Thanks for all the help so far. I will give these ideas a try as soon as sarge is done reinstalling :) Otherwise, could it be that ubuntu uses Xorg and debian is not? if this is the case, what steps would i have to take to get xorg into debian Thanks Trevor
On 6/1/05, Tony Godshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to Trevor Pankonien, > > I just switched over from Ubuntu since debian has no problem working > > with my MP3 player, but now i have a new problem. The display on my > > laptop is sitting inside a black box/border, makeing approx half of my > > screen just black. I have a Sony Vaio PCG-FRV26 notebook, which comes > > with the ATI mobility 345 video card. anyone run into a similar > > problem or anyone have any ideas that they think i might want to try? > > My monitor usually runs at 1024x768, with a refresh of 60Hz, at least > > thats what it was in Windoze. I set that during the initial install, > > but now on boot it only has options for 800x600 and whatever the one > > below that is (which makes my screen totally unreadable, with lines > > blasting back and forth across the screen) Ubuntu by default came up > > with the right settings, so i have never had this problem in the past. > > If i remember correctly suse didnt have a problem either..i would like > > to stay with debian if possible. But the monitor issue will have to be > > resolved. I did a slight amout of tinkering with > > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, but from fear of doin too much damage without > > knowing what i was doing i stopped. THanks for NE help in advance. > > There are a number of ways to get your XF86Config-4 to be > set to your preferred resolution (which on a laptop will > typically be the actual resolution of your screen). > > Do you know what that is? > > If it's 1024x768, you'd probably want your Modes lines to be > something like... > > Modes "1024x768" > > If you want to be able to backtrack, you can easily keep the > old line around with a hash mark to make it into a comment, > like so... > > #Modes "800x600" "640x480" > > You can see what resolution your monitor is in by typing > 'xwininfo -root'. I think xwininfo is in packages xutils. > > -- Tony Godshall > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >