Comment 5 for bug 43276

Model name/number (short): Dell 2405FPW
Model name/number (long ): Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24-inch Wide
Aspect Flat Panel LCD

Horizontal scan range 30 kHz to 81 kHz (automatic)
  Vertical scan range 56 Hz to 76 Hz, exception 1680 x 1200 &
1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz only
  Optimal preset resolution
  Analog : 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz(VESA CVT-R Mode)
 Digital : 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz(VESA CVT-R Mode)
  Highest preset resolution
  Analog : 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz(VESA CVT-R Mode)
 Digital : 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz(VESA CVT-R Mode)
  Dell™ guarantees image size and centering for all preset
modes listed in the following table.
  Preset Display Modes
Display Mode Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Vertical Frequency
(Hz) Pixel Clock (MHz) Sync Polarity (Horizontal/Vertical)
  VGA, 720 x 400 31.5 70.1 28.3 -/+
  VGA, 640 x 480 31.5 59.9 25.2 -/-
  VESA, 640 x 480 37.5 75.0 31.5 -/-
  VESA, 800 x 600 37.9 60.3 40.0 +/+
  VESA, 800 x 600 46.9 75.0 49.5 +/+
  VESA, 1024 x 768 48.4 60.0 65.0 -/-
  VESA, 1024 x 768 60.0 75.0 78.8 +/+
  VESA, 1152 x 864 67.5 75.0 108.0 +/+
  VESA, 1280 x 1024 64.0 60.0 108.0 +/+
  VESA, 1280 x 1024 80.0 75.0 135.0 +/+
  VESA, 1600 x 1200 75.0 60.0 162.0 +/+
  VESA, 1920 x 1200 74.0 60.0 154.0 +/-

bruce@Herodotus:~$ sudo ddcprobe
Password:
vbe: VESA 3.0 detected.
oem: NVIDIA
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
product: NV36 Board - p191-4n Chip Rev
memory: 262144kb
mode: 640x400x256
mode: 640x480x256
mode: 800x600x16
mode: 800x600x256
mode: 1024x768x16
mode: 1024x768x256
mode: 1280x1024x16
mode: 1280x1024x256
mode: 320x200x64k
mode: 320x200x16m
mode: 640x480x64k
mode: 640x480x16m
mode: 800x600x64k
mode: 800x600x16m
mode: 1024x768x64k
mode: 1024x768x16m
mode: 1280x1024x64k
mode: 1280x1024x16m
edid:
edidfail
bruce@Herodotus:~$

I have written to Dell about the failure to return an EDID. This
might explain some other problems that I have been having with
the monitor.

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