Maximum resolution video out?

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    Dutch

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    Hi,

    I know it takes the 950 chipset, up to 224 shared ram.

    Anyone tried 1920x1200 resolution with video out or has max resolution specs? TESTED?

    Thanks.
     
    Dutch, Aug 8, 2008
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    Nope but,.....

    I do have my external 24" screen running at 1680 x 1050, and the One screen at 1024 x 600. Both at the same time, in dual screen mode - not mirrored.
     
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    Thats quite cool it does not mirroe the screen!

    Can you test getting it at 1900x1200 or was your setting the max setting?

    Thnx.
     
    Dutch, Aug 8, 2008
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    Hi,

    I have used 1920x1200 with my 24" monitor. Only mirroring works nicely. Dual screen mode is very laggy, it takes something like 10 seconds to move quite small window across the whole desktop. I use the following xorg.conf which allows me to start X without crt connection and enable it later.

    Code:
    Section "InputDevice"
            Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
            Driver          "kbd"
            Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
            Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
            Option          "XkbLayout"     "fi"
    EndSection
    
    Section "InputDevice"
            Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
            Driver          "synaptics"
            Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
            Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
            Option          "Protocol"              "auto-dev"
            Option          "SHMConfig"             "on"
            Option          "HorizScrollDelta"      "0"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Device"
            Identifier      "Intel 945G "
            Driver         "intel"
            Option          "monitor-VGA" "foo"
            Option          "monitor-LVDS" "bar"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Monitor"
            Identifier      "foo"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Monitor"
            Identifier      "bar"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Screen"
            Identifier      "Default Screen"
            Device        "Intel Corporation 945G Integrated Graphics Controller"
            Monitor       "foo"
            DefaultDepth  24
            SubSection "Display"
                    Depth          24
                    Modes      "1920x1200"   "1280x1024"  "1024x768"   "640x480"
                    # This optional entry specifies the virtual screen resolution to be used.
                    # If this entry is not present, the virtual screen resolution will be set to
                    # accommodate all the valid video modes given in the Modes entry.
                    # There is a known issue that DRI doesn't work on pre-965 if maximum is larger than 2048x2048.
                    Virtual                 1920 1200
            EndSubSection
    EndSection
    
    I think there might be some sections that aren't necessarily needed but I decided to paste the whole configuration for reference. The command which enables external display is " xrandr --output VGA --mode 1920x1200"

    I'm using debian sid as my distribution.

    I hope this helps someone...
     
    keijo, Aug 12, 2008
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    Hi everyone,

    I was reading four threads regarding external VGA output. I have referred this issue with people at Linpus, it seems that Acer has classified this issue as non-critical, which is why it's not resolved until now. And, they would probably consider it as an immediate concern if more people would complaint about it.

    mzc
     
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    I have a 1920x1200 screen running in extended desktop mode in windows xp. I haven't had a chance to create a good xorg.conf file in order to get it working in Linux. Once I do I'll post it.
     
    soleblaze, Sep 10, 2008
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