Force Display Resolution

I have a belkin Flip KVM switch hocked up to a PC and my Mac Mini.
I Have a 22 inch monitor connected to the KVM switch.
The problem Every time the Mac mini boots it detects the wrong resolution for the monitor if The monitor is connected to the KVM switch and the Monitor shows "Mode not supported"
If I attach the monitor directly to the Mini it detects the correct 1280 x 960 resolution.
Is there any way to force OS X to always use the 1280 x 960 resolution and not try to auto detect the display? This is in OS X 10.5.1, I never had the problem with Tiger.

Please post the output of 'xrandr'. Do you have the correct graphics drivers installed?

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Ok, I tried to change the xorg.conf file to 72Hz on the TV and it when black again. This is what the xorg.0.log shows:
X.Org X Server 1.4.2
Release Date: 11 June 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.25-ARCH i686
Current Operating System: Linux arch 2.6.25-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 14 15:25:51 UTC 2008 i686
Build Date: 21 June 2008 05:47:59PM
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jul 19 13:36:04 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Videocard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) Option "Xinerama" "0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(==) Including the default font path /usr/share/fonts/misc,/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/TTF,/usr/share/fonts/Type1.
(**) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF,
/usr/share/fonts/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) Loader magic: 0x81e0a60
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.3
X.Org Video Driver: 2.0
X.Org XInput driver : 2.0
X.Org Server Extension : 0.3
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.5
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libpcidata.so
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 2.0
(--) using VT number 3
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1002,5950 card 103c,2a24 rev 10 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 1002,5a34 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:12:0: chip 1002,4379 card 103c,2a24 rev 00 class 01,01,8f hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:13:0: chip 1002,4374 card 103c,2a24 rev 00 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:13:1: chip 1002,4375 card 103c,2a24 rev 00 class 0c,03,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:13:2: chip 1002,4373 card 103c,2a24 rev 00 class 0c,03,20 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:14:0: chip 1002,4372 card 103c,2a24 rev 11 class 0c,05,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:14:1: chip 1002,4376 card 103c,2a24 rev 00 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:14:3: chip 1002,4377 card 103c,2a24 rev 00 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:14:4: chip 1002,4371 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,01 hdr 81
(II) PCI: 00:18:0: chip 1022,1100 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:1: chip 1022,1101 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:2: chip 1022,1102 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:3: chip 1022,1103 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0091 card 10de,02c2 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:01:0: chip 13f6,0111 card 153b,1144 rev 10 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:03:0: chip 10ec,8139 card 103c,2a24 rev 10 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:04:0: chip 1106,3044 card 103c,2a24 rev 80 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[b]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[b]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[b]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:2:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000a (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000efff (0x1000) IX[b]
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x3000000) MX[b]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:20:3), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Subtractive PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:20:4), (0,2,2), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 2 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000dfff (0x1000) IX[b]
(II) Bus 2 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfde00000 - 0xfdefffff (0x100000) MX[b]
(II) Bus 2 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfdd00000 - 0xfddfffff (0x100000) MX[b]
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7800 GTX] rev 161, Mem @ 0xfa000000/24, 0xd0000000/28, 0xfb000000/24, I/O @ 0xef00/7
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[b]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[b]E(B)
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[b]
(II) PCI I/O resource overlap reduced 0x00004100 from 0x0000411f to 0x000040ff
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xe0000000 from 0xe0000000 to 0xdfffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xfdefe000 - 0xfdefe7ff (0x800) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0xfdeff000 - 0xfdeff0ff (0x100) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0xfe02b000 - 0xfe02b3ff (0x400) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[5] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02efff (0x1000) MX[b]
