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My LCD monitor shows a double image. How do I correct this?

 

I usually must turn the power off the monitor and wait about 5 seconds and turn it back on for the image to go away.

 

With the same monitor, I get no double image under Mac OSX nor with Windows XP.

 

It is a Samsung SyncMaster 191N monitor and I am using the Fedora 7 distro.

Log out of your account and switch to a VT with CTRL/ALT/F6. Login as root and type system-config-display. May help. Post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf here if you can. Also, what video card are you using? Installed any card specific video drivers after installing Fedora?

The video card that I have is an onboard chip: Intel 828656 and I did not install any drivers after Fedora.

 

However, I think I buggered things up further.

 

Right now, I am using the live Knoppix disk and the display is perfect. So, I copied the Knoppix xorg.conf file from the ramdisk/Knoppix/etc/ directory over into my /etc/X11/ directory -- figuring that would be an easy way out but now, upon boot up, I get a box that says "Video Mode Not Supported" bouncing on the screen. Aaah!

 

 

Quote:Log out of your account and switch to a VT with CTRL/ALT/F6.
I tried that key combination and all I got was a blank black screen with a blinking cursor in the top left corner. It would not accept any typing. I had to type CTRL/ALT/F5 to get back to the gui.  

Quote:Login as root and type system-config-display. May help.
I tried that through Knoppix and nothing happens. I get: bash: system-config-display: command not found

 

Quote:Post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf here if you can.
I can do that but it is long. Here goes:  



Code:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier     "XFree86 Configured"
Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
# PS/2 Mouse not detected
# Serial Mouse not detected
    InputDevice    "USB Mouse" "CorePointer"
# compiz, beryl 3D-Support with DRI & Composite
    Option         "AIGLX"     "true"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"  "true"

EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath      "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc:unscaled"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Speedo"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/PEX"
# Additional fonts: Locale, Gimp, TTF...
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/latin2/75dpi"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/latin2/100dpi"
# True type and type1 fonts are also handled via xftlib, see /etc/X11/XftConfig!
FontPath     "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latex-ttf-fonts"
EndSection

Section "Module"
# Comments: see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=346408
Load  "dbe" # Double Buffering Extension, very important.
Load  "dri" # This shouldn't be available choice if user has selected driver vga, vesa or nv.
Load  "glx" # GLX Extension.
Load  "freetype" # Freetype fonts.
Load  "type1"  # Type 1 fonts
Load  "record" # Developer extension, usually not needed
#    Load  "extmod" # This is okay, but if you look into "man xorg.conf" you'll find option NOT to include DGA extension with extmod, and for a good reason.. DGA causes instability as it access videoram without consulting X about it.
SubSection      "extmod"
    Option          "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
#    Load  "speedo" # Speedo fonts, this module doesn't exist in Xorg 7.0.17
# The following are deprecated/unstable/unneeded in Xorg 7.0
#       Load  "ddc"  # ddc probing of monitor, this should be never present, as it gets automatically loaded.
#    Load  "GLcore" # This should be never present, as it gets automatically loaded.
#       Load  "bitmap" # Should be never present, as it gets automatically loaded. This is a font module, and loading it in xorg.conf makes X try to load it twice.
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
# beryl and compiz need this, but it can cause bad (end even softreset-resistant)
# effects in some graphics cards, especially nv.
# Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Keyboard0"
Driver      "kbd"
    Option      "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Serial Mouse"
Driver      "mouse"
Option      "Protocol" "Microsoft"
Option      "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option      "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
Option        "SendCoreEvents"  "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "PS/2 Mouse"
Driver      "mouse"
Option      "Protocol" "auto"
Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option      "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
Option        "SendCoreEvents"  "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier      "USB Mouse"
    Driver          "mouse"
    Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
Option        "SendCoreEvents"    "true"
    Option          "Protocol"              "IMPS/2"
    Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
    Option          "Buttons"               "5"
EndSection

# Auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config

Section "Monitor"
Identifier    "Monitor0"
Option    "DPMS"    "true"
#    HorizSync    28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors
HorizSync    28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors
VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
#    VertRefresh  50.0 - 62.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT default.
#  Default modes distilled from
#      "VESA and Industry Standards and Guide for Computer Display Monitor
#       Timing", version 1.0, revision 0.8, adopted September 17, 1998.
#  $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/vesamodes,v 1.4 1999/11/18 16:52:17 tsi Exp $
# 640x350 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
ModeLine "640x350"    31.5  640  672  736  832    350  382  385  445 +hsync -vsync
# 640x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
ModeLine "640x400"    31.5  640  672  736  832    400  401  404  445 -hsync +vsync
# 720x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
ModeLine "720x400"    35.5  720  756  828  936    400  401  404  446 -hsync +vsync
# 640x480 @ 60Hz (Industry standard) hsync: 31.5kHz
ModeLine "640x480"    25.2  640  656  752  800    480  490  492  525 -hsync -vsync
# 640x480 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
ModeLine "640x480"    31.5  640  664  704  832    480  489  491  520 -hsync -vsync
# 640x480 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.5kHz
ModeLine "640x480"    31.5  640  656  720  840    480  481  484  500 -hsync -vsync
# 640x480 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 43.3kHz
ModeLine "640x480"    36.0  640  696  752  832    480  481  484  509 -hsync -vsync
# 800x600 @ 56Hz (VESA) hsync: 35.2kHz
ModeLine "800x600"    36.0  800  824  896 1024    600  601  603  625 +hsync +vsync
# 800x600 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
ModeLine "800x600"    40.0  800  840  968 1056    600  601  605  628 +hsync +vsync
# 800x600 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.1kHz
ModeLine "800x600"    50.0  800  856  976 1040    600  637  643  666 +hsync +vsync
# 800x600 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 46.9kHz
ModeLine "800x600"    49.5  800  816  896 1056    600  601  604  625 +hsync +vsync
# 800x600 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 53.7kHz
ModeLine "800x600"    56.3  800  832  896 1048    600  601  604  631 +hsync +vsync
# 1024x768i @ 43Hz (industry standard) hsync: 35.5kHz
ModeLine "1024x768"   44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264    768  768  776  817 +hsync +vsync Interlace
# 1024x768 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.4kHz
ModeLine "1024x768"   65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344    768  771  777  806 -hsync -vsync
# 1024x768 @ 70Hz (VESA) hsync: 56.5kHz
ModeLine "1024x768"   75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328    768  771  777  806 -hsync -vsync
# 1024x768 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 60.0kHz
ModeLine "1024x768"   78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312    768  769  772  800 +hsync +vsync
# 1024x768 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 68.7kHz
ModeLine "1024x768"   94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376    768  769  772  808 +hsync +vsync
# 1152x864 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 67.5kHz
ModeLine "1152x864"  108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600    864  865  868  900 +hsync +vsync
# 1280x960 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 60.0kHz
ModeLine "1280x960"  108.0 1280 1376 1488 1800    960  961  964 1000 +hsync +vsync
# 1280x960 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 85.9kHz
ModeLine "1280x960"  148.5 1280 1344 1504 1728    960  961  964 1011 +hsync +vsync
# 1280x1024 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 64.0kHz
ModeLine "1280x1024" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688   1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
# 1280x1024 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 80.0kHz
ModeLine "1280x1024" 135.0 1280 1296 1440 1688   1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
# 1280x1024 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 91.1kHz
# ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.5 1280 1344 1504 1728   1024 1025 1028 1072 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.50 1280 1328 1488 1728  1024 1025 1028 1072 +hsync +vsync
# 1600x1200 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 75.0kHz
ModeLine "1600x1200" 162.0 1600 1664 1856 2160   1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
# 1600x1200 @ 65Hz (VESA) hsync: 81.3kHz
ModeLine "1600x1200" 175.5 1600 1664 1856 2160   1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
# 1600x1200 @ 70Hz (VESA) hsync: 87.5kHz
ModeLine "1600x1200" 189.0 1600 1664 1856 2160   1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
# 1600x1200 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 93.8kHz
ModeLine "1600x1200" 202.5 1600 1664 1856 2160   1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
# 1600x1200 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 106.3kHz
ModeLine "1600x1200" 229.5 1600 1664 1856 2160   1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync
# 1792x1344 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 83.6kHz
ModeLine "1792x1344" 204.8 1792 1920 2120 2448   1344 1345 1348 1394 -hsync +vsync
