Marius Amado Alves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I cannot get X to work properly. > > "startx" runs but shows in a 320x200 mode > even though I select a higher mode in the configuration. > > Also, it shows only in the bottom half of the screen. > > The input devices seem to work. The problem is just the graphics. > > I've been configuring with xf86config and also hand editing. > Is there another way?
'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86' will get you yet another configurator. Editing the XF86Config file by hand is mostly fine, too. > I don't know my monitor frequencies exactly. > The tag on the back says: > Model 14A > 14" color monitor > 100-240 V 50/60 Hz 1.0 A > LEO Systems Inc. "This is a monitor, it can be used on US and European power." Sometimes applying Google for the manufacturer and model number can get you the manual if you've lost yours. > My card is a S3 TrioV64+, but I don't know the memory size. I've tried >>From 256k to 2M. I think S3 cards in general lost support between XFree86 3.3 and 4.0; you might try using the older X servers in woody, e.g. xserver-s3. > (II) Setting vga for screen 0. > (**) VGA(0): Depth 8, (--) framebuffer bpp 8 ...you're using the (very generic, unfeatureful) VGA driver, not anything specific to your hardware. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]