[6] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02f1ff (0x200) MX[b]
[7] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[b]O
[8] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[9] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b](B)
[10] -1 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[11] -1 0 0x0000dd00 - 0x0000dd7f (0x80) IX[b]
[12] -1 0 0x0000de00 - 0x0000deff (0x100) IX[b]
[13] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000dfff (0x100) IX[b]
[14] -1 0 0x0000f800 - 0x0000f80f (0x10) IX[b]
[15] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[16] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[17] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[18] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[19] -1 0 0x00000500 - 0x0000050f (0x10) IX[b]
[20] -1 0 0x0000fa00 - 0x0000fa0f (0x10) IX[b]
[21] -1 0 0x0000fb00 - 0x0000fb03 (0x4) IX[b]
[22] -1 0 0x0000fc00 - 0x0000fc07 (0x8) IX[b]
[23] -1 0 0x0000fd00 - 0x0000fd03 (0x4) IX[b]
[24] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[b]
[25] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef7f (0x80) IX[b](B)
(II) Inactive PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0x00004100 - 0x000040ff (0x0) IX[b]O
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfdefe000 - 0xfdefe7ff (0x800) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0xfdeff000 - 0xfdeff0ff (0x100) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0xfe02b000 - 0xfe02b3ff (0x400) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[5] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02efff (0x1000) MX[b]
[6] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02f1ff (0x200) MX[b]
[7] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[b]O
[8] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[9] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b](B)
[10] -1 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[11] -1 0 0x0000dd00 - 0x0000dd7f (0x80) IX[b]
[12] -1 0 0x0000de00 - 0x0000deff (0x100) IX[b]
[13] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000dfff (0x100) IX[b]
[14] -1 0 0x0000f800 - 0x0000f80f (0x10) IX[b]
[15] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[16] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[17] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[18] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[19] -1 0 0x00000500 - 0x0000050f (0x10) IX[b]
[20] -1 0 0x0000fa00 - 0x0000fa0f (0x10) IX[b]
[21] -1 0 0x0000fb00 - 0x0000fb03 (0x4) IX[b]
[22] -1 0 0x0000fc00 - 0x0000fc07 (0x8) IX[b]
[23] -1 0 0x0000fd00 - 0x0000fd03 (0x4) IX[b]
[24] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[b]
[25] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef7f (0x80) IX[b](B)
(II) Inactive PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0x00004100 - 0x000040ff (0x0) IX[b]O
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[b]E(B)
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[b]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[b]E(B)
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0xfdefe000 - 0xfdefe7ff (0x800) MX[b]
[5] -1 0 0xfdeff000 - 0xfdeff0ff (0x100) MX[b]
[6] -1 0 0xfe02b000 - 0xfe02b3ff (0x400) MX[b]
[7] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[8] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[9] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02efff (0x1000) MX[b]
[10] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02f1ff (0x200) MX[b]
[11] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[b]O
[12] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[b]
[17] -1 0 0x0000dd00 - 0x0000dd7f (0x80) IX[b]
[18] -1 0 0x0000de00 - 0x0000deff (0x100) IX[b]
[19] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000dfff (0x100) IX[b]
[20] -1 0 0x0000f800 - 0x0000f80f (0x10) IX[b]
[21] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[22] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[23] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[24] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[25] -1 0 0x00000500 - 0x0000050f (0x10) IX[b]
[26] -1 0 0x0000fa00 - 0x0000fa0f (0x10) IX[b]
[27] -1 0 0x0000fb00 - 0x0000fb03 (0x4) IX[b]
[28] -1 0 0x0000fc00 - 0x0000fc07 (0x8) IX[b]
[29] -1 0 0x0000fd00 - 0x0000fd03 (0x4) IX[b]
[30] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[b]
[31] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef7f (0x80) IX[b](B)
[32] -1 0 0x00004100 - 0x000040ff (0x0) IX[b]O
(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "freetype" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 173.14.09 Thu Jun 5 00:07:40 PDT 2008
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "xtrap"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libxtrap.so
(II) Module xtrap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension DEC-XTRAP
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/fonts//libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.5
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//mouse_drv.so
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.3.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.0
