Re: No luck reconfiguring resolution options.
On Aug 14, 7:30 am, Johannes Wiedersich [EMAIL PROTECTED] muenchen.de wrote: Try installing and using xserver-xorg-video-intel. It is only available for lenny/testing and sid, unfortunately [1]. (I didn't succeed in running i810 on etch with the displays wide display resolution.) This sounds like exactly what I need. Unfortunately, I just ran the install of lenny, and the video is totally borked. I can't even see text at the command line. I'm going to try running the install again, but if I encounter the same problem twice, what would you recommend? Is there any chance that xserver-xorg-video-intel will function under etch? I don't really know enough about how Linux operates to know whether or not that's possible. -Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: No luck reconfiguring resolution options.
On Aug 14, 7:30 am, Johannes Wiedersich [EMAIL PROTECTED] muenchen.de wrote: Try installing and using xserver-xorg-video-intel. It is only available for lenny/testing and sid, unfortunately [1]. (I didn't succeed in running i810 on etch with the displays wide display resolution.) Taking your advice, I installed Debian 'lenny' instead of 'etch'. I had a weird glitch during the install, because after a certain point my screen went wonky and I only managed to get through it by hitting enter whenever I thought I saw a prompt. Fortunately, the install completed, the driver works, and I'm posting this message from my laptop. I hope I didn't hurt any settings that I'll find myself needing in the future, but I believe it was all just configuration options at that point. Many thanks for your help, Johannes and Kent. This may not be the last of me, but I hope I'll be able to function on my own for a while. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: No luck reconfiguring resolution options.
On Aug 12, 10:50 pm, Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip example from xorg.conf] For each depth listed under Section Screen, my xorg.conf contains the line: Modes 1440x900 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1280x854 1280x800 1280x768 1200x800 1152x864 1152x768 after I removed 1024x768 800x600 640x480 from each line and saved the file. However, the only resolutions I can set it to are those three, which are absent from the list. I've done dpkg- reconfigure xserver-xorg and modified xorg.conf plenty of times now, each time explicitly attempting to prevent any resolution below 1152x768 from even being an option, but every time I come back to 1024x768. The most common/likely choices for your video driver will be ati, nv, nvidia (I believe; this is the proprietary, closed-source equivalent (though usually necessary for some functions) of the Free equivalent of the nv driver for NVidia cards, and svga, although there are lots of other possibilities. The svga is usually the best available lowest common denominator driver, and usually just works for at least a usable setup. I'm using the driver i810 - an Intel driver for the Intel chip driving the graphics in my (*sigh*) Dell laptop. I tried replacing it with svga and vga in xorg.conf and restarting gdm, but both times X failed to start, so I'm back on i810 and still unclear about why I can't use a resolution higher than 1024x768, especially since I used higher when this computer was running WinXP. Playing with the HorizSync and VertRefresh will often get you better resolution, but be careful; overdriving your monitor can fry it, although most modern monitors have built-in protection nowadays against that sort of thing. Also playing with your DefaultDepth can give you some better options. And if your video memory is shared with the main system, you can sometimes go into the computer's BIOS and up the shared video memory (called many different things and located in many different places depending on the BIOS, and sometimes not available at all), which almost always helps (the more video RAM, the better, in many cases). There are lots of other settings that can affect your setup, but this little bit should get you closer to what you're after. You might also look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log for clues as to what's happening under the hood. btw, you don't need to reboot after making these settings; you merely need to restart X (and by implication, any graphical login managers). You can do this with Ctrl-Alt-F2, logging in as a root-capable user, and running /etc/init.d/[gkwx]dm restart (depending on which login manager you're using; probably gdm in your case). Thanks for this tip. Hope this doesn't seem too confusing. The tips you've offered all make sense. I'm still a little...shall we say green? but I'm getting a feel for how things are done, and more importantly for how to look for things when I'm confused. There are some snobbish elitists about, but so far the Linux community has been very helpful and patient with my rookie-ness. I'll keep playing around, but this far no luck. Thanks -Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No luck reconfiguring resolution options.
Hi all. I'm going through the process of configuring my install of etch on a Dell Inspiron B130, getting things set up the way I like them and such, and I'm already snagged. In Gnome, when I go to Desktop - Preferences - Screen Resolution, the only options I get are 1024x768, 800x600, and 640x480. My monitor is a wide screen, so not only do I want a higher resolution, but I'd prefer a different aspect ratio. I Googled Debian screen resolution and got a guide about using dpkg- reconfigure xserver-xorg to change these settings, so I followed the instructions, ran the reconfig, and got the option to add support for other resolutions, which I did, After the reconfig util was done, I rebooted. Logging back in, I went to Desktop - Preferences - Screen Resolution and found no change. I'm still running 1024x768. I'd really appreciate it if someone could tell me how to change my screen resolution. TIA, Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Questions about installing from net-install CD
Thanks to all for your help! I've got a much clearer picture of how the process goes now, and I'm certain aptitude will help me get all the products I anticipate needing. Very glad I posted here before I went and burned 21 CDs. Wouldn't have enjoyed that. -Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Questions about installing from net-install CD
Hey all. I just installed etch onto my Dell Inspiron B130 laptop using the net-install CD that I got at http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ Given the description of the installer on the website, I had been under the impression that when I ran the install I'd be able to choose packages from Debian's (rather massive) list, but that instead of having to burn 21 CDs I'd be able to download and install the packages of my choice during the install process. However, when I ran the install, I didn't get a chance to choose any of these packages - I got a simple dialog with options like Print Server, Mail Server, and Web Server, but nothing like a list that would have taken 21 CDs to hold. My primary question is, did I misunderstand what the net-install was meant to do? I had thought it would give me access to the full package list via downloads - does it not do that? Or did I do something wrong during the install? Recommendations and tips are appreciated - I'm fairly new to the *nix world, so feel free to assume I know nothing, beyond what 'ls' does. Thanks in advance, Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Questions about installing from net-install CD
On Aug 10, 3:10 pm, Andrei Popescu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was there no option like Individual package selection (I don't recall the exact wording)? Regards, Andrei I didn't see one, no. That is what I had expected, but I did not see it. There's a chance I just missed/overlooked it, though. I can be dumb like that. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Questions about installing from net-install CD
On Aug 10, 3:40 pm, Mumia W.. paduille.4061.mumia.w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suggest you select the Desktop option if there is one*. That should give you a graphical user interface and a few utilities. From there, you can use either aptitude or synaptic to install more Debian software packages. I suggest you use aptitude. Refer to these: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/index.en.html http://wiki.debian.org/ I hope this helps. Thanks very much for your help! I'm using aptitude now, it's exactly what I had hoped to see during the install. I guess the wording of http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ made it less than clear to me how much I would be able to access during the install, but it's clear now. Thanks again. -Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
