Re: Display resolution 3840x2160@24rb stopped working after Upgrade from Stretch to Buster
Thanks to everybody, for all the hints. I think the way to search in, is to create an edid file and load it at boot. I searched in this direction before, I just abandoned that way because it did not work. Now the question I have is: How to create that edid file. The tool I found creates a file in a format, that is not accepted by the kernel. https://github.com/akatrevorjay/edid-generator/issues/11#issuecomment-531120166 I am using latest Debian (Buster 10.1) and put the generated .bin file in /lib/firmware/edid/. I added at boot: drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=edid/3840x2160_24.00_rb.bin $ ls -trl 3840x2160* -rw-r--r-- 1 xxx xxx 492 Aug 24 20:57 3840x2160_24.00_rb.S -rw-r--r-- 1 xxx xxx 134 Aug 24 20:58 3840x2160_24.00_rb.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 xxx xxx 388 Aug 24 20:59 3840x2160_24.00_rb.bin.ihex -rw-r--r-- 1 xxx xxx 838 Aug 24 20:59 3840x2160_24.00_rb.c Output of dmesg contains - Missing trailing ) on purpose [drm:drm_load_edid_firmware [drm]] *ERROR* Size of EDID firmware "edid/3840x2160_24.00_rb.bin" is invalid (expected 6272, got 134
Re: Display resolution 3840x2160@24rb stopped working after Upgrade from Stretch to Buster
On Thu 12 Sep 2019 at 06:23:04 (+), Jan Michael Greiner wrote:
> On Monday, September 9, 2019, 1:55:06 PM GMT+2, Charles Curley wrote:
> >> On Mon, 9 Sep 2019 10:20:37+ (UTC) Jan Michael Greiner wrote:
> >> With Debian Stretch (9.8) I had the display running with 3840x2160
> >> resolution at 24Hz reduced blank.
>
> >> [What worked with Debian Stretch (9.9)]
> >> export modename="3840x2160_24.00_rb"
> >> xrandr --newmode $modename 209.75 3840 3888 3920 4000 2160 2163 2168 2185
> +HSync -Vsync
> >> xrandr --addmode HDMI-1 $modename
> >> xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode $modename
>
> >> [Problem with Debian Buster (10.1)]
> >> xrandr --output XWAYLAND1 --mode $modename
> >> xrandr: Configure crtc0 failed
>
> >And I take it you want to reproduce that on Debian 10 (buster). I
> > suggest you:
> > * Install arandr.
> >[...]
>
> Thank you for making me aware of arandr. However, from what I learned:
>
> - arandr is merely a graphical tool for xrandr, so if something does not work
> with xrandr, arandr will not be able to help
>
> - I did not see any option in the arandr gui to add a non yet existing
> resolution (and I would like to add a 24Hz reduced blank resolution)
>
> To rephrase my question: How can I enable a custom screen resolution and
> refresh rate (with my specific modeline) with Debian Buster (Wayland)?
I can't speak for Wayland. When I plug my laptop into a TV¹, I run a
function that sets up the video and sound, which starts:
my-hdmi is a function
my-hdmi ()
{
[ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && printf '%s\n' "No display as not running X$DISPLAY" &&
return 1;
local Hdmi="$(-gethdminame)";
xrandr --addmode "$Hdmi" 1600x900;
xrandr --output "$Hdmi" --mode 1600x900;
…
where
-gethdminame is a function
-gethdminame ()
{
[ -n "$DISPLAY" ] && printf '%s\n' "$(xrandr | sed -e '/^HDMI/!d;s/ .*//;')"
}
(Sometimes it seems to be HDMI-1, sometimes HDMI1.)
For some reason, our US-bought Samsung TV is coy about revealing its
video modes when compared with the same model in its UK incarnation.
Cheers,
David.
Re: Display resolution 3840x2160@24rb stopped working after Upgrade from Stretch to Buster
Jan Michael Greiner wrote: > Dear all, > > My laptop: Lenovo E520 > Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 (kernel module i915) > > External display AOC U2879VF, 28 inch, connected by HDMI cable > > With Debian Stretch (9.8) I had the display running with 3840x2160 resolution > at 24Hz reduced blank. > > > I did this with something like: > > export modename="3840x2160_24.00_rb" > xrandr --newmode $modename 209.75 3840 3888 3920 4000 2160 2163 2168 2185 > +HSync -Vsync > xrandr --addmode HDMI-1 $modename > xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode $modename > xrandr --output HDMI-1 --primary > xrandr --output LVDS-1 --off # switch laptop display off > > After upgrade to Buster (Debian 10) > > This does not work any more: > xxx@yyy:~$ xrandr --verbose > Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192 > XWAYLAND1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (0x25) normal (normal left inverted right x > axis y axis) 620mm x 340mm > Identifier: 0x23 > Timestamp: 42126 > Subpixel: unknown > Gamma: 1.0:1.0:1.0 > Brightness: 0.0 > Clones: > CRTC: 0 > CRTCs: 0 > Transform: 1.00 0.00 0.00 > 0.00 1.00 0.00 > 0.00 0.00 1.00 > filter: > non-desktop: 0 > supported: 0, 1 > 1920x1080 (0x25) 173.000MHz -HSync +VSync *current +preferred > h: width 1920 start 2048 end 2248 total 2576 skew 0 clock > 67.16KHz > v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1088 total 1120 clock 59.96Hz > xxx@yyy:~$ export modename="3840x2160_24.00_rb" > xxx@yyy:~$ xrandr --newmode $modename 209.75 3840 3888 3920 4000 2160 2163 > 2168 2185 +HSync -Vsync > xxx@yyy:~$ xrandr --addmode XWAYLAND1 $modename > xxx@yyy:~$ xrandr --output XWAYLAND1 --mode $modename > xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed > xxx@yyy:~$ xrandr --output XWAYLAND1 --mode $modename --verbose > screen 0: 3840x2160 1237x696 mm 78.83dpi > crtc 0: 3840x2160_24.00_rb 24.00 +0+0 "XWAYLAND1" > xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed > crtc 0: disable > screen 0: revert > crtc 0: revert > > > After searching the internet, and trying to understand the relationship > between Wayland - graphics driver - graphics configuration - X etc. (which I > was not successful at), I hope to get help here on this mailing list. Your problem is likely to be Wayland, which is trying to replace X. Switching back will probably solve your issue. -dsr-