# 1792x1344 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 106.3kHz
ModeLine "1792x1344" 261.0 1792 1888 2104 2456   1344 1345 1348 1417 -hsync +vsync
# 1856x1392 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 86.3kHz
ModeLine "1856x1392" 218.3 1856 1952 2176 2528   1392 1393 1396 1439 -hsync +vsync
# 1856x1392 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 112.5kHz
ModeLine "1856x1392" 288.0 1856 1984 2208 2560   1392 1393 1396 1500 -hsync +vsync
# 1920x1440 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 90.0kHz
ModeLine "1920x1440" 234.0 1920 2048 2256 2600   1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync
# 1920x1440 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 112.5kHz
ModeLine "1920x1440" 297.0 1920 2064 2288 2640   1440 1441 1444 1500 -hsync +vsync
# Additional modelines
ModeLine "1800x1440"  230    1800 1896 2088 2392  1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync
ModeLine "1800x1440"  250    1800 1896 2088 2392  1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync
# Extended modelines with GTF timings
# 640x480 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 50.90 kHz; pclk: 43.16 MHz
ModeLine "640x480"  43.16  640 680 744 848  480 481 484 509  -HSync +Vsync
# 768x576 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 35.82 kHz; pclk: 34.96 MHz
ModeLine "768x576"  34.96  768 792 872 976  576 577 580 597  -HSync +Vsync
# 768x576 @ 72.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 43.27 kHz; pclk: 42.93 MHz
ModeLine "768x576"  42.93  768 800 880 992  576 577 580 601  -HSync +Vsync
# 768x576 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 45.15 kHz; pclk: 45.51 MHz
ModeLine "768x576"  45.51  768 808 888 1008  576 577 580 602  -HSync +Vsync
# 768x576 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 51.42 kHz; pclk: 51.84 MHz
ModeLine "768x576"  51.84  768 808 888 1008  576 577 580 605  -HSync +Vsync
# 768x576 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 61.10 kHz; pclk: 62.57 MHz
ModeLine "768x576"  62.57  768 816 896 1024  576 577 580 611  -HSync +Vsync
# 800x600 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 63.60 kHz; pclk: 68.18 MHz
ModeLine "800x600"  68.18  800 848 936 1072  600 601 604 636  -HSync +Vsync
# 1024x768 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 81.40 kHz; pclk: 113.31 MHz
ModeLine "1024x768"  113.31  1024 1096 1208 1392  768 769 772 814  -HSync +Vsync
# 1152x864 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 53.70 kHz; pclk: 81.62 MHz
ModeLine "1152x864"  81.62  1152 1216 1336 1520  864 865 868 895  -HSync +Vsync
# 1152x864 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 77.10 kHz; pclk: 119.65 MHz
ModeLine "1152x864"  119.65  1152 1224 1352 1552  864 865 868 907  -HSync +Vsync
# 1152x864 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 91.50 kHz; pclk: 143.47 MHz
ModeLine "1152x864"  143.47  1152 1232 1360 1568  864 865 868 915  -HSync +Vsync
# 1280x960 @ 72.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 72.07 kHz; pclk: 124.54 MHz
ModeLine "1280x960"  124.54  1280 1368 1504 1728  960 961 964 1001  -HSync +Vsync
# 1280x960 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 75.15 kHz; pclk: 129.86 MHz
ModeLine "1280x960"  129.86  1280 1368 1504 1728  960 961 964 1002  -HSync +Vsync
# 1280x960 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 101.70 kHz; pclk: 178.99 MHz
ModeLine "1280x960"  178.99  1280 1376 1520 1760  960 961 964 1017  -HSync +Vsync
# 1280x1024 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 108.50 kHz; pclk: 190.96 MHz
ModeLine "1280x1024"  190.96  1280 1376 1520 1760  1024 1025 1028 1085  -HSync +Vsync
# 1400x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk: 122.61 MHz
ModeLine "1400x1050"  122.61  1400 1488 1640 1880  1050 1051 1054 1087  -HSync +Vsync
# 1400x1050 @ 72.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 78.77 kHz; pclk: 149.34 MHz
ModeLine "1400x1050"  149.34  1400 1496 1648 1896  1050 1051 1054 1094  -HSync +Vsync
# 1400x1050 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 82.20 kHz; pclk: 155.85 MHz
ModeLine "1400x1050"  155.85  1400 1496 1648 1896  1050 1051 1054 1096  -HSync +Vsync
# 1400x1050 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 93.76 kHz; pclk: 179.26 MHz
ModeLine "1400x1050"  179.26  1400 1504 1656 1912  1050 1051 1054 1103  -HSync +Vsync
# 1400x1050 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 111.20 kHz; pclk: 214.39 MHz
ModeLine "1400x1050"  214.39  1400 1512 1664 1928  1050 1051 1054 1112  -HSync +Vsync
# 1600x1200 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 127.10 kHz; pclk: 280.64 MHz
ModeLine "1600x1200"  280.64  1600 1728 1904 2208  1200 1201 1204 1271  -HSync +Vsync
# 1680x1050 (Notebook)
ModeLine "1680x1050" 154.2 1680 1712 2296 2328   1050 1071 1081 1103
# 1920x1200 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF)  hsync: 74.52; pclk: 193.16 MHz
ModeLine "1920x1200" 193.16  1920 2048 2256 2592  1200 1201 1204 1242  -HSync +HSync
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
# sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
    #Option     "sw_cursor"
    #Option     "hw_cursor"
    #Option     "NoAccel"
    #Option     "ShowCache"
    #Option     "ShadowFB"
    #Option     "UseFBDev"
    #Option     "Rotate"
Identifier  "Card0"
# auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxorgconfig
Driver      "i810"
VendorName  "All"
BoardName   "All"
#    BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
#
# compiz, beryl 3D-Support with DRI & Composite
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"

