On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 03:20:57PM -0700, Brad Camroux wrote:
Hello,
I wonder how to increase the screen resolution in X. I'm currently at
1024x768, but would like to go to 1280x1024. I love having the
larger desktop space so I can get everything I need on one screen if
possible
On March 25, 2004 06:54 am, Brian Brazil scribed:
BB These will change between the resoultions in XF86Config:
BB Crtl-Alt-Plus
BB Crtl-Alt-Minus
BB
That's cool. I never knew that, and is handy to know. The problem
was actually that I didn't have the horizontal sync rate set high
enough.
Hello,
I wonder how to increase the screen resolution in X. I'm currently at
1024x768, but would like to go to 1280x1024. I love having the
larger desktop space so I can get everything I need on one screen if
possible.
Thanks
On Wed, 2004-03-24 at 22:20, Brad Camroux wrote:
Hello,
I wonder how to increase the screen resolution in X. I'm currently at
1024x768, but would like to go to 1280x1024. I love having the
larger desktop space so I can get everything I need on one screen if
Just edit your /etc/X11
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Brad Camroux [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I wonder how to increase the screen resolution in X. I'm currently at
1024x768, but would like to go to 1280x1024. I love having the
larger desktop space so I can get everything I need on one screen
First time using debian seriously on a laptop. Have a fujitsu siemens
with a radion mobility:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon
Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500]
The lcd runs at a maximum of 1024x768.
The monitor runs at 1600x1200.
Under windows - when the
with the knoppix CD and the following options:
knoppix screen=1024x768 vsync=85
This results in the screen resolution I wanted,
together with the vertical refresh rate recommended.
I copied the new file (see attached file
XF86Config-4_new.txt) to my installed knoppix system,
but I still get the 800x600
and the following options:
knoppix screen=1024x768 vsync=85
This results in the screen resolution I wanted,
together with the vertical refresh rate recommended.
I copied the new file (see attached file
XF86Config-4_new.txt) to my installed knoppix system,
but I still get the 800x600 resolution.
Can
with the knoppix CD and the following options:
knoppix screen=1024x768 vsync=85
This results in the screen resolution I wanted,
together with the vertical refresh rate recommended.
I copied the new file (see attached file
XF86Config-4_new.txt) to my installed knoppix system,
but I still get the 800x600
booted my system
with the knoppix CD and the following options:
knoppix screen=1024x768 vsync=85
This results in the screen resolution I wanted,
together with the vertical refresh rate recommended.
I copied the new file (see attached file
XF86Config-4_new.txt) to my installed knoppix system,
but I
with the knoppix CD and the following options:
knoppix screen=1024x768 vsync=85
This results in the screen resolution I wanted,
together with the vertical refresh rate recommended.
I copied the new file (see attached file
XF86Config-4_new.txt) to my installed knoppix system,
but I still get
Rafael Quintanilla writes:
Rafa I recently installed debian from a Knoppix 3.3
Rafa catalan. The problem is that I want to have a 1024*768
Rafa resolution (BTW my monitor is a 15 SyncMaster 551S,
Rafa samsung, with a recommeded refresh vertical rate of 85
Rafa Hz). I obtain only a
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:26:22 -0500,
Bill Benedetto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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Rafael Quintanilla writes:
Rafa I recently installed debian from a Knoppix 3.3
Rafa catalan. The problem is that I want to have a 1024*768
Rafa resolution (BTW my monitor is a
-Original Message-
From: Aaron Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:48 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Screen resolution with onboard graphics card
Hi all,
I am trying to run debian on a machine with an onboard
graphics processor.
When I run
Hi all,
I am trying to run debian on a machine with an onboard graphics processor.
When I run startx, the best resolution I can get is 640x480. I've heard
of ways of borrowing system memory to use for graphical memory, but I
can't really find out how to do this. Any tips?
Thanks much,
Aaron
. Wasn't super fast though, to say the least.
-jackp
--- Aaron Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:47:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Aaron Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Screen resolution with onboard graphics card
Hi all,
I am trying to run debian on a machine
Hello Mariano!
