Re: config X under woody -- SOLVED... and yet...
Hi Will,
* will trillich <will@serensoft.com> [021212 07:42]:
> On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 02:20:18PM +0900, Nick Hastings wrote:
> > * will trillich <will@serensoft.com> [021210 14:16]:
> > > okay, i've gone thru
> > >
> > > XFree86 -configure
> > > xf86cfg
> > > xf86config
> >
> > Do it the Debian way:
> >
> > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
>
> that was actually the first thing i'd tried; it asks all kinds
> of fascinating questions that seem like they need voodoo to
> answer.
No, you just need to have some idea about your hardware.
>
> but i did it again anyhow. and i iterated through several of the
> multiple-choice areas and...
>
> TA DAA!
Good stuff.
>
> i finally had a 640x480 desktop! then i put some stuff in
> ~/.xinitrc (and ~/.xsession) and voila, a window here, a panel
> there! stabs in the dark can sometimes work wonders...
Persistence usually pays off.
>
> -----
>
> i continued iterating through some of the multiple-choice items
> given via
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
> and, without borking my monitor, managed to get a
> higher-resolution desktop...
>
> QUESTION: how do i find out what selections apply to my hardware
> so that i can get the highest resolution possible? scan rate and
> refresh seem to be the kickers.
Look in the documentation that came with your hardware. If you don't
have any documentation then google for your hardware specs.
> also, even with the second-lowest resolution i can't get the
> ctl-alt-[+] or ctl-alt-[-] to zoom in or out, the way it used to
> under potato. what'd i miss?
I guess you don't have the appropriate "mode lines" or you set your
refresh/sync rate lower than your monitor is able to do.
Cheers,
Nick.
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