Re: Debian Display on Virtual PC 2004
On Monday 30 August 2004 23:49, Benny Wong wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I recently installed the testing Debian (Sarge) on Microsoft Virtual
> PC 2004. I am new to linux and am still poking around.
>
> I installed a base system and I installed x-window-system and gnome by
> using the 'apt-get install ...'. When I startx, they display is VERY
> wide and unviewable. I think it may have something to do with the
> settings that i used when setting up x. Can anyone help? Thanks A LOT.
> I would really liek this to work because Debian has been my fave
> distro that I've tried. Thanks!
>
> -Benny
You want to use the generic VESA video driver, 8192k video ram, 16 bit color,
and probably start with 800x600 display.
This is what I have in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4:
<snip>
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "vesa"
VideoRam 8192
Option "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 30-54
VertRefresh 50-85
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
<snip>
--
David Sanders
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