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xorg.conf help needed!



On Sat, 2008-11-15 at 19:32 -0800, Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Ted Roche <tedroche-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > What does your xorg.conf say? (If you're running a fairly new version
> > of X, this file is nearly unnecessary, and you can learn some
> > interesting things by just moving the old file, restarting X and
> > seeing what it generates automatically and what the log says.)
> 
> I was able to get a pretty good resolution 1360x768 using the config
> below.  I would like to get 1920x1080.  Can it be done???

Maybe, maybe not. I've heard of more than a few televisions that limit
the possible resolutions over VGA to 1360x768, only allowing full 1080p
over HDMI (read: an input on which there can be HDCP). A buddy of mine
has a Samsung set like that.

--jarod








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