xfce: need More Screen Resolution choices std intel graphics
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:46 pm
Using XFCE 201104
Computer with Intel graphics card (on 2 PCs so far: IBM S51 and a eeepc 1000 with 945gm), with a 1680x1050 tv/monitor.
XFCE only gives me a very narrow choice of screen resolutions to choose from. Namely all with 4:3 aspect ratio and a maximum of 1024x768. Yet I have a 16:10 1680x1050 monitor plugged in!
* how can we get higher-resolution choices
* how can I get other aspect ratios, such as 16:9 or others (like my 16:10)
* and in my case something approaching 1680x1050 x60Hz (or close) which is the native resolution of the monitor that I use.
How can this be fixed?
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EDIT:
Browse the intel website (or google it) for help on this, as they also support LINUX.
I found this on modifying an existing graphics driver (Windows XP, but they also support LINUX)
http://software.intel.com/en-us/article ... -graphics/
It seems that this is a common problem caused by the monitor not sending back the correct (or complete) EDID info to the graphics card when queried.
RESOLVED
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Computer with Intel graphics card (on 2 PCs so far: IBM S51 and a eeepc 1000 with 945gm), with a 1680x1050 tv/monitor.
XFCE only gives me a very narrow choice of screen resolutions to choose from. Namely all with 4:3 aspect ratio and a maximum of 1024x768. Yet I have a 16:10 1680x1050 monitor plugged in!
* how can we get higher-resolution choices
* how can I get other aspect ratios, such as 16:9 or others (like my 16:10)
* and in my case something approaching 1680x1050 x60Hz (or close) which is the native resolution of the monitor that I use.
How can this be fixed?
========================================================================================================
EDIT:
Browse the intel website (or google it) for help on this, as they also support LINUX.
I found this on modifying an existing graphics driver (Windows XP, but they also support LINUX)
http://software.intel.com/en-us/article ... -graphics/
It seems that this is a common problem caused by the monitor not sending back the correct (or complete) EDID info to the graphics card when queried.
RESOLVED
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