4.3. Display

4.3. Display
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Important

The display of the E5400 comes in two flavors, as WXGA (1280x800) and WXGA+ (1440x900). Make sure that you know what type of display you have, before you configure new modes in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. If you are unsure, press F2 while rebooting the machine. In the BIOS go to Settings->System Information. When you scroll down the panel on the right side, you will see the capabilities of your monitor.

My notebook has a WXGA+ display. To use the maximum resolution, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "Monitor"
        DisplaySize     303 190
        HorizSync    28.0 - 96.0
        VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0
        Option       "PreferredMode" "1440x900"
EndSection

Associate the monitor with the graphics chip in the screen section:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Screen0"
        Device  "Card0"
        Monitor "Monitor0"
        # DefaultColorDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth   1
                Modes "1440x900" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "720x400" "640x400" "640x350"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth   4
                Modes "1440x900" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "720x400" "640x400" "640x350"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth   8
                Modes "1440x900" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "720x400" "640x400" "640x350"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth   15
                Modes "1440x900" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "720x400" "640x400" "640x350"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth   16
                Modes "1440x900" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "720x400" "640x400" "640x350"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth   24
                Modes "1440x900" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "720x400" "640x400" "640x350"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth   32
                Modes "1440x900" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "720x400" "640x400" "640x350"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Again! Make sure that your monitor actually supports these resolutions. Theoretically you could damage your display if you use these mode lines on a WXGA (1280x800) display.

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