CRT monitor stuck at 60Hz and can't change it. Display say refresh rate 0Hz.

[UserNumberUno]

When using "gnome-display-properties" to change monitor refresh rate the refresh rate is listed as 0Hz in the drop down box. Changing the resolution works just fine. The monitor is an analog VGA CRT display connected via DVI to VGA adapter to an Nvidia 6600GT dual DVI card. The computer is an Dell but I upgraded the video some years ago.

The monitor manual, specifications are on page 8:
http://rapidshare.com/files/222594321/E70.PDF.tar.gz
Installed using Ubuntu 9.04RC
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04
Analog VGA CRT Panasonic PanaSync E70G
EDID v1.1
Dual DVI Digital Nvidia 6600GT
Dell Dimension 4550

[Phil Welch (philmorew)]

I'm using a CMV 221D Monitor, which worked with Ubuntu Version 8.04 in 1024 x 768 mode. However, Version 9.10 beta defaults to an assumed 1280 x 1024 (5:4) mode. System / Preferences /Display shows "Unknown" Monitor; Refresh Rate 0hz.

I reported this earlier as a bug, but was told it was not. I have attached my current Xorg.0.log for my current dynamically generated configuration. I spent a couple of days trying "many" configuration alternatives, but in the end, all were ignored and reverted back to an essentially empty /etc/X11/xorg.conf similar to my current one as noted below:

Section "Device"
    Identifier "Configured Video Device"
    Driver "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Default Screen"
    Monitor "Configured Monitor"
    Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

If this monitor will not be supported, please let me know so that I can revert back to an earlier version prior to dropping support for this monitor. Thanks...

Phil Welch

[Phil Welch (philmorew)]

I should probably explain, that while 1280 x 1024 (5:4) "works", the average font size is two small to comfortably read for long periods, as I do, and small fonts are too small to read at all.

My problem is that I can not set the display to 1024 x 768 as was the default for Ubuntu 8.04 and before.

This is my lspci -n

philmorew@omega:~$ lspci -n
00:00.0 0600: 1106:0238
00:00.1 0600: 1106:1238
00:00.2 0600: 1106:2238
00:00.3 0600: 1106:3238
00:00.4 0600: 1106:4238
00:00.5 0800: 1106:5238
00:00.7 0600: 1106:7238
00:01.0 0604: 1106:b188
00:02.0 0604: 1106:a238
00:03.0 0604: 1106:c238
00:03.1 0604: 1106:d238
00:03.2 0604: 1106:e238
00:03.3 0604: 1106:f238
00:05.0 0300: 1002:5964 (rev 01)
00:05.1 0380: 1002:5d44 (rev 01)
00:09.0 0200: 1113:1211 (rev 10)
00:0f.0 0104: 1106:3149 (rev 80)
00:0f.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
00:10.4 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 86)
00:11.0 0601: 1106:3227
00:11.5 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 60)
00:12.0 0200: 1106:3065 (rev 78)
00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100
00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101
00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102
00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103

which, according to http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/index.rhtmlx seems to suggest my hardware is redundantly compatible:

11060238 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge amd64-agp v2.6.25-
11061238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge
11062238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge
11063238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge
11064238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge
11065238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 I/O APIC Interrupt Controller
11067238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge
1106b188 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South] amd64-agp v2.6.25-
1106a238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
1106c238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
1106d238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
1106e238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
1106f238 VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
10025964 Yes ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 SE] radeonfb v2.6.25-
10025d44 Yes ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 SE] (Secondary) ati
11131211 Yes Accton Technology Corporation SMC2-1211TX 8139too v2.6.25-
11063149 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller sata_via v2.6.25-
11060571 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE via82cxxx v2.6.25-
11063038 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller usb-uhci,uhci-hcd
11063038 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller usb-uhci,uhci-hcd
11063038 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller usb-uhci,uhci-hcd
11063038 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller usb-uhci,uhci-hcd
11063104 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 ehci-hcd
11063227 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South] i2c-viapro v2.6.25-
11063059 Yes VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller snd-via82xx v2.6.25-
1106306...

[AJenbo (ajenbo)]

Hmm in your first post Nvidia 6600GT is mentioned, but in your latest it is, ATI Radeon 9200 SE, do you have both in your system?
What drivers have you installed?

[Phil Welch (philmorew)]

Ajenbo,

Insofar as my current installation, I haven't added any drivers beyond those Ubuntu installs by default. I tried several earlier, but haven't attempted to reinstall them since they either failed entirely or provided no improvement. The ATI CD contains only MS Windows drivers.

It's been awhile since I've heard anything back on this issue, so currently I'm using two computers which share the same monitor and just toggle back and forth thus allowing me to use MS Windows for extended browsing, etc., use.

However, one thing I haven't previously mentioned is that when I attempt to change the default 1280x1024 (5:4) configuration to the preferred 1024x768 (4:3) resolution, the failure appears skewed like older TV's when your Vertical / Horizontal settings are out of sync. That is, although not readable, what appears on the screen is not total gibberish, but rather appears to be organized but skewed suggesting that perhaps the issue is more a one of the 5:4 ratio not properly converting to the default 1024x768 4:3 ratio; suggesting a need for 1024x768 (5:4) resolution to work properly.

Phil

[Phil Welch (philmorew)]

I did, by the way, try the ATI Linux Driver:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 philmorew philmorew 53989404 2010-03-18 12:55 ati-driver-installer-8.28.8.run
-rwxr-xr-x 1 philmorew philmorew 11873 2010-03-18 12:56 check.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 philmorew philmorew 53 2010-03-18 13:00 doConfiguration.sh
philmorew@omega:~/Monitor$ sudo sh ati-driver-installer-8.28.8.run
Creating directory fglrx-install
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.28.8.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
-e ==================================================
-e ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager
-e ==================================================
Detected configuration:
Architecture: x86_64 (64-bit)
X Server: unable to detect
Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.
Is this bug reproducible with the latest Lucid packages ?
Tanks in advance.

[Phil Welch (philmorew)]

Later versions of Ubuntu have since resolved most of the difficulties reported with this bug report. That is, I can change resolutions to one most appropriate for both my monitor and eye-sight. The only remaining issue is that the available ratios distort the appearance of letters, etc. However, rather than be nit-picking, I'd rather accept the monster improvements that have thusfar been provided and close this bug report. Many thanks to all involved in making Ubuntu the powerhouse it has become.

Phil

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Thanks for your report.
I mark thiss issuue as Fixed.
:)Fabio

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Oops.
In accord with reporter's reply and assignation policies I mark as Invalid.
:)Fabio

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

 Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage .

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs.

[Phil Welch (philmorew)]

Fabio,

Note: This is not a report of a new bug but rather reporting the progressive resolution of the bug originally reported...

I'm not too clear on how to provide the package affected information you have requested, hence I have attached a file containing my system's current configuration. I should point out that by trying some of the other monitor configurations the ratio problem seems to be resolved hence things appear to be operating about as well as anyone could expect.

Thanks again to all those responsible for your excellent work....

Phil