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//kbd_drv.so
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.3.1
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.0
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 173.14.09 Wed Jun 4 23:47:25 PDT 2008
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.3
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.3
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[b]E(B)
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0xfdefe000 - 0xfdefe7ff (0x800) MX[b]
[5] -1 0 0xfdeff000 - 0xfdeff0ff (0x100) MX[b]
[6] -1 0 0xfe02b000 - 0xfe02b3ff (0x400) MX[b]
[7] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[8] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[9] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02efff (0x1000) MX[b]
[10] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02f1ff (0x200) MX[b]
[11] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[b]O
[12] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[b]
[17] -1 0 0x0000dd00 - 0x0000dd7f (0x80) IX[b]
[18] -1 0 0x0000de00 - 0x0000deff (0x100) IX[b]
[19] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000dfff (0x100) IX[b]
[20] -1 0 0x0000f800 - 0x0000f80f (0x10) IX[b]
[21] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[22] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[23] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[24] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[25] -1 0 0x00000500 - 0x0000050f (0x10) IX[b]
[26] -1 0 0x0000fa00 - 0x0000fa0f (0x10) IX[b]
[27] -1 0 0x0000fb00 - 0x0000fb03 (0x4) IX[b]
[28] -1 0 0x0000fc00 - 0x0000fc07 (0x8) IX[b]
[29] -1 0 0x0000fd00 - 0x0000fd03 (0x4) IX[b]
[30] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[b]
[31] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef7f (0x80) IX[b](B)
[32] -1 0 0x00004100 - 0x000040ff (0x0) IX[b]O
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[b]E(B)
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0xfdefe000 - 0xfdefe7ff (0x800) MX[b]
[5] -1 0 0xfdeff000 - 0xfdeff0ff (0x100) MX[b]
[6] -1 0 0xfe02b000 - 0xfe02b3ff (0x400) MX[b]
[7] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[8] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[9] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02efff (0x1000) MX[b]
[10] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02f1ff (0x200) MX[b]
[11] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[b]O
[12] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[15] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[b]
[16] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[b]
[17] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[b]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[b]
[20] -1 0 0x0000dd00 - 0x0000dd7f (0x80) IX[b]
[21] -1 0 0x0000de00 - 0x0000deff (0x100) IX[b]
[22] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000dfff (0x100) IX[b]
[23] -1 0 0x0000f800 - 0x0000f80f (0x10) IX[b]
[24] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[25] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[26] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[27] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[28] -1 0 0x00000500 - 0x0000050f (0x10) IX[b]
[29] -1 0 0x0000fa00 - 0x0000fa0f (0x10) IX[b]
[30] -1 0 0x0000fb00 - 0x0000fb03 (0x4) IX[b]
[31] -1 0 0x0000fc00 - 0x0000fc07 (0x8) IX[b]
[32] -1 0 0x0000fd00 - 0x0000fd03 (0x4) IX[b]
[33] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[b]
[34] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef7f (0x80) IX[b](B)
[35] -1 0 0x00004100 - 0x000040ff (0x0) IX[b]O
[36] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[b]
[37] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[b]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "true"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinView" "1"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "DFP-0: 1920x1200 +0+0, DFP-1: 1920x1080_72 +0+0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(**) NVIDIA(0): TwinView enabled
(II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7800 GTX (G70) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.70.02.11.20
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 7800 GTX at PCI:1:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0): BenQ G2400W (DFP-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): PIONEER_PDP. (DFP-1)
(--) NVIDIA(0): BenQ G2400W (DFP-0): 310.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) NVIDIA(0): BenQ G2400W (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link TMDS
(--) NVIDIA(0): PIONEER_PDP. (DFP-1): 155.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) NVIDIA(0): PIONEER_PDP. (DFP-1): Internal Single Link TMDS
(II) NVIDIA(0): Display Devices found referenced in MetaMode: DFP-0, DFP-1
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Devices: DFP-0, DFP-1
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "DFP-0:1920x1200+0+0,DFP-1:1920x1080_72+0+0"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1920 x 1200
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (93, 95); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) NVIDIA(0): option
(==) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[b]E(B)
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0xfdefe000 - 0xfdefe7ff (0x800) MX[b]