Re: Display resolution 3840x2160@24rb stopped working after Upgrade from Stretch to Buster
Hi I have a kind of same problem. A monitor able of displaying at 1920x1080. Intel HD Graphics 620 with driver i915/modesetting. With old Stable (kernel 4.9.0-9) it was working fine. With new Stable (kernel 4.19.0-6) it set max display 1024x768. See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=892939 White waiting for a solution you can boot new kernel with "nomodeset" kernel parameter, then X will use vesa driver, and it is better than nothing, but not good for heavy graphics. Alternative keep kernel 4.9.0-9. Brgds Torben
Re: Display resolution 3840x2160@24rb stopped working after Upgrade from Stretch to Buster
Dear Charles, On Monday, September 9, 2019, 1:55:06 PM GMT+2, Charles Curley wrote: >> On Mon, 9 Sep 2019 10:20:37+ (UTC) Jan Michael Greiner wrote: >> With Debian Stretch (9.8) I had the display running with 3840x2160 >> resolution at 24Hz reduced blank. >> [What worked with Debian Stretch (9.9)] >> export modename="3840x2160_24.00_rb" >> xrandr --newmode $modename 209.75 3840 3888 3920 4000 2160 2163 2168 2185 >> +HSync -Vsync >> xrandr --addmode HDMI-1 $modename >> xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode $modename >> [Problem with Debian Buster (10.1)] >> xrandr --output XWAYLAND1 --mode $modename >> xrandr: Configure crtc0 failed >And I take it you want to reproduce that on Debian 10 (buster). I > suggest you: > * Install arandr. >[...] Thank you for making me aware of arandr. However, from what I learned: - arandr is merely a graphical tool for xrandr, so if something does not work with xrandr, arandr will not be able to help - I did not see any option in the arandr gui to add a non yet existing resolution (and I would like to add a 24Hz reduced blank resolution) To rephrase my question: How can I enable a custom screen resolution and refresh rate (with my specific modeline) with Debian Buster (Wayland)? Thank you and best regards JM
Re: Display resolution 3840x2160@24rb stopped working after Upgrade from Stretch to Buster
On Mon, 9 Sep 2019 10:20:37 + (UTC) Jan Michael Greiner wrote: > With Debian Stretch (9.8) I had the display running with 3840x2160 > resolution at 24Hz reduced blank. And I take it you want to reproduce that on Debian 10 (buster). I suggest you: * Install arandr. * Use arandr to set things up as you want them. * Save the results, which it will do in ~/.screenlayout. * Add the resulting script to your session. -- "When we talk of civilization, we are too apt to limit the meaning of the word to its mere embellishments, such as arts and sciences; but the true distinction between it and barbarism is, that the one presents a state of society under the protection of just and well-administered law, and the other is left to the chance government of brute force." - The Rev. James White, Eighteen Christian Centuries, 1889 Key fingerprint = 38DD CE9F 9725 42DD E29A EB11 7514 6D37 A332 10CB https://charlescurley.com
Re: Re: Display resolution.
I have sent twice the Xorg.0.log but I think it is too long for display... ¿Which part is the most needed to understand this? I also have the Xorg.0.old there... ¿Could it be helpful? thanks.
Display resolution.
Hi. Thanks for Debian. Really. Thanks a lot. I am using Debian Stretch. My computer is a Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5204, AMDA6 with an Ati-Raedon HD6520G. I use an additional display, a LG Flatron M2241A. Since Stretch do not recommend to install the catalyst drivers directly downloaded from ATI (I only got a frozen system AND a no-graphics-only-text Debian Stretch . . . . I am using the AMD/ATI drivers from the non-free debian stretch respositories. In an update fron the last week, something stopped working. Debian no longer recognize the model and the resolution of the external display in automatic. The only resolutions recognized were the three traditional resolutions for VGA. The highest 1024x768. I have searched in Google and read the manuals (cvt, xrand, xorg.conf, and others), I also searched for info in Xorg... And found a workaround with ""cvt"" and ""xrand --newmode"" / ""xrand --addmode"" / and ""xrand --output"", so I can manually get the correct display resolution back to work... although I must type those again each time I turn on the computer. But, that was working automatically. I am learning (low to medium, nearer to low, linux/debian user), and willing to learn. I want to get this working again. ¿What else do you recommend to check? ¿Any page you can offer to read more? ¿Or this is something to be fixed in a later update of Debian Stretch? (Anyway I would like to find a little more by myself, even if I could not fix it). Thanks for reading. And if anyone help me, I will REALLY thank that also. Ricardo M.A.
Re: Display resolution.