# This two lines are (presumably) needed to prevent fonts from being scrambled
    Option  "XaaNoScanlineImageWriteRect" "true"
    Option  "XaaNoScanlineCPUToScreenColorExpandFill" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device     "Card0"
Monitor    "Monitor0"
DefaultColorDepth 16
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "true"
SubSection "Display"
    Depth     1
    Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
    Depth     4
    Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
    Depth     8
    Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
    Depth     15
    Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
    Depth     16
    Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
    Depth     24
    Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
    Depth     32
    Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection




Are you booting Fedora only here? I assume you're using GRUB? Boot the computer. When you get the boot menu where you choose Fedora as it waits a few seconds, select Fedora and press 'e'. Select the line that looks similar to this: kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.1-49.fc8 ro root=LABEL=/ vga=791 and press 'e' again. You are now editing this line. Move to the end of the line, add a space and the number 3, making the line look similar to this: kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.1-49.fc8 ro root=LABEL=/ vga=791 3. Press enter and press 'b' to boot the system. This will boot to runlevel 3, no GUI. Login at the prompt, as root. Type system-config-display. When you are done with system-config-display reboot normally.

Thanks for being patient with me!

 

Yes, I am using GRUB and I followed your instructions to run sytem-config-display as root from the command line. It had me configured to be using a CRT monitor. Therefore, I selected an LCD monitor and rebooted. However, my display seems to be the same: I still get a double image.

 

I do not know how to interpret the xorg.conf file but one things stands out as bizarre to me:

ModelName "KDS Visual Sensations VS-19SN"

Is incorrect. That is an old monitor that I used two years ago.

 

Here is the my new xorg.conf file after the reconfiguration:

Code:
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier     "single head configuration"
Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Keyboard0"
Driver      "kbd"
Option        "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option        "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
Identifier   "Monitor0"
ModelName    "KDS Visual Sensations VS-19SN"
HorizSync    30.0 - 95.0
VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
Option        "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier  "Videocard0"
Driver      "i810"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device     "Videocard0"
Monitor    "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth     16
SubSection "Display"
    Viewport   0 0
    Depth     24
    Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
    Viewport   0 0
    Depth     16
    Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection





Quote:Thanks for being patient with me!  

