Re: can not select video card and set resolution with dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
Hi,
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 10:11 +0800, gulfstream wrote:
> 2009/4/9 Frank Lin PIAT <fpiat@klabs.be>
>
> On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 10:03 +0800, gulfstream wrote:
> > My debian is testing. I found I can't use dpkg-reconfigure
> > xserver-xorg to select the video card and set resolution
> > yesterday. I
> > could set keybord layout, but the interface for selecting
> the
> > video
> > card and seting resolution does not be showed.
>
> Nowadays, there is (almost) no need to specify the video
> driver and
> resolution in /etc/X11/xorg.conf... thanks to xorg
> auto-configuration
> and X-Window's randr.
>
> I want to use compiz in my x200s with debian testing. Because the
> xserver-xorg-video-intel is 2.3.2, it does not support the Intel GMA
> 4500 video card, it use vesa. When I start compiz, it does not work,
> the message as follows,
A while ago, I tested a Thinkpad T400 under Lenny, which worked quite
well. I assume the video chipset is the same.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=513080
The "known stable" and recommended video driver for the T400 is the
vesa. (Lenny-and-a-half will provide improved hardware support for
Lenny, but I guess it won't be released before the end of the year).
> Checking for Xgl: not present.
> No whitelisted driver found
> aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity
However, You might want to try enable Lenny's "intel" driver, which have
[untested] support the 4500.
That's explained in:
http://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Thinkpad/T400/lenny
> See Gnome menu>System>Preferences>Screen Resolution.
> Personally, I also use lxrandr on my laptop (despite the fact
> I use gnome).
Then, this should work.
Frnaklin
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