On Mon, 2016-01-04 at 09:16 -0600, Ricardo M.A. wrote: > In an update fron the last week, something stopped working. Debian no > longer recognize the model and the resolution of the external display > in > automatic. > The only resolutions recognized were the three traditional > resolutions for > VGA. The highest 1024x768. > [...] > I am learning (low to medium, nearer to low, linux/debian user), and > willing to learn. > I want to get this working again. > ¿What else do you recommend to check? > ¿Any page you can offer to read more? > ¿Or this is something to be fixed in a later update of Debian > Stretch? > (Anyway I would like to find a little more by myself, even if I could > not > fix it). Posting the Xorg log might be helpful, you might also tail the log when plugging in the monitor and see if it gives you any clues. Xorg log is in ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log or /var/log/Xorg.0.log (if you don't use logind) -- Cheers, Sven Arvidsson http://www.whiz.se PGP Key ID 6FAB5CD5 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
KVM Guest - Best Display Resolution
Dear All, what settings do you use in KVM for Linux guests? The resolution with VNC / VGA is 1024x768 only. If I choose Spice / QXL the resolution is better, but colors aren't displayed properly and some letters are missing! In the Debian guest I installed the packages xserver-xspice and spice-client-gtk, but it wasn't better. So how do you configure KVM-guests with graphical interface? -- Gruß, Christian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5417954c.7050...@postbox.xyz
Re: KVM Guest - Best Display Resolution
Hi. On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 03:41:32AM +0200, Chris wrote: Dear All, what settings do you use in KVM for Linux guests? The resolution with VNC / VGA is 1024x768 only. If I choose Spice / QXL the resolution is better, but colors aren't displayed properly and some letters are missing! Try VNC/VMVga or VNC/Cirrus. That might do the trick for you. In the Debian guest I installed the packages xserver-xspice and spice-client-gtk, but it wasn't better. So how do you configure KVM-guests with graphical interface? Both packages do not do anything if installed in the guest. You need 'xserver-xorg-video-qxl' to be installed. Reco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140916051136.GA9400@x101h
Re: [Fwd: Re: How to set display resolution manually?]
Again... sorry for error. I do not understand, usually reply just reply to the mailing list ? Thanks to debian and the nice system of virtual packages, I have found many nice ones. Just try to search for x-terminal-emulator. First, I come from XFCE4 so I used it's terminal, but it had some xfce4 dependencies, so I tried xterm. I did not liked it at all and quickly changed to evilvte. Something like no deps, but not easy to configure. At least, the default one was not as dirty as xterm's one (seriously... black on white for a terminal, I can not use this :D). And finally, I am using lxterminal, the one which come from LDXE, which is easy enough to configure and very light, because LXDE sounds to focus on no global dependencies, there are no lxde-libs or alike which allow things to be really modular and light. Oh, and, what are emacs-like key binding system? I never used that editor so I can not speak about it at all. Keybindings in i3 are simple lines, like this (whith $mod being a variable you defined previously in the file): bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart easy enough for me, no need to learn yet another cryptic language like lua, haskell or brainfuck (or any other you could think) to simply configure a program which should be just simple. i3 only manages windows, but it do it well in my opinion. The only think it could lack is the ability that some other twm have of complex layouts without having to do anything. But I did not tried to dig on the ipc side of i3, so it might do that too with little scripting. I think that i3 is really close to UNIX philosophy, and that's good for me, because I think I'll now write softwares in the same spirit and having a desktop environment which comply will allow to make them usable even if their features are minimalists. And I really love it's configuration system: just simple and clear, no programming knowledge in any language needed. But this simplicity does not makes it inefficient for me. But I'll try ratpoison. If I do not need to spend half a day to configure it, I might adopt it definitely or try it's child, depending on the one still maintained. Note: one thing I think strange in i3 is the words they say about it: The usual elitism amongst minimal window managers but I can not find where it is elitist when it is so easy to use. Le Jeu 8 novembre 2012 1:20, houkensjtu a écrit : Thanks so much for your continuous reply! What you said was a little bit complicated to me, and I will spend some time to try each solution. As for konsole, I also noticed its huge size. My reason is simple and maybe stupid...because I found it's not straight forward to configure font and font size in xterm. I read several articles on this topic, each offers different solution so I got lost. Which kind of terminal do u use, btw? Ratpoison is great. It has a emacs-like key binding system, also if you want, you can customize everything. I think i3 can also do most of the job but why not have a try. Also search for stumpwm, really powerful wm, which I think is the father of ratpoison... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/215858f9-c7e6-4d41-938f-fd2b665cca27@googlegroups .com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/a35d85b01764eade0732dcc0ddace022.squir...@www.sud-ouest.org
Re: [Fwd: Re: How to set display resolution manually?]
I can see some ways to go for your still existing problem: _ do you ask to your soft to start in fullscreen? Fluxbox seems to be a stacking window manager, unlike ratpoison and i3, so it may be normal behavior. _ Did you remove the Xorg.conf file? If you do not need it anymore but still have it, it may interfere. I do not know, I really have never used it thanks to xrandr. _ Another thing which could prevent the main screen to work as you wish is the secondary one. You have to: * configure each screen to it's own resolution ( xrandr --output --mode x) * say that they differ (xrandr --output [--right-of | --left-of | --top-of | bottom-of | ...] where is the second screen). If you do not want to use one of them, the easier is to just disable it (xrandr --output --off) I think know I remember one line in i3's description which probably have played a lot in my decision: Implement multi-monitor correctly (yes, that's a troll :P ) Do not worry for the guessing thing, it will come. I am still also a newbie you know? I can not speak about hardware issues, by example, and I can not make a damn self-compiled kernel booting :D (but still playing with it, because it is fun to try, and even if I do something wrong, repairing Debian is doable without full re-installation, against my previous non-POSIX operating system). The only thing on which I am starting to become efficient are softwares written with minimalism in mind, like i3, or when scripts are not too hard to read (I can modify bash's configuration, unlike sysvinit's one by example). In my opinion, a good configuration system is one which is modifiable with only basic english knowledge (some nice softs here are i3, vsftpd, ssh or bash...). Unfortunately, things like sysvinit or Xorg are not at all in this category, this is why I am curious about systemd and wayland. I would have enough time to look at them myself... Le Jeu 8 novembre 2012 1:37, houkensjtu a écrit : A quick result: I tried out change my wm from ratpoison to fluxbox. And it almost worked out. When I started up fluxbox, the tab bar is on the bottom of my screen now, left no black region. Still, when I started up application like konsole or chromium, it appears in 1366x768 resolution, but since now I am using fluxbox, I can drag the window to become full size... So your guess was accurate...I always hope myself could have such great ability...(Maybe just because i am just newbie:)) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/f654e016-3398-43ca-b474-f589f7b5d32e@googlegroups .com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/06afbb9ef8b0d6a296663c4deb09b9a3.squir...@www.sud-ouest.org
Terminal Emulator (was Fwd: Re: How to set display resolution manually?)
