[tlinux-users:08437] Re: SP6100: I need the display specifications and some comments on running the latest Nvidia Linux driver on it,please

The hsync and vsync information should be in the 2-4 page detailed
specs for your laptop.
Cheers,
Andrea

On 5/15/07, Rex Buddenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2007 19:51:06 +0100
> Chris Makepeace <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I can't help a great deal, but have some complementary information.
>
>
> > For some reason I cannot get my Linux distro (Zenwalk 4.4.1 and Puppy
> > 2.15) to set the display resolution of my SP6100 to its native
> > resolution of 1600x1200.  This seems to be the result of the X Window
> > server not being able to read the laptop's EDID details and making a
> > (not very good) guess at its capabilities.  It thinks 1024x798 is fine
> > and I don't.
>
> I have a P15-S409 with a 1280x800 LCD screen.
>
> Puppy (also 2.15) has an Xorg setup that doesn't work correctly for me either.  The 1280x800 config does not 'take' and it busts back to 1024x762.  (Puppy works fine on the laptops I've tried it on with both 1024-762 and 800x600).
>
> I hadn't found this problem until your note because I normally run Fedora (currently 6) on my Toshiba.  I used to have display configuration problems with earlier releases of Fedora but the last couple have behaved properly without complaint.
>
> I'm not sure this will help much, but here's the applicable snip out of /etc/X11/xorg.conf .... from my Fedora installation:
> Section "Monitor"
>
>  ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>         Identifier   "Monitor0"
>         VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
>         ModelName    "LCD Panel 1280x800"
>  ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>         HorizSync    31.5 - 90.0
>         VertRefresh  60.0 - 60.0
>         Option      "dpms"
> EndSection
>
> My guess is that Puppy is a version of X behind.  Suggest you document what you can to puppylinux.org forum (I may as well).
>
> >
> > To correct this I seem to need the full specifications of the screen:
> > hsync and vsync rates, the pixel clock frequency and, if possible but
> > not critical, the hsync and vsync times and their polarity.  If there is
> > a simple program to read this data directly from the hardware I would be
> > happy to use it instead, whether it is written for Windows or Linux.
> >
> > Can I get this information?
>
> My machine can't produces this information empirically, so can't help here.
>
>
> >
> > Another problem:
> > I installed the latest Nvidia driver, 1.0-9631 or 1.0-9755 -  called
> > 'nvidia' in the xorg.conf file - my screen grows mottled and then white
> > until I force the X server to stop.  If I change the driver to the open
> > source (I think) driver - called 'nv' in the xorg.conf file - the screen
> > behaves correctly.  Has anyone else seen this or can they explain what
> > is going on, please?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > ChrisM
> >
> >
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