Just installed a new wide monitor and it works well but I am wondering if I am getting the full resolution.
In Yast I selected 1680x1050 as the monitor specs state, but in the ‘Screen Resolution’ panel in Control Center only a few resolutions are available, 1024x768 being the best available.
Why are they different, and which one is in effect ?
This is one of my pet hates in what’s otherwise the best Linux distro around: too many tools for the same thing, except that half (most?) of them don’t work or cooperate with each other. The “Screen Resolution” applet is totally useless, and Sax2 (what you get in YAST) works only sometimes.
To be sure, hand-edit xorg.conf as superuser and restart X.
Thanks for the reply.
The monitor recognition is why I left Ubuntu. Never worked.
I’ll look into hand editing xorg.conf… I got quite good at it actually.
OK - I’ve taken another look at saxx and now see that it doesn’t have my monitor (AOC 2217v - 1680x1050) in the list.
What would be the simplest solution - ask the mfg for the equivalent and hope it is close enough to 2217v, figure out how to add that model to the list, or find a generic equivalent in the list ?
I’d still like to try saxx before monkeying with xorg.conf…
Look under the generic LCD entries and pick one that matches your monitor.
Well, I’m having the same problem. I can’t get 1680x1050, and my monitor, an HPf2105, is in the list.
What is your graphic card?
If it is nvidia, install the nvidia driver ( search for how to install nvidia graphic card driver for opensuse) first then configure it. If it is intel and supported it is already in the kernel, then boot to run level 3 and as su try the command sax2 -r -m 0=intel, then go to runlevel 5, if the gui shows up login your user and open yast2 (of course with root privileges). Configure your monitor, if your monitor is not in the list use the insert your monitor cd option and insert the monitor cd to install the monitor driver. Then configure your screen resulotion according to your monitor specification. In sax2 (yast2) have a look on all the areas to provide more infos regarding your monitor, you should have your monitor manual with specification to use for filling up the infos. If you don’t have it at hand use google to find one. Hope this helps.
It is probably because of incorrect auto detection of monitor.
I had similar problem with my HP w2207 and nVidia GeForce FX5500. When I connected it using DVI cable, I got only 1600x1024, however when I connected this using analog VGA cable, I got full 1680y1050.
I also had another problem with another monitor what was not recognized by system well and I had to do manual changes in xorg.config. You can find some hints in thread Cannot set widescreen resolution in openSUSE 11.1 - openSUSE Forums
stan_qaz: As I stated - did check the list. My monitor is not on the last.
I managed to ‘stab around’ and got it working.
Thanks for all the responses.
I didn’t say anything about your monitor being on the list, what I suggested is that you try an entry under “LCD” that matches your monitor.
Look under the generic LCD entries and pick one that matches your monitor.
Maybe there is some way I could have made that clearer.
I did check the list on my system and it shows 1680x1050 at 60 Hz which works for most LCD monitors with your resolution.
which xorg.conf should I be editing. The one in etc/X11/ or the one in var/lib/sax/
The working xorg.conf file is located in /etc/X11/, but before editing it is always a good idea to back up first with something like:
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.backup