On 11/08/2012 11:38 AM, Morel Bérenger wrote: Again... sorry for error. I do not understand, usually reply just reply to the mailing list ? Thanks to debian and the nice system of virtual packages, I have found many nice ones. Just try to search for x-terminal-emulator. First, I come from XFCE4 so I used it's terminal, but it had some xfce4 dependencies, so I tried xterm. I did not liked it at all and quickly changed to evilvte. Something like no deps, but not easy to configure. At least, the default one was not as dirty as xterm's one (seriously... black on white for a terminal, I can not use this :D). And finally, I am using lxterminal, the one which come from LDXE, which is easy enough to configure and very light, because LXDE sounds to focus on no global dependencies, there are no lxde-libs or alike which allow things to be really modular and light. [...] I have configured my xterm using the following very long commandline: $ tail -n 1 /opt/ma/bin/materm exec xterm -T Terminal -bc -bg black +cm -cr yellow +cu -fg white \ -geometry 80x25 +mesg +nul -rightbar +sb -sl 1000 -u8 \ -en UTF-8 +mb -fn terminus-16 $* Having xfonts-terminus installed this allows me to use /opt/ma/bin/materm for a terminal-emulator with white text on black background, a mid-sized and readable font, a yellow cursor and no scrollbar (but scrolling up to 1000 lines up). With CTRL-Rright Click the terminal can be further customized for one session (if you e.g. want to reduce the font size to see more output etc.) man xterm describes all commandline arguments if you like another configuration more. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/509bd3ef.4000...@web.de
Re: How to set display resolution manually?
On Wed, Nov 07, 2012 at 06:26:02AM -0800, houkensjtu wrote: Basically I don't use any desktop system, instead I use the windows manager: ratpoison. So unfortunately I don't have those utilities come with gnome... The correct answer is probably then xrandr, a command-line tool. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121108190301.GA10594@debian
How to set display resolution manually?
Hi debianer! I installed debian-wheezy on my lenovo x121e laptop, and since it comes with a only 11.6 inch display, I plugged in a monitor through VGA port. Fortunately without any configuration I could got the same content display on both my laptop and the monitor I plugged. However the resolution are both 1366x768, which is not enough for my full HD monitor. So I don't want fancy dual-display, I just want to fix the resolution on my monitor to become 1920x1080. How can I do it? (I read several articles said about xorg.conf, and I re-write piece of my xorg.conf: Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Card0 MonitorMonitor0 SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes 1920x1080 EndSubSection EndSection Then I restart x by startx, what I got is a zoomed region which I guess is 1366x768 inside the monitor, and the left region is black.) Please help! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/6203f7b6-2b46-422e-a569-043bf29e8...@googlegroups.com
Re: How to set display resolution manually?
On Wed, Nov 07, 2012 at 05:37:06AM -0800, houkensjtu wrote: I installed debian-wheezy on my lenovo x121e laptop, and since it comes with a only 11.6 inch display, I plugged in a monitor through VGA port. Fortunately without any configuration I could got the same content display on both my laptop and the monitor I plugged. However the resolution are both 1366x768, which is not enough for my full HD monitor. So I don't want fancy dual-display, I just want to fix the resolution on my monitor to become 1920x1080. How can I do it? What desktop environment are you using? With GNOME 3, System Settings → Displays And what you set is re-used next time you attach the monitor. (I have the x121e! It's a great laptop.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121107140454.GE32758@debian
[Fwd: Re: How to set display resolution manually?]
Sorry for bad reply. Here is a copy past of the message I have sent only to you by error, for the mailing list: And an interesting side effect of my method is that you can continue to *not* having any Xorg.conf, which is not that bad in my humble opinion. (I am really grateful to Debian or whoever made it to allow me to avoid using that file) == MESSAGE SENT == I think the easier way is to use the XrandR software: no need to restart X, and bash auto-completion make things just easier to make the line you want, or change things temporarily. To make it automatic, just put the line in ~/.xinitrc. I do not have such a file here, but if you need I can send you the version I have at home (which works perfectly). I guess something like that would works for you for dual screen: $xrandr --output LVDSI --mode 1366x768 --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080 --right-of LVDSI To only use the second screen, you can do that: $xrandr --output LVDSI --off --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080 --right-of LVDSI Of course, I assumed that your lenovo have same graphic outputs as my eeepc, which could be wrong. Hope it helps. Le Mer 7 novembre 2012 14:37, houkensjtu a écrit : Hi debianer! I installed debian-wheezy on my lenovo x121e laptop, and since it comes with a only 11.6 inch display, I plugged in a monitor through VGA port. Fortunately without any configuration I could got the same content display on both my laptop and the monitor I plugged. However the resolution are both 1366x768, which is not enough for my full HD monitor. So I don't want fancy dual-display, I just want to fix the resolution on my monitor to become 1920x1080. How can I do it? (I read several articles said about xorg.conf, and I re-write piece of my xorg.conf: Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Card0 MonitorMonitor0 SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes 1920x1080 EndSubSection EndSection Then I restart x by startx, what I got is a zoomed region which I guess is 1366x768 inside the monitor, and the left region is black.) Please help! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/6203f7b6-2b46-422e-a569-043bf29e8964@googlegroups .com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/7988e75fcb6177dfc1a2dd0d6fea3c39.squir...@www.sud-ouest.org
Re: How to set display resolution manually?
