Getting 1680x1050 screen res

[avocado]

Hulloo!

ATI radeon 9600
Dell 2500FPW screen

These are capable of full res of 1680x1050 @ 60hz but I can only get 1280x1024.
I have tried adjusting xorg.conf following other threads , but unsuccessfully. I installed flgrx but that didnt do the trick.
After adding appropriate HorizSync and VertRefresh - incorrectly obviously, Kubutu hung on booting so I did a fresh install.

I am a competent windoze user but fairly new to Linux - loving Kubuntu!

Can anyone help me get full resolution.
Here is my xorg.conf:


Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV350 AR [Radeon 9600 XT]"
Driver "ati"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "DELL 2005FPW"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV350 AR [Radeon 9600 XT]"
Monitor "DELL 2005FPW"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Cheers,

[flebber]

Re: Getting 1680x1050 screen res

try adding 1680x1050 to your modes in both the screen and display sections, make sure its the display for depth 24 as that is what you are using.

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV350 AR [Radeon 9600 XT]"
Monitor "DELL 2005FPW"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400"

SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400

[nightcrawlers]

Re: Getting 1680x1050 screen res

Hello. I also recently started the switch to Kubuntu, all I can is ......lovin it!!

I had a similar issue with my secondary system i.e. backup monitor, which is a Cornerstone. I could not get it to give me the display mode resolutions that it is capable of, nor were these resolutions visible on the slider(?) until I went to (stumbled into) K Menu/System Settings/Display/Hardware (in administrator mode).

Once I had chosen the correct manufacturer from the list, Voila!, all the screen resolution modes became available on the slider. I hope this helps you.

[avocado]

Re: Getting 1680x1050 screen res

Thanks guys! Got it!
Flebber - that did the trick this time - I must have made some error before.
Nightcrawler - cheers for that - it already had the correct settings there.

Now .... to proceed with the move to the wonderful world of Open Source!!

KUBUNTU ROCKS!!