Mariano Kamp wrote:
since a couple of weeks I have the above described problem. My
monitor shows
that I run with 1024x768. The funny thing is that this resolution is
nowhere to be found in my XF86Config-4 (see attached file).
Your Monitor Section in the XF86Config-4 lists
Hallo Florian,
thanks very much for your help.
I am using an LCD screen (forgot to mention this in first place ;-() and
after setting both max boundaries to 100 everything works as smoothley as
before.
I made a backup of the current XF86Config-4 file and will restore it after
the next
Hello Mariano!
Mariano Kamp wrote:
[...]
I made a backup of the current XF86Config-4 file and will restore
it after
the next dist-upgrade.
Err, I forgot to mention :
run a
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
and tell it not to control your XF86Config-4, and this shouldn't be
necessary
I googled for x unstable debian screen resolution and Failed verify AGP
debian x with not much of a success.
I'd also like to mention that it was working perfectly until some weeks ago
and I didn't change anything, but letting the dist-upgrade on unstable run.
Any ideas? Any more
Hi,
I have a 5260 mac with debian-potato installed. The mac has a 14
integrated monitor which is limited to a 640x480 resolution.
Using courier8 font in emacs I get 48 visible rows of text. I would
like to have smaller menus, frames, etc. Is there any way I can
shrink things on the screen.
/RB
On 20 Jan 2003, Nathan E Norman wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:10:20PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:39:29PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 01:50:45PM -0600, will trillich wrote:
all i can get is 800x600 which ain't much. :(
i've
On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 10:12, Anthony Campbell wrote:
On 20 Jan 2003, Nathan E Norman wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:10:20PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:39:29PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 01:50:45PM -0600, will trillich wrote:
all
On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 03:12:39PM +, Anthony Campbell wrote:
On a slightly different note, is there much point in going to the higher
resolutions even if they are available? My monitor will go up to
1600x1440 but in practice I don't find any use in going above 1024x768.
I know the
On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 02:49:29AM -0500, Travis Crump wrote:
nate wrote:
Ross Boylan said:
I am looking for a way to get hardware accelerated 3d performance out of
my video card. For reasons detailed below, this seems to come down to the
need to start X in a lower resolution and depth
On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Ross Boylan wrote:
anything else). Second, you can change your font on the fly or via X
resources or application default settings.
Indeed, I run a 20 Viewsonic 20G at the office here at 1600x1200. My
xterms are set to use a 10x20 font, and I use icewm with the blueHeart
On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 03:12:39PM +, Anthony Campbell wrote:
CGA: 640 X 200 (8*8 font, 80chars * 25 lines)
DCGA: 640 X 400 (8*16 font, 80chars * 25 lines)
VGA: 640 x 480
SVGA: 800 x 720
XGA: 1024 x 768
SXGA 1280 x1024
UXGA: 1600 x1440
[snip]
On a
On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 02:49:29AM -0500, Travis Crump wrote:
What I do is just make up a second Section Screen in the same
XF86Config-4 and give it its own identifier. When I want to use it I
just do:
startx -- :1 -screen itsidentifier
but how do you FIGURE OUT WHICH RESOLUTIONS your
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 01:50:45PM -0600, will trillich wrote:
On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 02:49:29AM -0500, Travis Crump wrote:
What I do is just make up a second Section Screen in the same
XF86Config-4 and give it its own identifier. When I want to use it I
just do:
startx -- :1
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:39:29PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 01:50:45PM -0600, will trillich wrote:
all i can get is 800x600 which ain't much. :(
i've googled for MEMOREX-TELEX (CDS-4583) and haven't found much
in the way of answers for horiz/vert refresh or
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:39:29PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 01:50:45PM -0600, will trillich wrote:
On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 02:49:29AM -0500, Travis Crump wrote:
What I do is just make up a second Section Screen in the same
XF86Config-4 and give it
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:10:20PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 03:39:29PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 01:50:45PM -0600, will trillich wrote:
all i can get is 800x600 which ain't much. :(
i've googled for MEMOREX-TELEX (CDS-4583) and
nate wrote:
Ross Boylan said:
I am looking for a way to get hardware accelerated 3d performance out of
my video card. For reasons detailed below, this seems to come down to the
need to start X in a lower resolution and depth than I
customarily use. I am looking for a good way to do that, or
other approach is possible.
