Re: improve screen resolution

[Johan Scheepers <johansche@telkomsa.net>]

On 03/11/2010 00:58, Camaleón wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:02:52 +0200, Johan Scheepers wrote:
>
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> > On 02/11/2010 22:02, Camaleón wrote:
> >      
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> > > Again, you'll have to create the file "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" and put in
> > > there:
> > >
> > > ***
> > > Section "Device"
> > >    Driver "sis671"
> > > EndSection
> > > ***
> > >
> > >
> > >        
> > Done including the stars *** that correct Your paste:
> > http://pastebin.com/pLM39MWy Bad happenend again. Tried startx in user
> > and super mode. no dice Await your report before the next one.
> >      
> I see the same report, it still fallbacks to VESA :-/
>
> And VESA does not like the resolution you need:
>
> (WW) VESA(0): Unable to estimate virtual size
> (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1280x768" (hsync out of range)
> (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
> (--) VESA(0): Virtual size is 800x600 (pitch 800)
>
> O.k. Try to let Xorg to generate by itself a "xorg.conf" file.
>
> If you are under gnome, go to a tty (ctrl+alt+f1) and then as root run:
>
> /etc/init.d/gdm stop
>    
Report no such file. There is no file.
> Then cd into /etc/X11 directory:
>
> cd /etc/X11/
>
> Once here, run:
>
> Xorg -configure
>    
Reports Fatal error and a lot stuff

Question..:  Once in tty, how to return to gnome grafical.
> That will generate a "xorg.conf" file for you in "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".
>
> Reboot. If neither works, do not worry, copy the content of the
> "xorg.file" that it was auto-generated and paste here (it should not be
> very long).
>
> Greetings,
>
>