On 7/22/05, Roger Creasy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- kamaraju kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:15:55 -0400 > > From: kamaraju kusumanchi > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: debian user <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Subject: Re: newbie KDE screen resolution? > > > > Roger Creasy wrote: > > > > >I just installed sarge. The screen is very > > pixelated. > > >How can I correct this? > > > > > > > > You need to configure X properly. > > > > Try running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 as > > root. > > > > If that does not solve the problem, please post > > information about > > > > 1) What your graphics card is? You can find out what > > graphics card you > > are using by running lspci command. > > > > 2) The contents of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > > > > 3) Other useful information - like whether it is a > > laptop or desktop, > > which model etc., > > > > raju > > > > -- > > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi > > Graduate Student, MAE > > Cornell University > > http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/
Thanks for the response. I had no luck with dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 Here is the result of lspci: 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controller Hub] (rev 03) 0000:00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03) 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801AA SMBus (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 02) 0000:01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 02) 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controller Hub] (rev 03) 0000:00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03) 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801AA SMBus (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 02) 0000:01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 02) Here are the contents of XF86Config-4 # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page. # (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xfree86 package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xfree86 # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following commands as root: # # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom # md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 Section "Files" FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" EndSection Section "Module" Load "GLcore" Load "bitmap" Load "dbe" Load "ddc" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "record" Load "speedo" Load "type1" Load "vbe" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "keyboard" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Generic Video Card" Driver "vga" VideoRam 1000 EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "NEC Multisync II" HorizSync 28-38 VertRefresh 43-72 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Generic Video Card" Monitor "NEC Multisync II" DefaultDepth 4 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" InputDevice "Generic Mouse" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection The box is a pieced-together-from-scraps machine based around a Compaq with a 633 MHZ Celeron Thanks for any assistance... Roger