I know how to edit the config file to reduce the startup resolution;
the problem with this solution is that it is extremely awkward given
my need to start up in two different resolutions--I can't live
permanently in one or the other.
Changing my screen resolution
Ross Boylan said:
I am looking for a way to get hardware accelerated 3d performance out of
my video card. For reasons detailed below, this seems to come down to the
need to start X in a lower resolution and depth than I
customarily use. I am looking for a good way to do that, or the
Is there an easy way to switch between screen resolutions when using a GUI like KDE or Gnome?
I'm using Debian 3, stable release.
- Joe
On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 02:26:42PM +, Joe Bosak wrote:
Is there an easy way to switch between screen resolutions when using a GUI like
KDE or Gnome?
Try gvidm.
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Joe Bosak wrote:
Is there an easy way to switch between screen resolutions when using a GUI like
KDE or Gnome?
I'm using Debian 3, stable release.
ctlalt+/- will cycle through the resolutions set in your X config.
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I have a
Joe Bosak wrote:
Is there an easy way to switch between screen resolutions when using a
GUI like KDE or Gnome?
I'm using Debian 3, stable release.
- Joe
Yes.
Configure your xserver ('dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86') and choose
the desired resolutions. The highest will be default.
In Gnome
On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 22:26, Joe Bosak wrote:
Is there an easy way to switch between screen resolutions when using a GUI like
KDE or Gnome?
I'm using Debian 3, stable release.
- Joe
editing your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 might help, go to the screens subsection display
then add your
This is more a KDE or gnome question then a Debian question however...
In KDE 3.1 you would click on Control Center-peripherals-X Display
This will allow you to change resolution, color depth, and virtual
desktop size. It edits the XF86 Config-4 file for you automatically.
For the
Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002-09-24 01:17:58 -0500]:
I just install a Elsa Gladiac MX on my system.
I have the nvidia card working but I cannot get
any resolution other than 640x480?
Driver nvidia
You were able to install the nVidia propietary driver nvidia instead
of
This might be because you haven't specified
refresh rates for your monitor.
Something like this should work.
HorizSync 31.5 - 57.0
VertRefresh 50-100
That should be in your monitor section
in /etc/X11/XF86config
Use appropriate values for your monitor.
Bijan
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I just install a Elsa Gladiac MX on my system.
I have the nvidia card working but I cannot get
any resolution other than 640x480?
Here is my XF86config-4 file setting:
Section ServerLayout
Identifier XFree86 Configured
Screen 0 Screen0 0 0
InputDevice
Nothing? Are you saying that /var/log/XFree86.0.log doesn't exist, or
that it exists and is a zero-byte file?
Sorry about that. The file exists.
Actually, I think I was being a bonehead (that's been happening a lot the past
couple of weeks). It turns out that I didn't have the 75dpi fonts
I'm having trouble getting my screen resolution set correctly. The relevant
part of my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file says:
snip
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection Display
Depth 24
Modes 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600
EndSubSection
Steve Juranich writes:
snip
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection Display
Depth 24
Modes 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600
EndSubSection
snip
by hitting ctrlaltkp_+ I cycle through 1024x768, 800x600, and 600x400
Well, I
Well, I suppose you could try just putting only a SubSection with
Depth 24 and only 1280x1024, then check /var/log/XFree86*.log
Andrew.
Okay, tried this. Still getting screen resolution of 1024x768, and nothing
in /var/log/XFree86.0.log
On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 11:47:54AM -0800, Steve Juranich wrote:
I'm having trouble getting my screen resolution set correctly. The relevant
part of my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file says:
snip
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection Display
Depth 24
On Sat, 06 Apr 2002 11:47:54 -0800, Steve Juranich wrote:
I'm having trouble getting my screen resolution set correctly. The relevant
part of my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file says:
snip
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection Display
Depth 24
Modes
On Sat, 06 Apr 2002 12:44:42 -0800, Steve Juranich wrote:
Okay, tried this. Still getting screen resolution of
1024x768, and nothing
in /var/log/XFree86.0.log
You sure there is -nothing- in Xfree86.0.log? AFAIK this file is
always written when XFree V4.x starts up - are you running X
3.3.6
Does your X86Config-4 file contain a modeline for 1280x1024?