[5] -1 0 0xfdeff000 - 0xfdeff0ff (0x100) MX[b]
[6] -1 0 0xfe02b000 - 0xfe02b3ff (0x400) MX[b]
[7] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[8] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[b]
[9] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02efff (0x1000) MX[b]
[10] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02f1ff (0x200) MX[b]
[11] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[b]O
[12] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
[15] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[b]
[16] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[b]
[17] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[b]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[b]
[20] -1 0 0x0000dd00 - 0x0000dd7f (0x80) IX[b]
[21] -1 0 0x0000de00 - 0x0000deff (0x100) IX[b]
[22] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000dfff (0x100) IX[b]
[23] -1 0 0x0000f800 - 0x0000f80f (0x10) IX[b]
[24] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[25] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[26] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[b]
[27] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f7 (0x8) IX[b]
[28] -1 0 0x00000500 - 0x0000050f (0x10) IX[b]
[29] -1 0 0x0000fa00 - 0x0000fa0f (0x10) IX[b]
[30] -1 0 0x0000fb00 - 0x0000fb03 (0x4) IX[b]
[31] -1 0 0x0000fc00 - 0x0000fc07 (0x8) IX[b]
[32] -1 0 0x0000fd00 - 0x0000fd03 (0x4) IX[b]
[33] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[b]
[34] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef7f (0x80) IX[b](B)
[35] -1 0 0x00004100 - 0x000040ff (0x0) IX[b]O
[36] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[b]
[37] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[b]
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Unable to connect to the ACPI daemon; the ACPI daemon may not
(II) NVIDIA(0): be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration option
(II) NVIDIA(0): may not be set correctly. When the ACPI daemon is
(II) NVIDIA(0): available, the NVIDIA X driver can use it to receive ACPI
(II) NVIDIA(0): events. For details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
(II) NVIDIA(0): "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
(II) NVIDIA(0): Config Options in the README.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP-0:1920x1200+0+0,DFP-1:1920x1080_72+0+0"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension XAccessControlExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(**) Option "Protocol" "auto"
(**) Mouse0: Device: "/dev/input/mice"
(**) Mouse0: Protocol: "auto"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse0: always reports core events
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
(**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
(**) Mouse0: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
(**) Mouse0: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4, 5, 6 and 7
(**) Mouse0: Buttons: 11
(**) Mouse0: Sensitivity: 1
(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
(**) Keyboard0: always reports core events
(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
(**) Keyboard0: Protocol: standard
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) Keyboard0: XkbRules: "xorg"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "trustda"
(**) Keyboard0: XkbModel: "trustda"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "no"
(**) Keyboard0: XkbLayout: "no"
(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
(**) Keyboard0: CustomKeycodes disabled
(II) evaluating device (Keyboard0)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard0" (type: KEYBOARD)
(II) evaluating device (Mouse0)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
(--) Mouse0: PnP-detected protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"
(II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/Type1, removing from list!
My xorg.conf looks like this now (I don't know what values to use for HorizSync and VertFresh on my TV, the ones that are in there I just made up ):
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Mon May 19 00:34:28 PDT 2008
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "dbe"
Load "xtrap"
Load "extmod"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "trustda"
Option "XkbLayout" "no"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "BenQ G2400W"
HorizSync 31.0 - 94.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 85.0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "PIONEER_PDP."
# HorizSync 15.0 - 80.0
# VertRefresh 23.0 - 60.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "G70 [GeForce 7800 GTX]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 7800 GTX"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 7800 GTX"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
Option "TwinView" "1"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0"
Option "metamodes" "DFP-0: 1920x1200 +0+0, DFP-1: 1920x1080_72 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
I read somewhere that the TV is supposed to be able to show 1080p in 72Hz. But when I try that it goes blank. Maybe it has something to do with the monitor being 1920x1200 and the TV 1920x1080. The monitor won't accept 1920x1080 as resolution so I guess that can only be done in Windows...

