wide screen issues

[barbq]

Hi everyone,

I own a Dell Latitude D800, I´ve recently installed Fedora core 2. I´ve got 3 problems, here they are by order of annoyance:

1. I can´t get my resolution (1280x800) to work, i´ve tried every single configuration i found online. (modes section, or a modeline line in the monitor section).
I did manage to get a ¨1280x960¨ after I set the modeline to the one I got using the command ¨gtf 1280 800 60¨. But itś not what i´m looking for...

2. My mozilla gets stuck for a few seconds every once in a while (too often) , very odd.

3. I need to click twice for several characters in order for them to print, such as: ¨ ` ^ (and they come out wierd)

as for 1, here is my xorg.conf:

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us_intl"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "16:10"
ModeLine "1280x800" 83.5 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -hsync +vsync
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

#ModeLine "1280x800@60" 83.5 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -hsync +vsync
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "LCD Panel 1280x800"
UseModes "16:10"
HorizSync 30.0 - 60.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 100.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

hoping to hear some advice,
Tal.

[monkey8]

I have an nvidia card So I can help you out

1) You're config should look like this:

Section "Device"
    #nave of your graphics card, use this ID for the Screen section
    Identifier  "nvidia geForce FX 5600"
    Driver      "nvidia"
    VideoRam    262144 #optional, measured in KB
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen 1"
    Device      "nvidia geForce FX 5600"
    Monitor     "DellM781S"
	#set depth to whatever you want the default
    DefaultDepth 24

	#modes is a list, first is tried, until it gets one that works
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

2) might have to do with not using hardware acceleration. the driver nv uses software mode. Go get the hardware accelerated driver http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html (get the IA32 one)

3) It looks like you are using an international keyboar layout. Is your keyboard a US keyboard? If so, in your X config, replace

Option "XkbLayout" "us_intl"

with

Option "XkbLayout"  "us"

good luck!

[barbq]

Alright!

(1) is finally working. bellow is my final xorg.conf - after thousands of changes .
it appears i haven´t been using the proper driver, as you said. This gave me the nvidia logo, and after some more tweaking I got the proper resolution. So for any Latitude D800 user with GeForce 4200 Go video card, installed with a fresh Fedora Core 2 copy - this Should work.

about (2) I´m still expriencing a lag when loading pages, meaning if a packed web site is loading, My Mozilla is kinda frozen until the web is completly onscreen. This lag is typical for other applications as well.

and about (3) I AM using an international keyboard (Israel), so I´m not sure I should change that setting - what do you think?

here´s the xorg.conf:

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "single head configuration"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the 
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
	FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "fbdevhw"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#	Option	"Xleds"		"1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
#	Option	"XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
# or:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
#	Option	"XkbVariant"	"nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:nocaps"
#
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "keyboard"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us_intl"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
	Identifier     "16:10"
        # 1280x800 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 49.68 kHz; pclk: 83.46 MHz
	Modeline "1280x800"  83.46  1280 1344 1480 1680  800 801 804 828  -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
#	ModeLine     "1280x800@60" 83.5 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -HSync +Vsync
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
	ModelName    "LCD Panel 1280x800"
	UseModes     "16:10"
	HorizSync    30.0 - 60.0
	VertRefresh  50.0 - 100.0
	Option	    "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "NVIDIA GeForce 4200 Go"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	VendorName  "NVIDIA"
	BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce 4200 Go"
	VideoRam    65536
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "NVIDIA GeForce 4200 Go"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
		Modes    "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Group        0
	Mode         0666
EndSection