resolution problems
Mon, 2006-03-27 00:24
When I play an SDL game such as Nexuiz or Frozen Bubble, it won't correctly switch to a resolution that is lower than the first value specified in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Instead, it stays in the first resolution, but paints a rectangle the size of the resolution it should be in at the center of the screen. Also, kcmshell display only displays one resolution and Ctrl Alt +/- don't work.
This is with Xorg 7.
My /etc/X11/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" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, a font server independent of the X server is # used to render fonts. 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 "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "ltcd" Option "XkbLayout" "us" 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 "Monitor" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Envision" ModelName "Envision EFT 720" DisplaySize 320 240 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: HorizSync 30.0 - 72.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "radeon" VendorName "Videocard vendor" BoardName "ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R200 QM [Radeon 9100]" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" # Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "DRI" Group 0 Mode 0666 EndSection #Section "Extensions" # Option "Composite" #EndSection
I have tried using my xorg.conf from FC4, which it worked in, but nothing changed.
I looked at http://www.libsdl.org/faq.php?action=listentries&category=3#34 which suggests that my monitor (Envision EFT 720) isn't supported by Xorg anymore. Is it?










I'm not sure what would be the problem, but I doubt that if your monitor model isn't officially supported anymore you can't get it to work properly with generic drivers.
So, maybe you could try that, switch to a generic driver that matches your monitor best. You can use xorgconfig to generate a file for you.
Submitted a bug report.