On Fri, 4 Aug 2017 01:15:13 -0400 (EDT) Felmon Davis davisf@union.edu wrote:
I wrote that I wasn't sure what the display size should be to which you responded:
Save http://fm.no-ip.com/Share/Linux/xorg.conf-minimal-EDID-workaround to use as an /etc/X11/xorg.conf template. Create in it an uncommented DisplaySize line. Using half the values reported above that produce 96x96 /should/ produce 192x192 as a place to start your experiments:
DisplaySize 423 213 # 192 DPI @ 3200x1800
I tried this value and the fonts were grotesquely large on the login page but once logged in I saw no difference.
what I (think I) am missing is the correct values for HorizSync and VertRefresh - I couldn't infer them from what you wrote or from the link; I used the ones in the template without success (forget now what happened).
I fooled a bit with HorizSync and VertRefresh and at one point I got a fair font size but Horizontal was too short. not sure if this is what I should play with and if so, how to calculate the correct values.
am I right that I should fool with HorizSync and VertRefresh? I have also entered:
Option "PreferredMode" "3200x1800"
any further guidance welcome.
HorizSync and VertRefresh shouldnt affect font size at all. This are limits of what you monitor is capable off, they only affect what modes Xorg thinks are available. You normaly souldnt set them at all, they should be read from EDID, only tinker with them if some video modes that should be present are not.