xorg +nonfree drivers

[baza]

baza wrote:

> Daniel Stone wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 03:02:04AM +0100, baza wrote:
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>>> Daniel Stone wrote:
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>>>> On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 08:15:33PM +0100, baza wrote:
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>>>>> I was reading in Linux User about the Xandros desktop, this comes 
>>>>> with xorg plus 'commercial' drivers. What are these? And if I got 
>>>>> them installed on Hoary would this make it, 'better', i.e. 
>>>>> overcome the resolution problems I have?
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>>> These are just for nVidia and ATI cards, not Intel.  The only thing I
>>>> can think of about your resolution problems is to put this in your
>>>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf, in the Monitor section:
>>>> HorizSync 36-52
>>>> VertRefresh 36-75
>>>> and that should get rid of most of the problem, if not actually 
>>>> properly
>>>> solve it.
>>>>     
>>>
>>> That's almost got it, I now have 1024X768. Is there anyway to push 
>>> it to 1280X1024?
>>>   
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>>
>> Hm, you should be there already.  If you don't already have it, put
>> "1280x1024" in your Modes lines, as the first mode (i.e. before
>> "1024x768").  If you do, bump 52 in HorizSync up to about 55.
>>  
>>
> Nope, still at 1024X768 max. Any ideas?
>
> Baza
>
Though I do have 1280X1024 running on con7 for some weird reason.???

Baza