[NTLUG:Discuss] Screen Size 1366x768

[Stuart Johnston]

terry wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 12:45 AM, Robert Pearson <e2eiod at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:33 AM, terry <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I have a Vizio 19" 720p 60Hz Class LCD HDTV, VA19L from Walmart:
>>> http://www.walmart.com/Vizio-19-Class-LCD-HDTV/ip/10854033
>>> I'm using a standard VGA cable [only type of port the tv / monitor has for
>>> PC hookup] and can not seem to get my nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX
>>> 440 AGP 8x] to do a screen size of 1366x768
>> I did not have any luck with the opensource nv driver and so I installed
>>> nvidia-legacy96-driver-96.43.14-x86-1 and am still unable to do it - (I'm
>>> pretty sure that's the correct driver...)
>>> I'm using xorg-server-1.6.3-i486 and just looks like it won't detect the
>>> capability to do anything higher than 800x600 and I don't know how to force
>>> it.
>>>
>>> xrandr -q
>>> Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 800 x 600, maximum 800 x 600
>>> default connected 800x600+0+0 0mm x 0mm
>>>   800x600        60.0*    56.0
>>>   640x480        60.0
>>>   400x300        60.0     56.0
>>>   320x240        60.0
>>>
>>> (First time to use "xrandr", reading man file now...)
>>>
>>> I tried a "Screen" section like this:
>>>
>>>   1. Section "Screen"
>>>   2.         Identifier "Screen0"
>>>   3.         Device     "Card0"
>>>   4.         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>>>   5.         SubSection "Display"
>>>   6.                 Modes "1366x768"
>>>   7.                 Viewport 0 0
>>>   8.                 Depth     24
>>>   9.         EndSubSection
>>>   10. EndSection
>>>
>>> But that didn't seem to work.  Just not sure what to try next...  Any clues?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> <><
>> How is it as an TV/HDTV? I am not familiar with Vizio TV's. Thanks.
>>
> 
> Well, I don't know... really...  but...

Vizio has a decent reputation as a budget LCD brand.  Probably not going 
to compete with the Samsungs and LGs, though.

> 
> I tried a modline earlier but had it in Screen section but it belongs
> in Monitor section.  I've got one in the proper place now and am
> getting   "1600x1200"  but have  yet to achieve "1366x768"
> 
> The nvidia-xconfig app is generating a Modes line like this:
> Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>    ... so I modified it to;
> Modes      "1366x768" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>  ... but still don't get option for "1366x768"
> 
> I'm using this modeline calculator now, [may be just the ticket for
> oddball monitors]:
> http://www.arachnoid.com/modelines/index.html
> 
> I'm thinking that some other stuff needs to be stripped from xorg.conf
> in order to make it work.
>   If anyone has time to look, here is the one I have now:
> pastebinit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> http://pastebin.com/f414fa397

Have you tried specifying the full name of your custom ModeLine in your 
Screen/Display section?

Modes "1368x768_48.00" (I'm not certain if that is the correct syntax)

Post your most recent log file too.