'Moiree' patterns on 1680x1050 monitor / i855

[Xavier Bestel]

On Mon, 2006-09-25 at 17:27, xorg at zevv.nl wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to run a Dell 2007WFP monitor on the external VGA output of
> an Inspiron 510m notebook. The notebook has a i855GA video card, the
> external display's optimal resolution is 1680x1050 pixels.  I'm running
> the 855resolution tool to patch the bios, after that xorg selects the
> proper resolution, and starts up.
> 
> The problem is that the image is not sharp and clear: I'm getting a
> desktop of 1680x1050 pixels, but there is still a black border visible
> around the image, and the picture clearly has aliasing/moiree patterns
> on it; especially visible with the default X background pattern, or on
> non-antialiased fonts. If it is any help I could post a photograph of
> the screen in this mode.

Did you try to make the monitor autoadjust to this mode ?
If yes, you should check your VGA cable. I had this problem with a
2004FPW with a bad VGA cable.

	Xav