The xserver contains some internal modelines for normal resolutions but
requires you add a modeline for others. I had the same problem trying to get
1152x864. You might try xvidtune to generate a modeline, I am sure there are
other
On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 11:47:54AM -0800, Steve Juranich wrote:
I'm having trouble getting my screen resolution set correctly. The relevant
part of my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file says:
snip
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection Display
Depth 24
begin quoting what Steve Juranich said on Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 12:44:42PM
-0800:
Okay, tried this. Still getting screen resolution of 1024x768, and nothing
in /var/log/XFree86.0.log
Nothing? Are you saying that /var/log/XFree86.0.log doesn't exist, or
that it exists and is a zero-byte file
--- Eric Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] (2002-01-29 03:50):
I have a screen on my max capabble 1024 786 14 inch monitor, after I
choose medium and 14 inch at install of progeny1.0,
it divided to three divisions horizontally, it work good at redhat7.2
at 800 600 mode.
how can I let it back to
Dear debian or progeny users:
I have a screen on my max capabble 1024 786
14 inch monitor, after I choose medium and 14 inch at install of
progeny1.0,
it divided to three divisions horizontally,
it work good at redhat7.2 at 800 600
mode.
how can I let it back to that mode as rh7.2?
I have lilo setup to boot into a high resolution vga screen resolution.
It comes up fine; however, somewhere in the middle of the boot
process, maybe when teh framebuffer drivers are loaded, it switches back
to a lower resolution - standard res?
1. what would cause this?
2. how can
Quoting John Foster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The virtual resolution is by default set to the maximum resolution
for the display (I think). In the display section add the line:
Virtual 1024 768
You might not be able to switch to a larger display,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The virtual resolution is by default set to the maximum resolution
for the display (I think). In the display section add the line:
Virtual 1024 768
You might not be able to switch to a larger display, however. See
man XF86Config.
-Chris
On 8 Feb, John Foster wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The virtual resolution is by default set to the maximum resolution
for the display (I think). In the display section add the line:
Virtual 1024 768
You might not be able to switch to a larger display, however. See
man
Quoth John Foster,
I recently upgraded to a full woody/testing installation. After a few
hours of reading experimenting with xf86configure I got the new
XFree86 4.0 server to work well. I still have 1 problem. The
resolutions that are accepted on my monitor are 640x480 800x600
1024x768
Damon Muller wrote:
While I don't know anything much about X4 modelines, and for myself
using the monitor's onscreen display was enough to fix it up, for your
problem of starting in the wrong resolution there is an easy fix.
Under section `screen', go to the line that represents the colour
I think I misunderstood your previous posting where you said In
the past I have been able to correct this so I assumed you were
trying to do something that was possible in V3. In fact, you didn't
correct it, you just lived with it.
Thanks. I already did that. I'm a perfectionist and prefer to
On 7 Feb, John Foster wrote:
Damon Muller wrote:
While I don't know anything much about X4 modelines, and for myself
using the monitor's onscreen display was enough to fix it up, for your
problem of starting in the wrong resolution there is an easy fix.
Under section `screen', go to the
I recently upgraded to a full woody/testing installation. After a few
hours of reading experimenting with xf86configure I got the new
XFree86 4.0 server to work well. I still have 1 problem. The
resolutions that are accepted on my monitor are 640x480 800x600
1024x768 1280x1024 24bpp . When the
Quoting John Foster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
I recently upgraded to a full woody/testing installation. After a few
hours of reading experimenting with xf86configure I got the new
XFree86 4.0 server to work well. I still have 1 problem. The
resolutions that are accepted on my monitor are 640x480
On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 09:11:06PM -0600, Richard Cobbe wrote:
Lo, on Tuesday, December 26, Lance Simmons did write:
On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 05:42:36PM -0800, Nate Amsden wrote:
Lance Simmons wrote:
Is
there a way to change resolution _and_ screen size at the same time?