MBA - Video display & resolution concerns

Hello!
My parents currently own an aging, first-generation white MacBook. I want to help them migrate to a newer laptop, possibly a MacBook Air aka MBA), within the next several months.
I used to own a 15-inch MacBook Pro (2007 vintage, IIRC) but it died on me in March. I was forced to buy a refurbished late-2012 iMac because money was too tight to procure a new laptop. I may also be looking at an MBA within a year, possibly an 11-incher.
I have a few questions about the video display resolution of late-model MBAs:
According to Apple's "tech specs" page for the MBA, the 11-inch is capable of multiple video resolutions:
1366 by 768 (native), 1344 by 756, and 1280 by 720 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio; 1152 by 720 and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768 and 800 by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
I am a little concerned that a laptop display of that size would be a bit hard to read at the standard resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. Has anyone dialed the MBA's resolution back to lesser levels, like 1,280 x 720? Does anyone leave it at these lower resolutions? Also: how hard is it to use word processors or iPhoto on an MBA, particularly the 11-incher?

My parents...possibly an 11-incher.
Not to say your folks are old at all,... however Im likely much younger than them and having owned an 11" and now a 13",.... I cant go back to the 11" (though I loved it fine and sill can use it just fine)
Very likely their eyeballs would be more happy with a 13"
base model price on a 13" vs. an 11" isnt that much

Where did display resolutions go?

I just updated from 10.7.3 to to 10.7.4 on intel 24" iMac. In 10.7.3, I had a choice of 12 different display resolutions. In 10.7.4, I have 2 - neither of which I find acceptable, so I reintalled 10.7.3. Where did my choices go?
And how do I contact Apple directly without having to pay to tell them there is a problem with their update?
I was forced to switch to Lion so I could keep my contacts and calendars synced with all my Apple devices. Frankly, I've been an Apple user all the way back to the IIe. I don't like Lion. I don't like being forced to upgrade - if those items still sync with Windows XP, why can't they in Snow Leopard? I don't like that there is no easy way to contact Apple support about this. I don't like the snooty and less than helpful personel at my local Apple Store. Makes me wonder why I'm still an Apple user.

Two Windows scripts to make playlists of Duplicates and Exact Duplicates. Use shift-delete to remove selected tracks from the library as well as the playlist.
There is also my DeDuper script if you don't want to do it by hand. Please take note of the warning to backup your library before deduping. See this thread for background.
tt2

[SOLVED] Can't set X server display resolution

Hello all,
I'm trying to set X Server display resolution to my monitor native 1366x768. I'm running Arch in a VMWare virtual machine. I have installed xf86-video-vmware drivers.
Here's the contents of my 10-monitor.conf file
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
DisplaySize 410 230
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "vmware" #Choose the driver used for this monitor
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0" #Collapse Monitor and Device section to Screen section
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24 #Choose the depth (16||24)
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1366x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" #Choose the resolution
EndSubSection
EndSection
And here's the log file where the resolutions get rejected:
2831.766] (II) vmwlegacy(0): Not using mode "1366x768" (no mode of this name)
2831.766] (II) vmwlegacy(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name)
Is this a consequence of the vmlegacy drivers? This is up high in the log file, where the legacy drivers eventually get loaded:
[ 2829.987] (II) LoadModule: "vmware"
[ 2829.988] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so
[ 2829.988] (II) Module vmware: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 2829.988] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 11.0.1
[ 2829.988] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 2829.988] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 2829.988] (II) LoadModule: "vmwgfx"
[ 2829.988] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vmwgfx
[ 2829.988] (II) UnloadModule: "vmwgfx"
[ 2829.988] (EE) Failed to load module "vmwgfx" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 2829.996] (EE) vmware: Please ignore the above warnings about not being able to to load module/driver vmwgfx
[ 2829.998] (II) vmware: Using vmwlegacy driver everything is fine.
[ 2829.998] (II) LoadModule: "vmwlegacy"
[ 2829.998] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmwlegacy_drv.so
[ 2829.998] (II) Module vmwlegacy: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 2829.998] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 11.0.1
[ 2829.998] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 2829.998] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 2829.998] (II) vmwlegacy: driver for VMware SVGA: vmware0405, vmware0710
[ 2829.999] (--) using VT number 7
[ 2830.043] (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:0f:0
[ 2830.043] (--) vmwlegacy(0): VMware SVGA regs at (0x10d0, 0x10d1)
[ 2830.043] (II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
[ 2830.043] (II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
[ 2830.044] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so
[ 2830.044] (II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 2830.044] compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 0.1.0
[ 2830.044] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 2831.763] (--) vmwlegacy(0): caps: 0x001FC3E2
[ 2831.763] (--) vmwlegacy(0): depth: 24
[ 2831.763] (--) vmwlegacy(0): bpp: 32
[ 2831.763] (--) vmwlegacy(0): vram: 18022400
Am I stuck to 800x600 in X Server when running Arch as a VMWare guest, or can I improve my situation?
EDIT: I have open-vm-tools installed and started through /etc/vmware-tools/poweron-vm-default.
Last edited by marfig (2010-08-05 02:40:23)

