From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OoStJ-0005CW-1i for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:12:37 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 22855E0B5B; Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:11:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qy0-f181.google.com (mail-qy0-f181.google.com [209.85.216.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95C2BE0B5B for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:11:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk33 with SMTP id 33so1253712qyk.19 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:11:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=sgCk3Z522pSbuBgUboL5NXVQKn3a3v4U+vNQ9hEIALE=; b=Pywcezuph3d+VD8q7FPxCLuhM5N3Uvr77YmRVFia78brutUZSuLTNoPDU4dQgm906O gHGRNLUWp52YBWqi3QdW9Iug58jb9ZqAf68kOmVktzUS9G5DuNbkb8gNlCHTTmVZh0DX 7NGnxEUP1ivVhcKdvNp38HqzgQcShfqcgWirY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=HweEa3bMmdqdoeHN/ZxTypci7uWNSmzc8NUkRIUPJB25fSzkmkRWqUM8ITpIsCOqj4 uDGVUpMvQ1TJ/9sTExpam17LkK9zDyR2Jcud9mUxnn1gZfA5kLvC3QcDebOiPAY+l8bW ZLXZFy8vu55fISRAJZ5ROh79jqcwUSO9mx+As= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.19.129 with SMTP id a1mr6193718qab.324.1282792294256; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:11:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.228.194 with HTTP; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:11:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <4C7581B1.4060806@alstadheim.priv.no> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:11:34 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New HD monitor stretches everything. How to teach Xorg? From: "Kevin O'Gorman" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175cb2c20512b2048eb15b79 X-Archives-Salt: e90cbe80-1b99-42b1-b32c-8a60e2cfe392 X-Archives-Hash: 85af9a215d8466fb91b17e21007a94aa --0015175cb2c20512b2048eb15b79 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:48 PM, H=E5kon Alstadheim < > hakon@alstadheim.priv.no> wrote: > >> Den 24. aug. 2010 04:27, skrev Kevin O'Gorman: >> >> I had to replace an 4:3 Westinghouse monitor this weekend. I got a new >>> ASUS VH242H, which is very wide. But Xorg is still running 1280x1024, >>> instead of the monitor's normal 1920x1080, according to xorg logs becau= se of >>> lack of video memory (using the ATI on the motherboard). I can make th= e >>> screen use a 4:3 aspect ratio, so I'm up and running, much better than = I >>> started, but I'd like to do better. >>> >>> I guess I've gotta look for a video card, but all I have is PCIX slots, >>> so I don't want to put a lot of money into it (I'll be upgrading the mo= bo >>> when finances permit -- which is not right now.) >>> >> >> Just did a cursory read of the entire thread here. I notice the card is = on >> the mobo, did you try to see if there is a BIOS setting to increase the >> amount of video RAM? I.e enter BIOS setup during boot, and look around i= n >> the chip setup. >> > > Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Be right back. > > Well, it was an interesting thought, but no joy. Lots of configuration things showed up -- I didn't realize I did not have the ECC memory to alert on uncorrectable errors, so it wasn't all a waste. --=20 Kevin O'Gorman, PhD --0015175cb2c20512b2048eb15b79 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Kevin O'Gor= man <kogorman@gm= ail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Aug 25= , 2010 at 1:48 PM, H=E5kon Alstadheim <hakon@alstadheim.priv.no= > wrote:
Den 24. aug. 2010 04:27, skrev Kevin O'Gorman:

I had to replace an 4:3 Westinghouse monitor this weekend. =A0I got a new A= SUS VH242H, which is very wide. =A0But Xorg is still running 1280x1024, ins= tead of the monitor's normal 1920x1080, according to xorg logs because = of lack of video memory (using the ATI on the motherboard). =A0I can make t= he screen use a 4:3 aspect ratio, so I'm up and running, much better th= an I started, but I'd like to do better.

I guess I've gotta look for a video card, but all I have is PCIX slots,= so I don't want to put a lot of money into it (I'll be upgrading t= he mobo when finances permit -- which is not right now.)

Just did a cursory read of the entire thread here. I notice the card is on = the mobo, did you try to see if there is a BIOS setting to increase the amo= unt of video RAM? I.e enter BIOS setup during boot, and look around in the = chip setup.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. =A0 Be right back.
=

Well, it was an interesting thought, but = no joy.=A0 Lots of configuration things showed up -- I didn't
realiz= e I did not have the ECC memory to alert on uncorrectable errors, so it was= n't all a waste.


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Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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