- Original Message -
From: Lance Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Nate Amsden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 3:42 AM
Subject: Re: Changing screen size along with screen resolution?
On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 05:42:36PM -0800, Nate Amsden
I know how to change screen resolution using ctl-alt-plus or
ctl-alt-minus, but the absolute size of the screen doesn't change. Is
there a way to change resolution _and_ screen size at the same time?
I usually use 1600x1200, but now I'd like to run a linux game
fullscreen at 800x600. That leaves
Lance Simmons wrote:
I know how to change screen resolution using ctl-alt-plus or
ctl-alt-minus, but the absolute size of the screen doesn't change. Is
there a way to change resolution _and_ screen size at the same time?
I usually use 1600x1200, but now I'd like to run a linux game
On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 05:42:36PM -0800, Nate Amsden wrote:
Lance Simmons wrote:
Is
there a way to change resolution _and_ screen size at the same time?
does the game support fullscreen?
Yes, it does. It's Heroes of Might and Magic 3, ported by Loki. I used
it on Red Hat in
Lance Simmons wrote:
Isn't there a way I can _start_ X at 800x600 without having to modify
my XF86Config file? I'm willing to start a separate X session on
another virtual terminal. Reading the man pages for xinit and startx
hasn't enlightened me.
i suggest posting to one of the loki
Lo, on Tuesday, December 26, Lance Simmons did write:
On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 05:42:36PM -0800, Nate Amsden wrote:
Lance Simmons wrote:
Is
there a way to change resolution _and_ screen size at the same time?
does the game support fullscreen?
Yes, it does. It's Heroes of
It sounds like your problem is that you don't have 800x600 defined in your
XF86Config. I run at 16 bit color depth, so here is what I have:
Subsection Display
Depth 16
Modes 1024x768 800x600 640x480
EndSubsection
The first resolution is the default resolution, the
I finally was able to get a display with the new X, but I can't get it
to work with any resolution greater than 800x600 (16bpp). With 3.3.6 I
am able to get 1024x768. My video card uses a Cirrus 5430 and has 2MB
of video memory. The messages I get for 1024x768 are:
(WW) CIRRUS(0): Default mode
Hello,
now my Box is running but I have only 640x480x256.
Please can anyone tel me, how to change the screen
resolution to 1024x768x256 ???
I am using KDE 1.1.1
Thanks in advance
Michelle
Hi Michelle,
On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 03:21:13PM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote:
Please can anyone tel me, how to change the screen
resolution to 1024x768x256 ???
you want to make changes to /etc/X11/XF86Config.
There are two programs to aide you in this process:
(1) xf86config, terminal
to change the screen
resolution to 1024x768x256 ???
I am using KDE 1.1.1
Thanks in advance
Michelle
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At 4/1/99 3:43:00 PM, you wrote:
Chances are, it will say that no valid modes are found (at least there
are ways that can work to go around that. I have a more/less readable
file on my page, about how to setup video modes. Try that too), but just
to be sure, post them here, and we'll see what we
problem with that
resolution? What screen resolution are most people using?
Thanks.
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Why don't you just increase the resolution?
640x480 is awfully small. I'm able to get 1024x768 out of my monitor (My
S3 DX/Virge can do better, but monitor is stopping me), and I am already
out of space on one screen. But switching between virtual portions of a
desktop could be not very
to use. Is this a common problem with that
resolution? What screen resolution are most people using?
Thanks.
Doug Dine
I don't know if this will help or not but I just set up X with 800x600
only and had the problem of programs falling off the screen. I went
back and added 640x480
At 4/1/99 7:39:00 AM, you wrote:
Why don't you just increase the resolution?
So...change the resolution. If you can get 1024x768 in windows, you should
be able to get at least 800x600 in Linux, if not better. Just rerun
xf86config.
I have tried to but then X won't start. Gives me a bunch of erno
Why dont you post error messages to the list?
Chances are, it will say that no valid modes are found (at least there
are ways that can work to go around that. I have a more/less readable
file on my page, about how to setup video modes. Try that too), but just
to be sure, post them here, and we'll
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