blueshiftoverwatch
November 4th, 2009, 02:25 AM
According to a Newegg reviewer of the LG W2242T-BF (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005132) 22" LCD monitor:
WILL NOT WORK ON LINUX 100% of the time right out of the box. This monitor comes with a cd with drivers for it, but in linux you cant install them. This monitor worked at first when plugged in but afterwards it kept getting stuck in "Power Saving Mode" every time I booted up.
It wasn't a video card problem or PSU problem as some ppl might suggest its simply a communication problem between the LG monitor and the video card. This problem persisted even when switching from VGA to DVI. I opted to buy a DVI cable and seek a solution for that.
After much searching I found a solution that worked for me on Ubuntu 9.04:
edit xorg.conf file and add these two "options" to the device section (for your video card, eventhough I added it to the monitor section and it worked just as well):
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP-1"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "dfp"
In the monitor section add:
Horizsync 30-83
Vertrefres
Can anyone verify that this actually works?
Also, do most monitors have problems like this when trying to get them to work with Linux? Or are display problems the exception rather than the rule?
WILL NOT WORK ON LINUX 100% of the time right out of the box. This monitor comes with a cd with drivers for it, but in linux you cant install them. This monitor worked at first when plugged in but afterwards it kept getting stuck in "Power Saving Mode" every time I booted up.
It wasn't a video card problem or PSU problem as some ppl might suggest its simply a communication problem between the LG monitor and the video card. This problem persisted even when switching from VGA to DVI. I opted to buy a DVI cable and seek a solution for that.
After much searching I found a solution that worked for me on Ubuntu 9.04:
edit xorg.conf file and add these two "options" to the device section (for your video card, eventhough I added it to the monitor section and it worked just as well):
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP-1"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "dfp"
In the monitor section add:
Horizsync 30-83
Vertrefres
Can anyone verify that this actually works?
Also, do most monitors have problems like this when trying to get them to work with Linux? Or are display problems the exception rather than the rule?