Basically I don't use any desktop system, instead I use the windows manager: ratpoison. So unfortunately I don't have those utilities come with gnome... Yeah x121e is great, especially for light-weight linux :) 2012年11月7日水曜日 23時10分03秒 UTC+9 Jon Dowland: On Wed, Nov 07, 2012 at 05:37:06AM -0800, houkensjtu wrote: I installed debian-wheezy on my lenovo x121e laptop, and since it comes with a only 11.6 inch display, I plugged in a monitor through VGA port. Fortunately without any configuration I could got the same content display on both my laptop and the monitor I plugged. However the resolution are both 1366x768, which is not enough for my full HD monitor. So I don't want fancy dual-display, I just want to fix the resolution on my monitor to become 1920x1080. How can I do it? What desktop environment are you using? With GNOME 3, System Settings → Displays And what you set is re-used next time you attach the monitor. (I have the x121e! It's a great laptop.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121107140454.GE32758@debian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/149d143f-ba74-4faf-90ac-f04f8c4ae...@googlegroups.com
Re: [Fwd: Re: How to set display resolution manually?]
Thanks for detailed reply! I tried out xrandr, it did the trick that I got 1920x1080 resolution. HOWEVER, I found still the problem: I can only got 1366x768 region usable on my monitor, which means, when I start out any application, for example konsole, chromium, whatever, they were displayed in a 1366x768 region and the rest region was black. Strange thing is, I can move my mouse cursor out of that region into the dark region... maybe I should read more articles on xrandr... Thx! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/539a4db3-c6ec-4285-b0ae-fe2c7d303...@googlegroups.com
Re: [Fwd: Re: How to set display resolution manually?]
Hum... strange. I am not using kde softwares, but I do not think they could be the problem. However, I know that i3 (my tiling window manager) have explicit dependency on libxcb-rand0 package that ratpoison does not have (just looking in aptitude dependencies). Maybe the window manager needs to be indicated by Xorg that things have changed, and i3 have this feature implemented? If this is this problem, I can see 3 ways to go: _ it depends on libxinerama1, maybe there is a tool like xrandr to manage configuration. Try to search this way? _ Another solution would be to ask them if there is a system to send to the wm explicit demands to refresh their Xorg status knowledge. _ And maybe you can ask them to support it, but I do not think they'll accept (I did some twm researches before choosing i3) since they may think that's a rodent dependency ;) But, the question is why do you have the xrandr software installed (I do not know which package do this) if nothing depends on it? Users which choose tiling window managers seems to often take care to have as less dependencies as possible (at least, it is what I have deducted after my discovery of most known twm). Speaking about that, I am surprised that you use a kde software (on my system, it would use more that 300Mo for just the konsole app. Funny to see that it have indirect but strong dependency on VLC) Also, I wonder which kind of manager is ratpoison? Is it hard to configure? Is it easy to use with softwares not made for intensive keyboard use? I am happy with i3, but I could give it a try, maybe it is even easier to use... Le Mer 7 novembre 2012 16:16, houkensjtu a écrit : Thanks for detailed reply! I tried out xrandr, it did the trick that I got 1920x1080 resolution. HOWEVER, I found still the problem: I can only got 1366x768 region usable on my monitor, which means, when I start out any application, for example konsole, chromium, whatever, they were displayed in a 1366x768 region and the rest region was black. Strange thing is, I can move my mouse cursor out of that region into the dark region... maybe I should read more articles on xrandr... Thx! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/539a4db3-c6ec-4285-b0ae-fe2c7d3034b8@googlegroups .com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1a3bdbd949b60bf8775a21089cbd2936.squir...@www.sud-ouest.org
Re: [Fwd: Re: How to set display resolution manually?]
Thanks so much for your continuous reply! What you said was a little bit complicated to me, and I will spend some time to try each solution. As for konsole, I also noticed its huge size. My reason is simple and maybe stupid...because I found it's not straight forward to configure font and font size in xterm. I read several articles on this topic, each offers different solution so I got lost. Which kind of terminal do u use, btw? Ratpoison is great. It has a emacs-like key binding system, also if you want, you can customize everything. I think i3 can also do most of the job but why not have a try. Also search for stumpwm, really powerful wm, which I think is the father of ratpoison... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/215858f9-c7e6-4d41-938f-fd2b665cc...@googlegroups.com
Re: [Fwd: Re: How to set display resolution manually?]
