Incorrect Refresh Rate For Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2045u

Bug #20006 reported by Alex
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xorg (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Daniel Stone

Bug Description

Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Colony 3 detects the correct resolution for my monitor, but
oddly only allows for a 60 Hz refresh rate on any given resolution. My monitor
however is capable of doing 1600x1200 @ 85 Hz with no problem.

Furhtermore, Vida Linux 1.2 has my monitor in the install and shows the right
frequency ranges and works well.

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Daniel Stone (daniels) wrote :

you're on amd64, right?

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Alex (exigentsky) wrote :

NO, I have an Athlon XP 2400. (yeah, I know it sucks :( )

Here's everything for the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2045u (NSH1157):

Horizontal sync: 30.0-121.0 kHz
Vertical sync: 50.0-160.0 Hz

It's also easily capable of high resolutions, though I usually don't go higher
than 1600x1200.

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Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote :

Please attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/X11/xorg.conf from up-do-date Breezy.
 If you aren't continuing to track Breezy on this machine, you can try the
Preview live CD:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/

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Alex (exigentsky) wrote :

OK, now I'm running Colony 5 and this problem persists. I have the resolution I want and everything is fine except that I am stuck at 60 Hz
which is basically unusable for real work (extended time) because it makes my eyes hurt.

I can't figure out why I cannot change the resolution; 60 Hz is the only option. I would be happy to provide more information though so
perhaps it can work like in SUSE 10, Linspire and Windows.

I will attach the file you requested in a minute.

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Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote :

We are still waiting for the files requested on 2005-09-21 before this bug can
be analyzed

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Alex (exigentsky) wrote :

Created an attachment (id=4265)
My xorg.conf file

The Xorg file shows that my monitor is not detected properly as a Mitsubishi
Diamond Pro 2045u and is instead labeled "Generic Monitor".

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Alex (exigentsky) wrote :

Created an attachment (id=4266)
Xorg.0.log

Xorg.0.log from up to date Colony 5.

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Alex (exigentsky) wrote :

I actually looked at the xorg.conf file myself a little more and fixed my
problem. All I did was replace the horizontal sync with 30.0-121.0 and the
vertical sync with 50.0-160.0 and upon restart Ubuntu automatically selected 85
Hz as default. All is well now, on my desktop.

Though I wouldn't expect most people new to Linux to know their
horizontal/vertical sync ranges and then modify their xorg.conf file in the
right place to fix the system.

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Daniel Stone (daniels) wrote :

the problem is that the monitor itself is reporting the wrong ranges

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