nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667

[Ricardo Veguilla]

On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 23:38 -0600, W. Guy Thomas wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 01:17 -0400, Ricardo Veguilla wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 01:13 -0400, Ricardo Veguilla wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 23:01 -0600, W. Guy Thomas wrote:
> > > > now if I could only get to 1600x1200!
> > > > 
> > > > xorg.conf follows:
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Section "Monitor"
> > > > 	Identifier   "Monitor0"
> > > > 	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
> > > > 	ModelName    "LCD Panel 1600x1200"
> > > > 	HorizSync    31.5 - 90.0
> > > > 	VertRefresh  60.0 - 60.0
> > > > 	Option	    "dpms"
> > > > EndSection
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > If you know your monitors supports that resolution, add 
> > > 
> > > Option      "IgnoreEDID" "true"
> > > 
> > > to the "Device" section, and it should work. 
> > > 
> > 
> > Ok... I don't know why I quoted the "Monitor" section instead of the
> > "Device" section.
> > 
> > Anyway, the instructions are correct, assuming a) the monitors supports
> > the resolution, b) your are using the nvidia driver, c) the "Display"
> > section is set up correctly.
> > 
> >   
> > Regards,
> > -- 
> > Ricardo Veguilla <veguilla at hpcf.upr.edu>
> 
> last question, I *know* this box is supposed to do that 1600 res, but I
> have never seen it...if I add this line am I liable to do any damage?
> 
I guess it could damage your monitor/display (assuming it doesn't really
support that resolution) but, I really don't know. In my case, I know my
monitor accepts that resolution because a) it works with the xorg
drivers, b) it works in Windows with the Nvidia drivers.

Regards,
-- 
Ricardo Veguilla <veguilla at hpcf.upr.edu>