On 4/16/07, Darrin Chandler <
dwchandler@stilyagin.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 04:52:35PM -0700, Dazed_75 wrote:
> > I gave a presentation this afternoon but was unable to get the gnome GUI
> to
> > display at any resolution I tried (1024x768, 800x600,
> 1280x800). Actually,
> > 1280x800 did display at first but poorly. I was using my HP dv6275us
> laptop
> > running Ubuntu 6.10. This machine has an Nvidia 7400 card (128mb on
> board)
> > and the linux restricted drivers installed (not the nvidia
> binary). During
> > boot up most text screens and the splash screen would display. In most
> > cases the gnome desktop displayed like a hash of bars and boxes with
> nothing
> > readable.
> >
> > Afterward I came home and plugged a reasonably nice monitor into the vga
> > port and got similar results.
> <snip>
> > Anyone have any good ideas. I am giving another presentation
> tonight. My
> > current thought are to port the presentation to Microsoft Office and use
> > Windows to try driving the projector (yuck).
>
> I have a similar situation, using the generic `nv' driver rather than
> the blob. I am able to do presentations at limited resolutions. I think
> the best I've got on a projector was 1024x768. Anything higher results
> in the bars & boxes as you describe. You might also see if limiting your
> color depth makes a difference (just guessing on that).
>
> FYI, I'm not using the Gnome GUI, just working with xorg.conf.
>
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I was thinking about this earlier. Since the LCD screens on laptops always
refresh at 60 Hz, maybe the projector does not expect to run selected
resolutions at 60 Hz. I talked with Joe earlier and he told me he had the
same problem until he did something in the projecters menu to fix it for
him. Most curious.
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