[ibowtotux]

HI all,
I need to configure this monitor and I'm at a loss. On bootup, my entire screen shifts to the left and stays that way until I loadup X. In X, my fonts are now crappy and hard to read. I change the refresh rates as to what sansung's website stated, but am still having problems....
Here's my XF86CONFIG file.....

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Layout0"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        # Load "freetype"
        # Load "xtt"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "glx"
        #Load  "dri"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "xtrap"
        Load  "type1"
        Load  "speedo"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "Auto"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "Emulate3Button" "no"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "keyboard"
        Option      "XkbModel" "pc101"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        HorizSync    30.0 - 81.0
        VertRefresh  56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        #ChipSet     "GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE"
        #Card        "nv GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

[ibowtotux]

Ok, I fixed the bootup problem and I'm guessing the fonts are coming from the 1024x768 mode. I popped up the font size and its fine. Basically, whether I run 1280x1024 or 1024x768, I get an image thats somewhat blurry and painful to look at. Though I'm using Samsung's refresh rates...is there something better out there for LCD's?

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[ibowtotux]

My fonts are already configured. I need help with some better sync values because my eyes are starting to bleed...

[lbressler]

I just got a new Samsung 930B. I run RedHat 9, and have the same problems at bootup, and the fonts are blurry.

How did you fix the bootup problem and change the fonts?

Any help is appreciated. - Thanks

[ibowtotux]

Originally Posted by lbressler

I just got a new Samsung 930B. I run RedHat 9, and have the same problems at bootup, and the fonts are blurry.

How did you fix the bootup problem and change the fonts?

Any help is appreciated. - Thanks

For the bootup, simply adjust your monitor uses its own controls. In regards to the fonts: first, make sure that your sync ratios in xorg.conf are correct. Second, change your font size and start messing around with the resolution....

[lbressler]

Thanks for the help.

I now have things looking good when running X.

But at bootup, if I shift things to the right with the monitor controls, then I assume the X stuff will be shifted right as well.

I read somewhere else that the problem might have to do with the frame buffer. Maybe I can disable it during boot.

[ibowtotux]

Originally Posted by lbressler

Thanks for the help.

I now have things looking good when running X.

But at bootup, if I shift things to the right with the monitor controls, then I assume the X stuff will be shifted right as well.

I read somewhere else that the problem might have to do with the frame buffer. Maybe I can disable it during boot.

If you shift the screen at bootup, it will NOT affect X.