[nflug] merry xorg-mas

[Cyber Source]

Also, just noticed you have an intel card, change the device to "intel" 
and install the xorg package for intel (apt-cache search xorg intel) for 
the exact name, it will want to uninstall the i810 driver, thats ok. You 
should then have some smokin 3D!

eric at bootz.us wrote:
> Hi, I just got a 22" acer LCD and want to configure the resolution so that
> everything is not stretched.
>
> 1. What are the range resolutions I could use... so the appearance of
> windows/icons are not stretched?
> 2. I can only assume that because everything is stretched the graphic
> appearance is also lost.. it looks more like 16 bit? 
> 3. Also, I can't seem to get any resolution higher than 1280x1024
> ...1680x1050 does not show.
>
> 4. Do you think it's a good idea to get a DVI video card? Will the display
> be that much clearer, and/or will it fix the stretched appearance?
> 4a. If it is a good idea, do you have a preference?  Is NVidia 5200 fx a
> nice one?  I have a $40.00 - $60.00 price range.
>
> Below is my xorg.conf file:
>
> PS... thanks for your help with my new x-mas gift!  I had an old 17" CRT
> SONY Trinitron previously.
>
>
> Section "Files"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
>         # path to defoma fonts
>         FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
>         Load    "bitmap"
>         Load    "ddc"
>         Load    "dri"
>         Load    "extmod"
>         Load    "freetype"
>         Load    "glx"
>         Load    "int10"
>         Load    "int10"
>         Load    "v4l"
>         Load    "vbe"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>         Driver          "kbd"
>         Option          "CoreKeyboard"
>         Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
>         Option          "XkbModel"      "pc104"
>         Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "CorePointer"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
>         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier      "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE
> Chipset Integrated Graphics Device"
>         Driver          "i810"
>         BusID           "PCI:0:2:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>        Identifier      "Acer AL2216W"
>        Option          "DPMS"
>        HorizSync       30-82
>        VertRefresh     56-76
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier      "Default Screen"
>         Device          "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE
> Chipset Integrated Graphics Device"
>         Monitor         "Acer AL2216W"
>         DefaultDepth    24
>
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           16
>                 Modes           "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960"
> "1280x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           24
>                 Modes           "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960"
> "1280x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
>         Identifier      "Default Layout"
>         Screen          "Default Screen"
>         InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
>         InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
> EndSection
>
> Section "DRI"
>         Mode    0666
> EndSection
>
>
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