how to set 1280x768/1280x1024 resolution with FX 5200 graphics card

[Peter Zijlstra]

RTFM:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO.html
        
then use:
http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl
        
Have fun ;-)
        

On Tue, 2005-08-09 at 03:29 -0700, Karthik Ramamoorthy wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>        I am trying to get either 1280x768/1280x1024 resolution using
> my 17 inch monitor with Nvidia FX5200 graphics card.
> 
> 
>         I tried out wrting 1280x1024 or 1280x768 in Modes option in
> Display Subsection of the Screen section. But my X server is comming
> up with only 1024x768 resolution.
> 
> 
>         And when i see XFree86.0.log file it shows that its reducing
> the HSync & Vsync of the Monitor i am giving ie for Monitor i am
> giving
> 
> Hsync 30.0-96.0
> VertRefresh - 50.0 -160
> 
> But when i see in the log file i think the nvidia driver/X server is
> cutting down the
> Hsync to -- 30.0-61.0
> VertRefresh-- 50.0 -75.0
> 
> 
>              So it like Nvidia FX5200 does not support higher than 1024x768?
> 
>       How to make the Xserver up with 1280x768/1280x1024.
> 
> Karthik
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