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I am trying to get a resolution of 1680x1050 on my Fuel V10. xsetmon offers this resolution. After selecting it, xsetmon promises it will be available
after reboot. But after an reboot it is still the old low resolution. How to get it right?

you have to start xsetmon as root.

After you've loaded the 1680x1050 format and rebooted, what does /usr/gfx/gfxinfo -vv show?

I have loaded the settings as root and rebooted. /usr/gfx/gfxinfo -vv shows:

Then the most likely answer is IRIX looked at the DDC info provided by your monitor doesn't consider the timing of the format used as compatible.

The right way to correct the situation is to use the Video Format Compiler (VFC) and build a format that is specific to your monitor.

The shot in the dark fix is to try and fool IRIX by loading the format and not powering up the monitor until *after* IRIX reboots. This method doesn't always work, but even if it does I don't recommend it - if it produces a display the timing inside the format might be off enough to cause damage to your monitor.

The times when you could damage your monitor with an out-of-spec signal should be long over. It was back in the times when voltages were proportional to the input frequency that a monitor would just fry itself when given a signal with too high a frequency - that was back when a "multisync" CRT was high tech.

Any TFT monitor (but possibly not a separate panel) should know precisely when it can display a signal and when it can't.

@rwengerter - we're you able to get a working 1680x1050 display on your Fuel?

Unfortunately I was not able to get 1680x1050 resolution on my Fuel V10. The monitor is a 27.5 inch TFT-monitor from
Viewsonic with a native resolution of 1920x1200 pixels.

If you can get a modeline or (better yet) EDID info specific to your monitor you may be able to create a custom vfo file. Be glad to offer assistance if needed.