A quick result: I tried out change my wm from ratpoison to fluxbox. And it almost worked out. When I started up fluxbox, the tab bar is on the bottom of my screen now, left no black region. Still, when I started up application like konsole or chromium, it appears in 1366x768 resolution, but since now I am using fluxbox, I can drag the window to become full size... So your guess was accurate...I always hope myself could have such great ability...(Maybe just because i am just newbie:)) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/f654e016-3398-43ca-b474-f589f7b5d...@googlegroups.com
RE: Display Resolution (SOLVED)
Pardon the top-post, but there doesn't seem to a really relevant place to put this. In the end I downloaded the 3.5.1 kernel source code, and used make-kpkg to create a new kernel package. That has completely resolved my display issues, other than the dual monitor. I will pursue that issue separately. Thanks to all who took time to assist. Nelson To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Display Resolution Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 16:58:10 +0200 Nelson, it looks like your reply did not reach the list, possibly because it's over 100 kB in size. Please configure your mailer to send plain text _only_ to avoid that. On 2012-08-04 16:39 +0200, Nelson Green wrote: The nouveau version in squeeze does not support these cards, they should work in wheezy though. I will probably come in tomorrow to install Wheezy, and I will report back. Well, Wheezy is almost perfect. By that I mean I have the proper resolution and refresh rate, and my desktop looks great! The only thing I see is an occasional line of text that displays wrong. For instance, one of the icons on the desktop looks like someone took a marker and scribbled all over the icon label, but it went away as soon as I clicked on the icon. I have also seen something similar on a web page, where a couple of lines of text look like noise instead of text. Scrolling made that come back to normal. Yes, that's http://bugs.debian.org/666468. Upgrading xserver-xorg-video-nouveau to the version in unstable might help, but note that you then need a kernel from unstable as well or lose acceleration, see http://bugs.debian.org/bug=679557. This is still so much less of an annoyance that I will live with it if need be. I have included the contents of Xorg.0.log below. At least the Nouveau driver is seen, and loaded/used? Yes, it is. Now, I still only have one monitor displaying anything. The other remains in power-saver mode. Anyone got a suggestion for that, or should I start a new thread? You had best ask upstream about that. They use IRC as their main support and discussion medium, channel #nouveau on irc.freenode.net. The Nouveau Wiki at http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/ has some information about multicard setups as well, but it's down ATM. Cheers, Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/bay160-w35c6d5aac421ef2552309cad...@phx.gbl
Re: Display Resolution
Nelson, it looks like your reply did not reach the list, possibly because it's over 100 kB in size. Please configure your mailer to send plain text _only_ to avoid that. On 2012-08-04 16:39 +0200, Nelson Green wrote: The nouveau version in squeeze does not support these cards, they should work in wheezy though. I will probably come in tomorrow to install Wheezy, and I will report back. Well, Wheezy is almost perfect. By that I mean I have the proper resolution and refresh rate, and my desktop looks great! The only thing I see is an occasional line of text that displays wrong. For instance, one of the icons on the desktop looks like someone took a marker and scribbled all over the icon label, but it went away as soon as I clicked on the icon. I have also seen something similar on a web page, where a couple of lines of text look like noise instead of text. Scrolling made that come back to normal. Yes, that's http://bugs.debian.org/666468. Upgrading xserver-xorg-video-nouveau to the version in unstable might help, but note that you then need a kernel from unstable as well or lose acceleration, see http://bugs.debian.org/bug=679557. This is still so much less of an annoyance that I will live with it if need be. I have included the contents of Xorg.0.log below. At least the Nouveau driver is seen, and loaded/used? Yes, it is. Now, I still only have one monitor displaying anything. The other remains in power-saver mode. Anyone got a suggestion for that, or should I start a new thread? You had best ask upstream about that. They use IRC as their main support and discussion medium, channel #nouveau on irc.freenode.net. The Nouveau Wiki at http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/ has some information about multicard setups as well, but it's down ATM. Cheers, Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ehnmzou5@turtle.gmx.de
Re: Display Resolution
On Fri 03 Aug 2012 at 07:05:06 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Jo, 02 aug 12, 23:48:52, Brian wrote: Before he gets into that, it could be worth checking with dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video that the nouveau package is installed. Unless I'm mistaken, his Xorg.0.log indicates nouveau is already installed. You aren't. And it does. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120803084440.GF6660@desktop
RE: Display Resolution
The nouveau version in squeeze does not support these cards, they should work in wheezy though. I'm reluctant to suggest this, but you probably need the nvidia driver (package nvidia-glx in section non-free) to get full support for your cards. Let's hope that security is not Nelson's main concern then¹. Cheers, Sven ¹ http://lwn.net/Articles/509131/ Of course security is a concern. Otherwise I'd spend a lot of money on an insecure, propriety OS full of really cool baubles. : ) I think the output of dmesg is telling me my driver does not support the cards: nouveau :03:00.0: PCI INT A - GSI 24 (level, low) - IRQ 24 nouveau :03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 nouveau :03:00.0: Unsupported chipset 0x0c1c00a1 nouveau :03:00.0: PCI INT A disabled nouveau: probe of :03:00.0 failed with error -22 nouveau :04:00.0: enabling device (0002 - 0003) nouveau :04:00.0: PCI INT A - GSI 30 (level, low) - IRQ 30 nouveau :04:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 nouveau :04:00.0: Unsupported chipset 0x0c1c00a1 nouveau :04:00.0: PCI INT A disabled nouveau: probe of :04:00.0 failed with error -22 However, since this is a desktop system and not a production server, Wheezy is an option that I had already wondered about. In fact, I already had downloaded it before posting. Normally I exhaust all options before asking for help, but with my schedule this and next week I opted to see if there was an easy solution that I had just overlooked. I will probably come in tomorrow to install Wheezy, and I will report back. Thanks to everyone for the help so far! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/bay160-w25fa0b4da0f809e9f23092ad...@phx.gbl
Display Resolution
