From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-catalyst+bounces-2011-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1JTlCq-0004Xz-3Z for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:49:52 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 54245E02FA; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:49:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.osbusiness.hu (hn1.osbusiness.hu [195.70.41.67]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2944BE02FA for <gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org>; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:49:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (mail [127.0.0.1]) by mail.osbusiness.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9B0B1CF483A for <gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org>; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:49:49 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osbusiness.hu Received: from mail.osbusiness.hu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.osbusiness.hu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Q96Jsa9EoUt5 for <gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org>; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:49:48 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.0.100] (unknown [87.97.124.210]) (Authenticated sender: pongraczi@osbusiness.hu) by mail.osbusiness.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9BF11CF455F for <gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org>; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:49:48 +0100 (CET) Subject: [gentoo-catalyst] Req: non-standard lcd displays From: Pongracz Istvan <pongracz.istvan@gmail.com> To: gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:49:47 +0100 Message-Id: <1203976187.10423.24.camel@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-catalyst+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-catalyst+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-catalyst+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-catalyst.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 514d0dc9-c4f8-4866-b590-27e130d4b71c X-Archives-Hash: 86a0ff9054d17b74db3ea9f8bd97a070 Hi, I use catalyst to create customized livecd-s with preinstalled X, database and web servers to demonstrate open source applications to the public, usually non-technical people. Some of them use laptops and/or non standard LCD displays (1280x800, 1400x900 etc.). AFAIK catalyst uses the x11-misc/mkxf86config tool to detect and setup the X. The main problem is, it cannot setup the dimension properly and the display shows an ugly, stretched image, which is not really looks good on a presentation. Example: the X uses 1024x768 on a 1280x800 display. The result is a working, but ugly X. My question, is that possible to improve it? I read that, the author of mkxf86 knows this issue and he/she is open to improve it, but I do not know his mail :) He wrote, this is hard-wired to make it cross-compatible. Anyway, what about that to look into ubuntu/mandriva, how they solved this issue? I know, for example the i915 chipset has a problem, which needs a bios patch to get it work (it is a crap, I have this on my laptop). I'm pretty sure, this is not a trivial task, but it would be really good :) Regards, Istv=C3=A1n --=20 BSA. Mert meg=C3=A9rdemlitek. Open Source. Mert meg=C3=A9rdemlem. -- BSA. They value it. Open Source. The value. It. -- http://www.osbusiness.hu --=20 gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org mailing list