ModeLines from Powerstrip

[gardnerp]

I'm currently trying to get a modded PSOne screen to work on my linux (Debian stable) machine. It works fine under windows on a different machine (same graphics card) with Powerstrip tweaked timings but when I export those timings to a ModeLine and connect it to the other machine the display is still unusable. Any ideas why?

Thanks.

[hard candy]

The video graphics card driver for linux may not support those modes.

[IsaacKuo]

I have had success with using Powerstrip and Ati cards. A few things to watch out for:

If XF86Config-4 exists, edit THAT file instead of XF86Config. XF86Config is ignored.

Make sure the driver is appropriate. For example, "ati" or "radeon" for an ATI card. I think "vesa" also works for most video cards, although without any hardware acceleration.

Comment out all other timing modelines for the resolution you are setting (if any).

In the resolution listings, comment out the existing resolution lists and create new resolution lists which ONLY list your desired resolution.

If this doesn't work, fiddle with the "default depth". Some video cards can't do some resolutions at some depths, for whatever reasons.