On 2014-05-29 20:36 (GMT-0400) deano ferrari composed:
> Checking into this a bit further, I note the specs for your monitor
> suggest that the native display resolution is actually 1024x768
TVs commonly report a preferred mode of 1024x768 or 1280x1024 even though
they support 16:9 modes
> http://www.cnet.com/products/vizio-vp42/specs/
> So, nothing further can be done!
Wrong:
18.597] (II) fglrx(0): Printing probed modes for output CRT1
…
18.598] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x720"x60.0…
Thus all he should need is a valid xorg.con* that includes ‘PreferredMode
“1280x720”’ to achieve a correct 16:9 aspect ratio. I have 2 Vizio 1080p LCDs
supporting 1280x720 in addition to the real native 1920x1080. The following
as xorg.conf brings 13.1 LXDE up in 1280x720 on my Radeon 9000 AGP DVI output:
50-device.conf
Section “Device”
Identifier “Default Device”
Option “monitor-DVI-0” “Default Monitor” # radeon
Option “monitor-VGA-0” “Default Monitor” # radeon
EndSection
50-monitor.conf
Section “Monitor”
Identifier “Default Monitor”
HorizSync 31-70
VertRefresh 50-77
Option “PreferredMode” “1280x720”
EndSection
50-screen.conf
Section “Screen”
Identifier “Default Screen”
Device “Default Device”
Monitor “Default Monitor”
EndSection
Likely all OP needs to make this work for him is to comment or remove the
‘Option “monitor-DVI-0”’ line if he’s using the FOSS driver, and has made
sure he has no conflicting entries in xorg.conf.d/.
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