> Hi, > Sorry if I'm not in the right place. I've been away from admin'ing > Solaris for about 9 years. Did Sun admin for 15 years before that. :-) > > I'm trying Solaris Express (SXDE). It has Solaris 11. I'm not sure if > this is OpenSolaris. Sorry. > > It runs Xorg, but there isn't an /etc/X11/xorg.conf. The screen > resolution comes up as 1400x1050 or something like that. Not supported on my > monitor, so the video is readable but the size is way off. The Gnome / Java > desktop Screen Resolution preference appears to let me change it, but when I > apply it, the X server dies and returns to the login with the same 1400 res. > > So, I've tried configuring xorg.conf through Xorg and the configuration > program. I put all the right monitor and video board (Viewsonic VA720 and > ATI Radeon Mobility X1400) configuration in. But, X dies with "no screens". > I haven't been able to get any driver (vga, ati, radeon, radeonhd) > working, nor any color depth or screen res. > > Sure would be nice to get past this so that I could really explore SXDE. > > Thanks, > ==Leonard
Hello, no problem. Could you please post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file? BTW, a convenient way to generate a conf file template is: Log in from the text console or via ssh, then su to a user or role with root-alike permissions (the latter may not necessarily be required until the final copying step below, depending on your permissions in /dev/fb|kb|mouse). Then run: /usr/X11/bin/Xorg -verbose -logverbose -ignoreABI -configure (or just: /usr/X11/bin/Xorg -configure) This should generate ~/xorg.conf.new First test this file, modify it until it suits your needs, then cp it over /etc/X11/xorg.conf (Don't wonder if this file didn't exist before) Now you should be able to adjust it to what your monitors support. If some problem arises, feel free to return with feedback. -- Martin