Yes, I am using GRUB and I followed your instructions to run sytem-config-display as root from the command line. It had me configured to be using a CRT monitor. Therefore, I selected an LCD monitor and rebooted. However, my display seems to be the same: I still get a double image.

 

I do not know how to interpret the xorg.conf file but one things stands out as bizarre to me:

ModelName "KDS Visual Sensations VS-19SN"

Is incorrect. That is an old monitor that I used two years ago.

 

Here is the my new xorg.conf file after the reconfiguration:

Code:
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier     "single head configuration"
Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Keyboard0"
Driver      "kbd"
Option        "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option        "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
Identifier   "Monitor0"
ModelName    "KDS Visual Sensations VS-19SN"
HorizSync    30.0 - 95.0
VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
Option        "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier  "Videocard0"
Driver      "i810"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device     "Videocard0"
Monitor    "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth     16
SubSection "Display"
    Viewport   0 0
    Depth     24
    Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
    Viewport   0 0
    Depth     16
    Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

<div>


</div>
Copy existing xorg.conf to xorg.conf.old. Then edit xorg.conf. Change what I've highlighted in red. Save and type startx. See what you get.

 

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "single head configuration"

Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0

InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard0"

Driver "kbd"

Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

Option "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection

 

Section "Monitor"

 

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:

Identifier "Monitor0"

ModelName "KDS Visual Sensations VS-19SN" <--Just a note. Doesn't matter what it's called. It's only a description.


HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0


VertRefresh 56.0 - 85.0


Option "dpms"

EndSection

 

Section "Device"

Identifier "Videocard0"

Driver "i810" <-- You could also try using "vesa" as a driver temporarily. Only if other changes don't work.


EndSection

 

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen0"

Device "Videocard0"

Monitor "Monitor0"

DefaultDepth 16 <-- Using 16 bit default so reads section below.


SubSection "Display"

Viewport 0 0

Depth 24

Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

 

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

Viewport 0 0

Depth 16

Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" <-- Bump to "1280x1024" if you want. Line should look like one I added. Don't add a line though. Just add the "1280x1024" part in front of "1024x768" with a space.


Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"


EndSubSection

EndSection


Superb! That solved the problem!

Furthermore, now I have a crystal clear display.

 

Quote:Driver "i810" <-- You could also try using "vesa" as a driver temporarily. Only if other changes don't work.
I did not have to change that driver.  

Thanks a million!


Quote:Superb! That solved the problem! Furthermore, now I have a crystal clear display.

 

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I did not have to change that driver.  

Thanks a million!



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Glad it worked. I was going to suggest a piece of paper over one side of the screen, thereby blocking one of the images. [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_rolleyes.gif[/img]

Seriously, good news. Backup the working xorg.conf and then you will be able to tweak the display (if it needs it) safe in the knowledge that you can always restore the backup if things get out of hand. What resolution are you running? 1280x1024?


Quote:Backup the working xorg.conf and then you will be able to tweak the display (if it needs it) safe in the knowledge that you can always restore the backup if things get out of hand. What resolution are you running? 1280x1024?
 

I second this advice to backup your working xorg.conf and store it somewhere safe, in case you have problems later you can just copy the working one in place.


I am still in awe at how the display is sooooooooo much better than it ever was before. Crystal clear!

 

 

Quote:I second this advice to backup your working xorg.conf and store it somewhere safe, in case you have problems later you can just copy the working one in place.
Done!  

 

Quote:Glad it worked. I was going to suggest a piece of paper over one side of the screen, thereby blocking one of the images. [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_rolleyes.gif[/img]
No! That would not have worked because the images were superimposed and offset by about one inch -- sort of like one of those red-green 3D images.  

Quote:What resolution are you running? 1280x1024?
Correct at 75 Hz.  

 

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Now, I have to start a new thread to solve some more of my linux problems!

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