Ok. Finally it's working. This is why I love Arch. It forces me to learn.
The solution:
Step 1.
I followed the instructions in X.Org Wiki about obtaining modelines. Sadly, the log file didn't produce anything (probably because I was using the vesa vbe driver). But I followed the next option and got the modeline from Windows tool, Powerstrip.
"1366x768" 85.476 1366 1436 1579 1792 768 771 774 798 -hsync +vsync
Step 2.
Went to the web and fetched all the technical information about this monitor (a Acer X193HQ, that I use as my third monitor). I wanted hsync and vsync ranges, and display size in mm.
Step 3.
Edited my configuration file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf) making sure to comment out the last part of the modeline, since I was going to manually add the hsync and vsync ranges.
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
DisplaySize 410 230
HorizSync 30-80
VertRefresh 55-60
ModelName "X193HQ"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "Acer"
ModeLine "1366x768" 85.476 1366 1436 1579 1792 768 771 774 798 # -hsync +vsync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "vesa"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1366x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Step 4.
Success! X is started in 1366x768 with the vesa drivers with a 60Hz refresh rate.
Final thoughts
- With the vmware display drivers (xf86-driver-vmware) I don't get ideal results. For some reason it starts in 1368x768 (yes, 1368!). However xrandr reveals it supports 1366x768, and once I xrandr --size into it, all is fine. Dunno why this happens.
- It only works in 16 bit depth. 24 or 32 corrupt the screen. I don't know exactly why either. But for the use I plan to give the X server, 16 bit is fine.
Last edited by marfig (2010-08-06 00:02:24)

How do I force a resolution on a second monitor

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How would I go about forcing the resolution on the TV through the above or otherwise. (SwitchResX has already been tried with no effect).

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I have a somewhat unusual situation. My MacBook laptop is actually now a ModBook (a pen-tablet computer), and as such I no longer have a trackpad attached to it. All of my inputs are via the stylus, tapping directly on the built-in display.
This works perfectly fine, except when I need to give presentations on an LCD projector (which is quite often lately). I like to use the projector as an external monitor, so that I can run the Keynote presentation on it while using my laptop screen as the presenter's display, with the upcoming slide, etc. If the projector doesn't give me an ideal native display option (sometimes, the aspect ratio for the 3 or 4 resolutions available in the Displays drop-down in the menubar turn out to be stretched or squeezed), then I, naturally, have to open the Display System Preferences and try out different resolutions.
The problem is, since my stylus only interacts by clicking directly on the built-in-display, I have no way of moving the cursor over to the external display when the dialog box with the "Click here to confirm change/You have 15 seconds..." message appears. So I can never click it ... so I can never confirm the new settings.
The workarounds I've used so far are:
- Mirror displays (not ideal, as I need the presenter preview of the next slide)
- borrow a mouse from someone (usually from a Windows desktop, frankly) and plug that in to briefly mouse over and click the confirm button
I'd love to find a software workaround that allows me to NOT mirror displays and also doesn't require me to carry around a mouse all the time (my laptop bag is already overstuffed...).
Thanks.