Hello list; First of all, this is a duplicate of a posting I made on the XFCE Desktop forum, with one update. I have not received a reply there, so I figured I'd give this list a shot, especially since this is probably not XFCE related. I am working with a clean install of Debian Squeeze, with the XFCE window manager task selected. My primary problem is my screen resolution, with a secondary problem of only having something displayed on the left monitor. I have a Dell Precision T5500, with dual monitors (sorry, I am unable to supply a model number for the monitors. If there is one, they managed to hide it quite effectively). The PC has dual video cards, but I am unsure just what they are. lspci gives me VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0df8 (rev a1) I can crack the case and physically look if that is needed. (UPDATE: The cards are both nVidia Quadro 600) I can live with one display, but I am going to go blind if I do not fix the resolution. I am unable to set the resolution to the optimal of 1920x1200@60Hz. The display setting insists on 1600x1200@0Hz. I am using a DVI cable for both monitors, with the cable to the primary monitor plugged into DVI Connector-1 on the monitor, and the cable for the secondary monitor plugged into DVI Connector-2 on the monitor. I have resolved similar issues in the past by using cvt and xrandr, but not this time: ~$ cvt 1920 1200 60 # 1920x1200 59.88 Hz (CVT 2.30MA) hsync: 74.56 kHz; pclk: 193.25 MHz Modeline 1920x1200_60.00 193.25 1920 2056 2256 2592 1200 1203 1209 1245 -hsync +vsync ~$ xrandr --newmode 1920x1200_60.00 193.25 1920 2056 2256 2592 1200 1203 1209 1245 -hsync +vsync xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default ~$ xrandr --addmode default 1920x1200_60.00 xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default ~$ xrandr --output default --mode 1920x1200_60.00 xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default xrandr: Configure crtc 0 failed I am unsure what either of the errors mean, nor how to proceed from here. Would anyone mind advising me as to what my next step should be? Thanks, Nelson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/bay160-w166d91b95d71b60dce39caad...@phx.gbl
Re: Display Resolution
On Jo, 02 aug 12, 15:38:45, Nelson Green wrote: I am unsure what either of the errors mean, nor how to proceed from here. Would anyone mind advising me as to what my next step should be? Please attach your full /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/X11/xorg.conf (if any). Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Display Resolution
On Jo, 02 aug 12, 16:54:41, Nelson Green wrote: Thanks for the reply. I can't believe I didn't think to look for a log file related to this. And no, there is no xorg.conf, just the Xorg.0.log file. It is quite large, but here it is. I see some interesting lines about the display in it. Am I missing a driver? For some reason your cards run with the vesa driver instead of nouveau. Maybe nouveau doesn't support your cards? I'm reluctant to suggest this, but you probably need the nvidia driver (package nvidia-glx in section non-free) to get full support for your cards. Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Display Resolution
On 2012-08-03 00:09 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Jo, 02 aug 12, 16:54:41, Nelson Green wrote: Thanks for the reply. I can't believe I didn't think to look for a log file related to this. And no, there is no xorg.conf, just the Xorg.0.log file. It is quite large, but here it is. I see some interesting lines about the display in it. Am I missing a driver? For some reason your cards run with the vesa driver instead of nouveau. Maybe nouveau doesn't support your cards? The nouveau version in squeeze does not support these cards, they should work in wheezy though. I'm reluctant to suggest this, but you probably need the nvidia driver (package nvidia-glx in section non-free) to get full support for your cards. Let's hope that security is not Nelson's main concern then¹. Cheers, Sven ¹ http://lwn.net/Articles/509131/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87wr1h2av2@turtle.gmx.de
Re: Display Resolution
On Fri 03 Aug 2012 at 01:09:03 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Jo, 02 aug 12, 16:54:41, Nelson Green wrote: Thanks for the reply. I can't believe I didn't think to look for a log file related to this. And no, there is no xorg.conf, just the Xorg.0.log file. It is quite large, but here it is. I see some interesting lines about the display in it. Am I missing a driver? For some reason your cards run with the vesa driver instead of nouveau. Maybe nouveau doesn't support your cards? I'm reluctant to suggest this, but you probably need the nvidia driver (package nvidia-glx in section non-free) to get full support for your cards. Before he gets into that, it could be worth checking with dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video that the nouveau package is installed. Also dmesg | grep nouveau will indicate whether the nouveau module is loaded. Could it be that a newer kernel is required for the Quado 600? http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/CodeNames/ As a matter of interest, the EDID information in the log gives the type of monitor used. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120802224852.GE6660@desktop
Re: Display Resolution
On Jo, 02 aug 12, 23:48:52, Brian wrote: Before he gets into that, it could be worth checking with dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video that the nouveau package is installed. Unless I'm mistaken, his Xorg.0.log indicates nouveau is already installed. Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Display Resolution-Frequency (Debian vs Windows)
Sanjaya Vitharana wrote: Hi All, Just trying to move my home desktop to Debian from Windows. As initial stage I'm trying with dual boot until I get used to Debian. But the problem is with gdm Display Properties. I can't get expected quality for 1024 x 768 resolution as my Windows did. For that resolution I get only 60/87 Hz in Drop Down List. I need Something higher than or equal to 75Hz for 1024 x 768 with clear cool screen. For 87 Hz with 1024 x 768 which I get after several tries also not satisfied me. It shows some horizontal lines when you see carefully to the screen. Also when scrolling on the browser window can see how letters draged on the screen. Also it is slightly deficult to see on the screen for long time as I feel. No Linux Driver for SiS 315_315E in there site. My Monitor is ViewSonic E50c (Frequency H: 30~54 kHz V: 50~160Hz). I Used apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-sis and tried dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Since I am new to the Debian I don't no what to do more. Can anyone help. Regards, Sanjaya Vitharana. Your problem is that your max Horizontal Sync Rate is 54kHz, this effectively limits your resolution to 1024x768, in order to achieve [EMAIL PROTECTED] your screen needs to be capable of 80 odd Khz. You may be able to get 1280x1024 with a headache inducing Refresh rate of 50Hz, Modeline [EMAIL PROTECTED] 90.89 1280 1312 1656 1688 1024 1045 1054 1076 Have a look at http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/faq/vga2rgb/calc.html http://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/SiS.html What I try to do to resold X issues is at the gdm login prompt press Ctrl + Alt + F2 switch to a different (non X) terminal, log in as root and type /etc/init.d/gdm stop (this will stop gdm and take you to terminal F1 so use Ctrl + Alt + F2 to return to you root session) edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf leave Driver sis but comment out the timing lines and let the driver detect them so. Section Monitor Identifier ViewSonic E50c Option DPMS # HorizSync 30-54 # VertRefresh 50-160 EndSection switch back to terminal 1, log in as your everyday user, and startx More and more the drivers will pickup and run with the correct timings otherwise as others have suggested look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log for clues. Good luck. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Display Resolution-Frequency (Debian vs Windows)
