Can FC4 recognize my CRT?

[my7Fedora]

My CRT model is ViewSonic G72f+, in RH9, it can't be configured properly, but now I want to migrate to FC4, can it be recognize?

[Jman]

I have no idea. If it doesn't you can choose a generic one.

[Mesto]

yea it works, i have a similar monitor by viewsonic on my dads AMD system.

[my7Fedora]

Originally Posted by Mesto

yea it works, i have a similar monitor by viewsonic on my dads AMD system.

which driver do you use?

[Mesto]

Originally Posted by my7Fedora

which driver do you use?

it just detected it during post installation it said

Video Card: Ati RAdeon 9800PRO
Monitor Viewsonic E70B

then my screen went blank, it configured X i think and then it brought up the installer.

[huw-l]

Originally Posted by my7Fedora

which driver do you use?

You don't need to worry about drivers for configuring monitors. All the Xserver needs to know is hte frequency range and resolution that the monitor can handle and it will work everything else out itself.

In general X is pretty good at supporting CRTs. But you might have to find some documentation about the characteristics of your particular monitor to get the best out of it.

[my7Fedora]

Originally Posted by Mesto

it just detected it during post installation it said

Video Card: Ati RAdeon 9800PRO
Monitor Viewsonic E70B

then my screen went blank, it configured X i think and then it brought up the installer.

It seemed the pre-install program didn't detect the driver properly, coz the CRT was not listed in the menu

[huw-l]

do you get an option to choose a generic crt? use that so that at least you will have a working X configuration. You can work on getting better resolution later.

[my7Fedora]

Originally Posted by huw-l

do you get an option to choose a generic crt? use that so that at least you will have a working X configuration. You can work on getting better resolution later.

yeah, I am just curious about why without the corresponding model.

by the way , how can I configure the driver if I work in the X

[StephenH]

Originally Posted by my7Fedora

yeah, I am just curious about why without the corresponding model.

by the way , how can I configure the driver if I work in the X

You can manually edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and enter the parameters you need into the Monitor, Device, and Screen sections as needed. You would need to restart your X server to see the results. I am pasting what is in mine below.

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Sceptre"
ModelName "X9 Naga II"
HorizSync 24.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "Mad Dog Multimedia"
BoardName "NVIDIA FX5200 plus"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection

The monitor I have is a flat-screen LCD monitor, but I had to do this manually for FC2 and FC3. FC4 did detect the monitor properly, but I was prepared to manually edit it again if I had needed to. In any case, I still needed to edit it to be able to use the NVIDIA driver.

[my7Fedora]

Thanks a lot, I just migrate from Windows, so it is a bit uncomfortable with the command line approach, but I will work hard for it because I really like it. And I think it has better performance than Windows!!