I've got a AMD box running SL 43 with a graphics adaptor integrated  
on the mainboard.  I'm currently trying to use a Samsung widescreen  
LCD panel (941BW) with the machine.  The LCD panel has native  
resolution of 1440 x 900.  So far as I can tell, the version of Xorg  
that came with SL 43 doesn't have that resolution as a predefined  
choice.  I know nothing of linux video drivers, and ask:

(1) The box uses and integrated "VESA" driver to drive the "D-sub"/ 
vga port.  The LCD panel  has both digital and vga/analog/d-sub  
cables.  Would I be better off buying a cheap Nvidia video card with  
a digital out and connecting that to the display?

(2) I can't seem to get x11 to display with a desktop size of 1440 x  
900.  Can I change this through a config file?

(3) My specific Samsung display, model "SyncMaster 941BW", isn't  
listed as an option in the system-config-display program.  Are there  
vast differences between the "generic LCD w/ 1440 x 900" setting and  
another setting tailored for my display?

regards,

NT Moore


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Nathan Moore
Physics
Winona State University
AIM:nmoorewsu