Fateh wrote:
I hope that my question is clear ... Nope.
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What do you mean by "the display resolution of APEX"?
In other word, if an end user sees large elements on a pageWhat "large elements"?
then he/she zooms it outHow?
"Zooms" what—the entire page or a single "large element"?
How can I set a proper ZOOM for my app by default ...Meaning what?
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<li>Full APEX version
<li>Full DB/version/edition/host OS
<li>Web server architecture (EPG, OHS or APEX listener/host OS)
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<li>Theme
<li>Template(s)
<li>Region/item type(s)
You've been posting here for years. You know this basic information is necessary to understand and reproduce problems.
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My local Lenovo Partner just confirmed the data in "User Guide" of the TPYoga, that the external screen resolution will only be 1920x1200.
"User Guide" Page 10, http://www.lenovo.com/shop/americas/content/user_guides/tpyoga_ug_en.pdf
"Display resolution:
– LCD: 1366-by-768 or 1920-by-1080, depending on the model
– External monitor: up to 1920-by-1200, depending on the monitor model"
I mean what do I want the OneLink Dock / OneLink PRO Dock for??
Of cause to connect a large screen and this not with a worse ppi than the intern display. So I need at least 2560x1600
(we don’t even talk about all the disadvantages of a 16:9 screen, cause that’s off topic).
Idealy I expect of cause a 4k resolution possibility together with the OneLink Pro Dock and multi stream (daisy chain) possibility at the display port.
But 1920x1200 external graphic output can’t be meant serious for a 2000US$ device??

Ok, let’s accept that the new Thinkpad YOGA Manual includes misinformation.
Actually I’m sitting in front of my 2048x1152 Display which is connected to my 8 years old Asus Notebook via DVI. Does this old jalopy perform a higher resolution via DVI than the Thinkpad Yoga via “OneLink PRO Dock-DVI” does?
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/options/tp_onelink_pro_dock_ug_en.pdf
Page 13
(I’m guessing in the first line (behind "One monitor") it’s supposed to mean DVI instead of DP”
(1) Lenovo, are these technical details of the NEW OneLink Pro Dock also wrong like the Manual of the Yoga regarding the maximum resolution?
Would be very helpful for me to plan with correct information..
(2) And is it definitely true that I can't connect two displays at the OneLink PRO Dock with a higher resolution than 1920x1200??
That would mean I send the Thinkpad Yoga back and better stay with my 8 years old ASUS jalopy.. smileyfrustrated:

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I have Dell up2414q monitor which is capable of displaying up to 3840 x 2160. But when I connect my 11-inch Macbook Air (the latest 2014 model), which is capable of 2560 x 1600, shows only 1920 x 1080. This is the highest resolution listed in display setting.
I'm using Display Port cable and enabled Display Port 1.2 setting on the monitor. I went to Apple Store and asked, but they had no idea what was wrong. My OS is 10.9.3.

Hi there gen2014,
You may find the information in the article below helpful.
OS X Mavericks: Adjust your display resolution
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14388
You can connect a second display and adjust its resolution. Once it’s connected, click Scaled, then select a resolution. Press the Option key while you click Scaled to see additional resolutions for the second display.
If you continue to experience issues, take a look at the troubleshooting steps in the article below.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573
-Griff W.

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Gello, I've got Fujitsu-Siemens P19-2 monitor hooked up to my MbookPro and after resetting PRAM the correct display resolution disappeared from the "Displays" menu in System PReferences.
So did the refresh rate option...
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I really need to change the refresh rate and the resolution, but the refresh rate button is grey and unclickable, and the resolution simply isn't there (I need 1280x1024).
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