[SOLVED] How do you input monitor details in xorg.conf.d/ ?

I've recently installed Arch on an HP box - quad core i3 @ 3.1GHz, 4GB RAM, Radeon HD 6450 GPU / 1GB RAM;- it is using a Samsung SyncMaster 2443 24" monitor.
[edit:] Using the open source xf86-video-ati driver stack. /edit
The problem I have is that the X server thinks that the monitor isn't capable of handling more than vesa - in this case 1024x768 res'.
If I change xorg.conf.d/20-gpudriver.conf from vesa to ati, or create a .../20-radeondriver.conf with radeon in it the X server fails to start, stating that the screen found was unsuitable?
So, how do I get around this? This monitor was previously being used on an AGP nVidia GeForce 7950GT very happily at 1920x1200.
I've searched & not come up with info' on this. The data on the X.org wiki is out of date in this regard.
Thanks for your time.
Last edited by handy (2011-11-12 01:53:03)

I just ran the following command:
sudo hwinfo --framebuffer | less
{I didn't really need to pipe the output to less, but if you don't use the --framebuffer option you certainly do (well I did anyway).}
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02: None 00.0: 11001 VESA Framebuffer
[Created at bios.459]
Unique ID: rdCR.aX_EXjgoS_0
Hardware Class: framebuffer
Model: "(C) 1988-2010, AMD CAICOS"
Vendor: "(C) 1988-2010, AMD Technologies Inc."
Device: "CAICOS"
SubVendor: "AMD ATOMBIOS"
SubDevice:
Revision: "01.00"
Memory Size: 16 MB
Memory Range: 0xc0000000-0xc0ffffff (rw)
Mode 0x0300: 640x400 (+640), 8 bits
Mode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bits
Mode 0x0303: 800x600 (+832), 8 bits
Mode 0x0305: 1024x768 (+1024), 8 bits
Mode 0x0307: 1280x1024 (+1280), 8 bits
Mode 0x0310: 640x480 (+1280), 15 bits
Mode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bits
Mode 0x0313: 800x600 (+1600), 15 bits
Mode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bits
Mode 0x0316: 1024x768 (+2048), 15 bits
Mode 0x0317: 1024x768 (+2048), 16 bits
Mode 0x0319: 1280x1024 (+2560), 15 bits
Mode 0x031a: 1280x1024 (+2560), 16 bits
Mode 0x030d: 320x200 (+640), 15 bits
Mode 0x030e: 320x200 (+640), 16 bits
Mode 0x0320: 320x200 (+1280), 24 bits
Mode 0x0393: 320x240 (+320), 8 bits
Mode 0x0395: 320x240 (+640), 16 bits
Mode 0x0396: 320x240 (+1280), 24 bits
Mode 0x0396: 320x240 (+1280), 24 bits
Mode 0x03b3: 512x384 (+512), 8 bits
Mode 0x03b5: 512x384 (+1024), 16 bits
Mode 0x03b6: 512x384 (+2048), 24 bits
Mode 0x03c3: 640x350 (+640), 8 bits
Mode 0x03c5: 640x350 (+1280), 16 bits
Mode 0x03c6: 640x350 (+2560), 24 bits
Mode 0x0333: 720x400 (+768), 8 bits
Mode 0x0335: 720x400 (+1472), 16 bits
Mode 0x0336: 720x400 (+2944), 24 bits
Mode 0x0353: 1152x864 (+1152), 8 bits
Mode 0x0355: 1152x864 (+2304), 16 bits
Mode 0x0356: 1152x864 (+4608), 24 bits
Mode 0x0363: 1280x960 (+1280), 8 bits
Mode 0x0365: 1280x960 (+2560), 16 bits
Mode 0x0366: 1280x960 (+5120), 24 bits
Mode 0x0321: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bits
Mode 0x0322: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bits
Mode 0x0323: 1024x768 (+4096), 24 bits
Mode 0x0324: 1280x1024 (+5120), 24 bits
Mode 0x0343: 1400x1050 (+1408), 8 bits
Mode 0x0345: 1400x1050 (+2816), 16 bits
Mode 0x0346: 1400x1050 (+5632), 24 bits
Mode 0x0373: 1600x1200 (+1600), 8 bits
Mode 0x0375: 1600x1200 (+3200), 16 bits
Mode 0x0376: 1600x1200 (+6400), 24 bits
Mode 0x0383: 1792x1344 (+1792), 8 bits
Mode 0x0385: 1792x1344 (+3584), 16 bits
Mode 0x0386: 1792x1344 (+7168), 24 bits
Mode 0x03d3: 1856x1392 (+1856), 8 bits
Mode 0x03d5: 1856x1392 (+3712), 16 bits
Mode 0x03d6: 1856x1392 (+7424), 24 bits
Mode 0x03e3: 1920x1440 (+1920), 8 bits
Mode 0x03e5: 1920x1440 (+3840), 16 bits
Mode 0x03e6: 1920x1440 (+7680), 24 bits
(END)
So now at last I understand (I had wondered about this) my graphics card supplies only the above vesa resolutions. This is why I see all of them being tested in the Xorg.0.log & I don't see 1920x1200.
I can at last put this one to bed.
Last edited by handy (2011-11-12 21:58:52)

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