iphitus Posted April 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2003 The first command outputted: VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X (rev 92). the second one Card:ATI Mach64 Utah: ATI|3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X [DISPLAY_VGA] (vendor:1002 device:4742) Yesterday i tried changing the driver to the ATI Mach64 3d Rage Pro. It didn't help. I'm surviving with my monitor,I set my panel at the top so it only really affects the panel, it warps a bit at the ends. At the moment my main focus is being able to write and Compile my windows programs under linux. Everything esle is absolutely great. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JaseP Posted April 27, 2003 Report Share Posted April 27, 2003 This is completely related to the modelines, I can almost guarantee it. My suggestion is to look up your monitor on the web for the horizontal and vertical refresh rates, look for the rates supported by your card, and plug the appropriate values into your XF86Config and XF86Config-4 files. What's happening is that the phase in the modelines isn't set right. I have had this happen to me before. Currently, when my flat panel display boots up, I don't get the text centered correctly until Linux begins to boot. When I first got the monitor, I had a shifting of the entire display. Just because it was working in a previous version of Linux, doesn't mean it will work the same this time. Try backing up your XF86Config and XF86Config-4 files, then switching to runlevel 3 (with the >init 3 command as root), and then running XFdrake. first select cancel and then change everything to your current setup. Then, re-edit your XF86Config and XF86Config-4 files manually to include the specifics for OpenGL, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted April 27, 2003 Report Share Posted April 27, 2003 Doesn't xvidtune have an Auto and Fetch option? Do they work for giving the correct modline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted April 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2003 Hi I have been hidden from details like this by Winblows "friendly(?)" interface. I am not sure whether this is what you asked for, it's out of the technical detail section of the manual. James Out of Monitor's manual Available at http://www.hp.com/cposupport/manual_set/bph07336.pdf or in HTML http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache:oU7Nn...&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 HP D5258A Pavilion M50 15 inch display M50 Display Information Picture tube 15 in (38.1 cm), 90° deflection, nonglare, black matrix, light transmission 57% phosphor P22 medium short, 0.28 mm dot pitch Maximum viewable area 280 mm (H) x 210 mm (V) 11 in (H) x 8.25 in (V) // Is this it? Line (horizontal) frequency 30–54 kHz Raster (vertical) frequency 50–100 Hz Power source 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz Maximum power consumption 90 W Dot rate 65 MHz M50 Video Modes The display supports the following industry-standard combinations of screen resolution and refresh rates. Other combinations are possible, but may require adjustments to the image size and position. Resolution (dots x lines) Vertical Frequency 640 x 480 60 Hz 640 x 480 75 Hz 640 x 480 85 Hz 720 x 400 70 Hz 800 x 600 60 Hz 800 x 600 75 Hz 800 x 600 85 Hz 1024 x 768 60 Hz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted April 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 Thanks i have it fixed It has very very small outward curve on each side that only affects my panel that i am fine with, the curve is barely visible. I used xvidtune to fix it, another friend of mine also reccomended it. Thanks heaps, you all helped James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JaseP Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 I would further recommend manually tweaking your XF86Config and XF86Config-4 files yourself to make sure you adjust the frequecy lines to the things you highlighted in your previous post. That you have a curve at all suggests that the modelines or frequency settings are just a hair off. I would set them in your files to an integer or two inside your monitor's specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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