Re: Video card not recognised

[Martin Smith <martin@rakupottery.org.uk>]

On Sunday 07 August 2005 23:44, marc wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've installed Sarge (with the 2.6.82 kernel) on a P3 using DVDs.
>
> After installation, and entering KDE 3.3, I found that I only had
> 800x600 and 640x480 screen sizes available.
>
> When running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, the monitor has been
> identified correctly, but the video card - a Radeon 7000 with 64Mb - has
> not.
>
> By manually entering values into the dpkg-configure, I can achieve
> 1280x960 and 1024x768 options, but the refresh rate is only 60Hz.
>
> I note here:
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/video.html
> that the card is supported in XFree86 4.x.
>
> How do I "encourage" my installation to recognise the video card?

I have got the same card and this in my xfree86 config
Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Generic Video Card"
	Driver		"ati"
EndSection

HTH

-- 
martin