How do I search?
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| Author | Content |
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| mbradner Sep 08, 2006 10:34 PM EDT |
Is this forum retarded or am I? I'm guessing I know the answer to that question... I am... But at the top of the forum there is a highlighted link to start a new thread (which I just did) and a dimmed link to search, but when I clicked on it, I just went to some news page... ????? I was going to search on information about how to change the video resolution on my Debian 3.1 R2 installation. When I installed I told it to detect my monitor (which is a MicroteK 710S flatpanel) and the driver it installed only gives me 640X480 resolution. This resolution doesn't properly display many pages. The native resolution of my display is 1280X1024, but I'd even be happy with 1024X768. Can you tell me what utility I should use to change that, or do I have to reinstall and do it manually at that time? Tks for helping a noobie... |
| jimf Sep 08, 2006 11:07 PM EDT |
using dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 in a terminal will allow you to reconfigure the servers x resolution |
| cyber_rigger Sep 08, 2006 11:16 PM EDT |
Try this as root (for system wide settings).
Pick a set of resolutions you want available. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg or for older systems dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 Set the horizontal and vertical ranges for your monitor (use advanced). Example: H 32-60 V 60-75 your monitor http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Microtek_710S Then you can customize each session (gnome). Desktop > Preferences > Screen_Resolution |
| jimf Sep 08, 2006 11:19 PM EDT |
He has Debian 3.1 which still uses xfree, so the xorg command is useless. |
| cyber_rigger Sep 08, 2006 11:32 PM EDT |
"xorg command is useless" Could be using backports. :^) |
| jimf Sep 08, 2006 11:36 PM EDT |
> Could be using backports Just installed... noobie... I doubt it :) |
| cyber_rigger Sep 08, 2006 11:45 PM EDT |
Debian needs an easier to remember command (or alias) for this like "setup" or "configure" etc. |
| jimf Sep 08, 2006 11:53 PM EDT |
The last 3-4 testing installs I've done with xorg have gotten all the monitor and card specs right ever time. This is really heading for a hands-off configuration. |
| cyber_rigger Sep 09, 2006 7:02 AM EDT |
"hands-off configuration" Don't you miss the days when you had to calculate your own modelines? ...by hand? :^) |
| tuxchick2 Sep 09, 2006 7:24 AM EDT |
uphill both ways in the snow.... I still have an online modeline calculator bookmarked http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/faq/vga2rgb/calc.html |
| cyber_rigger Sep 09, 2006 8:32 AM EDT |
I meant _before_ the calculator. http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ |
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