Dell Inspiron 5150, can't get over 800x600

duanemorin · 10-08-03, 07:54 AM

Brand new machine with an nVidia Quadro FX Go5200 with 32Meg. Putting Redhat 9 on it. Got the newest nvidia drivers from the web, installed them and I have to assume they're working because when I go into X I see a big nVidia splash screen.

The problem is that for the life of me I can't get past 800x600 resolution on the screen. Help!? When I run windows on the machine I can easily get 1600x1200. I'd be happy with something in the middle. What am I doing wrong? I've tried redhat-config-xfree86 as well as manually editing the Screen section of XF86Config but I always get 800x600.

Thanks!

pe1chl · 10-08-03, 12:48 PM

Very interesting!
About 3 months ago, we purchased an Inspiron 5150 at the company where I work, and it had an ATI Mobility 9000 videocard.
It worked fine under Linux, *but not under Windows 2000*.
The notebook was unusable because Windows XP is not supported on the company LAN and Dell refused to give out a driver that worked under Windows 2000. We had to buy a Latitude D600 instead, which has the same videocard but it does work.

And now I read about a machine under the same type but with another videocard, and it does not run under Linux. Maybe it works under Windows 2000 this time?

Strange folks at Dell. I think there is a big pact to force all Dell clients into using Windows XP and nothing else. Look at the advertisements on their webpages.

duanemorin · 10-08-03, 01:00 PM

I seem to have found my own problem. My generic (non-probed) monitor had lousy frequencies. Based on another 5150 post I found in this forum I changed them to horizsync 31.5 - 90.0, and vertrefresh 59.0 - 75.0.

Now I am getting upwards of 1450x1050 (or whatever the closest resolution is), and perfectly happy with it.

10-08-03, 07:54 AM	#1
duanemorin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2	Dell Inspiron 5150, can't get over 800x600 Brand new machine with an nVidia Quadro FX Go5200 with 32Meg. Putting Redhat 9 on it. Got the newest nvidia drivers from the web, installed them and I have to assume they're working because when I go into X I see a big nVidia splash screen. The problem is that for the life of me I can't get past 800x600 resolution on the screen. Help!? When I run windows on the machine I can easily get 1600x1200. I'd be happy with something in the middle. What am I doing wrong? I've tried redhat-config-xfree86 as well as manually editing the Screen section of XF86Config but I always get 800x600. Thanks!

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10-08-03, 12:48 PM	#2
pe1chl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,026	Very interesting! About 3 months ago, we purchased an Inspiron 5150 at the company where I work, and it had an ATI Mobility 9000 videocard. It worked fine under Linux, but not under Windows 2000. The notebook was unusable because Windows XP is not supported on the company LAN and Dell refused to give out a driver that worked under Windows 2000. We had to buy a Latitude D600 instead, which has the same videocard but it does work. And now I read about a machine under the same type but with another videocard, and it does not run under Linux. Maybe it works under Windows 2000 this time? Strange folks at Dell. I think there is a big pact to force all Dell clients into using Windows XP and nothing else. Look at the advertisements on their webpages.

10-08-03, 01:00 PM	#3
duanemorin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2	I seem to have found my own problem. My generic (non-probed) monitor had lousy frequencies. Based on another 5150 post I found in this forum I changed them to horizsync 31.5 - 90.0, and vertrefresh 59.0 - 75.0. Now I am getting upwards of 1450x1050 (or whatever the closest resolution is), and perfectly happy with it.