xorg.conf help needed!

[dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org (Dan Ritter)]

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 08:14:51PM -0800, Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Dan Ritter <dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > You might want to consult your TV's manual. Mine came with all
> > the info needed to construct a 1080P modeline:
> >
> > ModeLine "1920x1080_60p" 136.5 1920 1952 1984 2048 1080 1081 1084 1111 -hsync -vsync
> 
> TV manual in hand!  What information do I need?  What does each item
> in the modeline represent?  I also read over the documentation below.
> http://www.x.org/wiki/FAQVideoModes

No, you need this:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/index.html

> It appears so that VGA max resolution is 1360x768 according to the
> manual :-(  However, HDMI does allow 1920x1080p.  At this time though,
> I don't have HDMI output from the PC, so I will stick with the VGA
> output...

That's your problem, then :)

If you have a DVI output, remember that it can be trivially
converted to HDMI by the right cable. 

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10231&cs_id=1023104&p_id=2404&seq=1&format=2

and related.

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