Re: Display/resolution problems
Thanks for all the help so far. I will give these ideas a try as soon
as sarge is done reinstalling :) Otherwise, could it be that ubuntu
uses Xorg and debian is not? if this is the case, what steps would i
have to take to get xorg into debian
Thanks
Trevor
On 6/1/05, Tony Godshall <togo@of.net> wrote:
> According to Trevor Pankonien,
> > I just switched over from Ubuntu since debian has no problem working
> > with my MP3 player, but now i have a new problem. The display on my
> > laptop is sitting inside a black box/border, makeing approx half of my
> > screen just black. I have a Sony Vaio PCG-FRV26 notebook, which comes
> > with the ATI mobility 345 video card. anyone run into a similar
> > problem or anyone have any ideas that they think i might want to try?
> > My monitor usually runs at 1024x768, with a refresh of 60Hz, at least
> > thats what it was in Windoze. I set that during the initial install,
> > but now on boot it only has options for 800x600 and whatever the one
> > below that is (which makes my screen totally unreadable, with lines
> > blasting back and forth across the screen) Ubuntu by default came up
> > with the right settings, so i have never had this problem in the past.
> > If i remember correctly suse didnt have a problem either..i would like
> > to stay with debian if possible. But the monitor issue will have to be
> > resolved. I did a slight amout of tinkering with
> > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, but from fear of doin too much damage without
> > knowing what i was doing i stopped. THanks for NE help in advance.
>
> There are a number of ways to get your XF86Config-4 to be
> set to your preferred resolution (which on a laptop will
> typically be the actual resolution of your screen).
>
> Do you know what that is?
>
> If it's 1024x768, you'd probably want your Modes lines to be
> something like...
>
> Modes "1024x768"
>
> If you want to be able to backtrack, you can easily keep the
> old line around with a hash mark to make it into a comment,
> like so...
>
> #Modes "800x600" "640x480"
>
> You can see what resolution your monitor is in by typing
> 'xwininfo -root'. I think xwininfo is in packages xutils.
>
> -- Tony Godshall
>
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