitor incompatible? Or is the integrated video card the problem? When I
had this CPU built to order, I chose integrated video with the intention of
upgrading it later to one that supported dual displays, DVI interface, etc.
- but I can't afford to upgrade it now! 

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January 19, 2003 09:47 AM GMT   [ unassigned ] 

 

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Hi, 

If I were you, I would try to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config by hand. If you need
help doing so, please post your current config. 

Make sure that "HorizSync" and "VertRefresh" reflect the datasheet of your
flat LCD display : 

http://h20015.www2.hp.com/content/common/manuals/bph07459/bph07459.pdf
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First, try HorizSync = "30-80" and VertRefresh = "56-75". 

If it doesn't work, try VertRefresh="60" and leave HorizSync unchanged. 

Good luck. 

Kodjo 
Susan <http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/UserProfile/1,,CA904436%211,00.html>  A 






January 23, 2003 06:24 AM GMT   [ N/A: Question Author ] 

 
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Thank you for your response... unfortunately, that did not work. It was
already set at 30-80 & 56-75 @ 1280 x 1024, but still condensing it to what
looks like 1280 x 960. So I tried changing the vertical to 60 as per your
suggestion, that did not help either. Then I deleted the 1280 x 960 mode
option from the config file entirely, that did not help either. Any other
ideas? All of the settings appear to be correct, the display settings radio
button is at 1280 x 1024, it just refuses to stop displaying at what looks
like 1280 x 960 and my monitor tells me it's out of range, "Set PC at 1280 x
1024 @ 60 Hz" - which is exactly what it IS set at - any more ideas? I am
attaching the config file. Susan A
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January 24, 2003 00:32 AM GMT   [ N/A: Question Author ] 

 

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One other thing I forgot to mention - already tried CTRL ALT + and CTRL ALT
- which did not help either. 

Also tried deleting all resolutions except 1280 x 1024, but then X server
wouldn't start. Peter
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Vouvounas 






April 30, 2003 23:23 PM GMT   [ unassigned ] 

 

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I have the same issue that Susan A mentioned - trying to setup an HP f70
monitor with RedHat 8 and I see the exact issues any help 

TIA 

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