Re: [opensuse] Nvidia vs ATI [OT: Sandy Bridge] - SUCCESS

On 07/24/2011 10:55 AM, Felix Miata wrote:

After what I thought I remembered about earlier discussion, I was surprised to
discover your new L1942PK turned out to not be a widescreen. :-)

Before SaX2 was dropped after 11.2, EDID wasn't so crucial as it seems to have
become since 11.3 and KMS kernels. If EDID failed, it was a simple matter to use
SaX2 to set up xorg.conf to produce desired results.


Two CLI apps you need to remember:

xvidtune (is still your best friend :)

An oldie, but a goodie. You can fine tune and dump the xorg information you need. Also don't forget:

gtf (general timing frequency [usage: gtf x y refresh])

This will create you xorg modeline you can use on any monitor in lieu of EDID information.

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David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
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