T60 + SyncMaster 2343nwx - Wrong Resolution

[kwanbix]

Hello everybody. I'm trying to migrate for the 5th time to Linux, and leave Windows in the past.

The problem is that there is always something not properly working.

I have Ubuntu 9.10 installed on my ThinkPad T60.

I normally have the T60 connected to a Samsung 2343nwx, and i only use the ThinkPad LCD when i need to leave the house.

The T60 video card is INTEL 945GM based.

The T60 screen is 1400x1050 NOT wide.

The 2343nwx is 2048x1152 wide.

I want Ubuntu to use 1400x1050 resolution when i'm using the T60 LCD, and 2048x1152 when using the 2343nwx.

But the only option i see is 1024x768.

I tried to follow this steps, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... ost8441312 , but i only managed to get the monitor all gray, with a metalic "texture", and my only option was to restart:

1) ~$ cvt 2048 1152
# 2048x1152 59.90 Hz (CVT 2.36M9) hsync: 71.58 kHz; pclk: 197.00 MHz
Modeline "2048x1152_60.00" 197.00 2048 2184 2400 2752 1152 1155 1160 1195 -hsync +vsync

2) ~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096
VGA1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 510mm x 287mm
2048x1152 59.9 +
1024x768 60.0*
800x600 60.3 56.2
640x480 60.0
LVDS1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 287mm x 215mm
1400x1050 60.0 + 85.0 74.8 70.0 60.0 50.0
1280x1024 85.0 75.0 60.0
1280x960 85.0 60.0
1360x768 59.8
1152x864 100.0 85.1 85.0 75.0 75.0 70.0 60.0
1024x768 85.0* 75.0 70.1 60.0
832x624 74.6
800x600 85.1 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 85.0 72.8 75.0 60.0 59.9
720x400 85.0
640x400 85.1
640x350 85.1
0x0 0.0
DVI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

3) xrandr --newmode "2048x1152_60.00" 197.00 2048 2184 2400 2752 1152 1155 1160 1195 -hsync +vsync

4) xrandr --addmode VGA1 2048x1152_60.00

5) xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 2048x1152_60.00 --output LVDS1 --off

I get the monitor to go all gray, with a metallic "texture" and i need to restart.

I also tried to add HorizSync and VertRefresh to the xorg.conf file, following this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8302145 but no luck, i only see 1024x768.

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 30.0 - 75.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 61.0
VendorName "Samsung"
ModelName "2343nwx"
EndSection

One thing i wonder, could this problem be relate to the internal monitor still stuck at 1024x768? Cause i always tried to fix the external monitor issue first.

Anybody with any idea? I don't want to go back to Windows 7, but i have spend the whole saturday trying to make this work, with no luck, and a 23" monitor at 1024x768 looks really awfull.

Thanks.

[kwanbix]

Information of my video/monitors:

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Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096
VGA1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 510mm x 287mm
   2048x1152      59.9 +
   1024x768       60.0* 
   800x600        60.3     56.2  
   640x480        60.0  
LVDS1 connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 287mm x 215mm
   1400x1050      60.0 +   85.0     74.8     70.0     60.0     50.0  
   1280x1024      85.0     75.0     60.0  
   1280x960       85.0     60.0  
   1360x768       59.8  
   1152x864      100.0     85.1     85.0     75.0     75.0     70.0     60.0  
   1024x768       85.0*    75.0     70.1     60.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        85.1     72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        85.0     72.8     75.0     60.0     59.9  
   720x400        85.0  
   640x400        85.1  
   640x350        85.1  
   0x0             0.0  
DVI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2017
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>
	Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
	Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 201a
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
	Memory at ee100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
	I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
	Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Memory at ee200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
	Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
	Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: i915
	Kernel modules: i915

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 201a
	Flags: fast devsel
	Memory at ee180000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
	Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2010
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
	Memory at ee240000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
	Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
	Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>
	Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
	Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
	Memory behind bridge: ee000000-ee0fffff
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2011
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
	Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00004fff
	Memory behind bridge: ec000000-edffffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e4000000-00000000e40fffff
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2011
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
	Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 00005000-00006fff
	Memory behind bridge: e8000000-e9ffffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e4100000-00000000e41fffff
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2011
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
	Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=0c, subordinate=13, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 00007000-00008fff
	Memory behind bridge: ea000000-ebffffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e4200000-00000000e42fffff
	Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2011
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
	Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 200a
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
	I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 200a
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
	I/O ports at 1840 [size=32]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 200a
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
	I/O ports at 1860 [size=32]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 200a
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
	I/O ports at 1880 [size=32]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 200b
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
	Memory at ee444000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2) (prog-if 01)
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=15, subordinate=18, sec-latency=32
	I/O behind bridge: 00009000-0000cfff
	Memory behind bridge: e4300000-e7ffffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e0000000-00000000e3ffffff
	Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2013

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2009
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
	Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>
	Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 200c
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
	I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
	I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
	I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
	I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
	I/O ports at 1810 [size=16]
	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 01)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 200d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28
	I/O ports at 18d0 [size=8]
	I/O ports at 18c4 [size=4]
	I/O ports at 18c8 [size=8]
	I/O ports at 18c0 [size=4]
	I/O ports at 18b0 [size=16]
	Memory at ee444400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
	Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
	Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: ahci

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 200f
	Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
	I/O ports at 18e0 [size=32]
	Kernel modules: i2c-i801

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2001
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 29
	Memory at ee000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
	I/O ports at 2000 [size=32]
	Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
	Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
	Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 2e-c3-c4-ff-ff-58-15-00
	Kernel driver in use: e1000e
	Kernel modules: e1000e

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
	Subsystem: IBM Device 058a
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
	Memory at edf00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
	Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
	Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
	Kernel driver in use: ath5k
	Kernel modules: ath5k

15:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2012
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 16
	Memory at e4300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Bus: primary=15, secondary=16, subordinate=17, sec-latency=176
	Memory window 0: e0000000-e3fff000 (prefetchable)
	Memory window 1: c0000000-c3fff000
	I/O window 0: 00009000-000090ff
	I/O window 1: 00009400-000094ff
	16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
	Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
	Kernel modules: yenta_socket

[caramerdo]

Using 9.10 it should work out of the box.

Have you tried using the "Display" app in gnome-control-center to configure the monitor? Its much easier than using the command line.