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Re: xorg video modes question



Hi.

On Sunday 03 February 2013 00:23:35 Fred wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am running Debian 6.0 on a Sun Ultra 5 with a Sun 7205a LCD.  The
> video mode defaults to 800x600 which is causing problems with the
> openbox window manager.  The video mode probably needs to be set to
> 1280x1024 but I have been unable to determine how to do this.  There is
> no longer an xorg command to run with -configure to give an xorg.conf
> file to edit and I have not been able to generate one that X will
> accept.  I know the major timing numbers for the LCD but do not know
> what to use for "Video Card".  What should I do to change the video mode?
>
> Best regards,
> Fred

/etc/X11/xorg.conf, taken from my Ultra 5, running Debian 6.0.6, onboard 
graphics, Fujitsu Siemens 17 inch monitor. 

Color depth is 16 bit, 24 bit does not work with 1280x1024 pixels (Xorg.0.log: 
insufficient memory).

Regards,

   Hartwig

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# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
        Driver          "ati"
	Option		"UseFBDev"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Scenicview A17-2"
	HorizSync	31-75
	VertRefresh	56-81
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Scenicview A17-2"
	DefaultDepth	16
	SubSection	"Display"
		Depth	16	
		Modes	"1280x1024" "1024x768"
		Depth	24
		Modes	"1280x1024" "1024x768"
	EndSubSection
EndSection


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