I suspect that your monitor doesn't actually have a horizontal sync of 30 to 54, it's just wrong on the web site. Why don't you run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg again, and this time instead of picking Advanced to specify the numbers directly, choose Medium and pick A monitor that can do 1024x768 at 75 Hz. I suppose this advice has the faint possibility that it will cause your monitor to melt, but I don't think so. Hi Tom, Selecting 1024 x 768 75 Hz choosing Medium will end up with 1024 x 768 60 Hz. Now Desktop-Preferences-Screen Resolution has only 60 Hz option in dropdown for 1024 x 768. Don't no what to do. Thanks, Sanjaya Vitharana
Re: Display Resolution-Frequency (Debian vs Windows)
On 3/24/08, Sanjaya Vitharana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Selecting 1024 x 768 75 Hz choosing Medium will end up with 1024 x 768 60 Hz. Now Desktop-Preferences-Screen Resolution has only 60 Hz option in dropdown for 1024 x 768. Blast it. Try installing gvidm, too. Try using the vesa driver, instead of the SiS driver. Try [EMAIL PROTECTED] too. Beyond that, I'm sorry, but I don't think that I'll think up anything. Weird problem. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Display Resolution-Frequency (Debian vs Windows)
On 3/22/08, Sanjaya Vitharana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is not accurate. Your display's vertical refresh is 50-120 Hz, not 50-160. Thanks, I found the correct one as. http://www.viewsonic.com/support/desktopdisplays/crtmonitors/e2series/e50c/index.htm I have tried with dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg using vertical refresh rate as 50-120 Hz. But results are same as previous. Find the attached new xorg.conf and logfiles. I suspect that your monitor doesn't actually have a horizontal sync of 30 to 54, it's just wrong on the web site. Why don't you run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg again, and this time instead of picking Advanced to specify the numbers directly, choose Medium and pick A monitor that can do 1024x768 at 75 Hz. I suppose this advice has the faint possibility that it will cause your monitor to melt, but I don't think so. Sorry for any confusion, I meant to reply to the list earlier, not just Mr. Vitharana. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Display Resolution-Frequency (Debian vs Windows)
On 3/21/08, Sanjaya Vitharana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just trying to move my home desktop to Debian from Windows. As initial stage I'm trying with dual boot until I get used to Debian. But the problem is with gdm Display Properties. I can't get expected quality for 1024 x 768 resolution as my Windows did. For that resolution I get only 60/87 Hz in Drop Down List. I need Something higher than or equal to 75Hz for 1024 x 768 with clear cool screen. For 87 Hz with 1024 x 768 which I get after several tries also not satisfied me. It shows some horizontal lines when you see carefully to the screen. It's interlaced, which means that it only shows every other line per cycle. This explains the lines you see when you look carefully, and also the low quality. Also when scrolling on the browser window can see how letters draged on the screen. Also it is slightly deficult to see on the screen for long time as I feel. Yeah, that's interlace for you. No Linux Driver for SiS 315_315E in there site. My Monitor is ViewSonic E50c (Frequency H: 30~54 kHz V: 50~160Hz). I Used apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-sis and tried dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Since I am new to the Debian I don't no what to do more. Can anyone help. You're doing great. Are you sure you restarted X after modifying /etc/X11/xorg.conf? /etc/init.d/gdm restart will do it I think. I thought that this was worth checking because your attachments show that you have two xorg.conf files, and you might not know that you have to restart X entirely, not just log out and in again. (I think--I'll have to double-check.) Your first xorg.conf has low settings that would give you the poor quality you are talking about, so I wanted to make sure you were using the second xorg.conf. In any case, you're on the right track. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Display Resolution-Frequency (Debian vs Windows)
You're doing great. Thanks Are you sure you restarted X after modifying /etc/X11/xorg.conf? No I don't restart the X. Even I didn't know that could be done after changing xorg.conf without restarting the PC. (X server must be restarted entirely after reboot) What I did is, just restarted the mechine using gdm menu it takes me to the command line after reboot. ( Because I change the defeult runlevel to 3 in inittab rename /etc/rc3.d/S21gdm to /etc/rc3.d/s21gdm) Then I logged as root and execute gdm in command prompt. Then I logged to the mechine using my user account (since it don't give me to log as a root) After reading this mail I tried to start the X using startx (instead of gdm) it directly loged me as a root. But same effect, it only shows me 60/87 Hz for 1024 x 768 and previous problems are there. /etc/init.d/gdm restart will do it I think. I thought that this was worth checking because your attachments show that you have two xorg.conf files, and you might not know that you have to restart X entirely, not just log out and in again. (I think--I'll have to double-check.) Your first xorg.conf has low settings that would give you the poor quality you are talking about, so I wanted to make sure you were using the second xorg.conf. Yes now I am using the second xorg.conf. i.e the one under the hedding **xorg.conf**current one** in my previous mail. It has created by dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg In any case, you're on the right track. Thanks again. Otherwise I don't no what to do. Regards, Sanjaya Vitharana
Re: Display Resolution-Frequency (Debian vs Windows)
On Friday 21 March 2008 07:00:33 am Sanjaya Vitharana wrote: You're doing great. Thanks Are you sure you restarted X after modifying /etc/X11/xorg.conf? No I don't restart the X. Even I didn't know that could be done after changing xorg.conf without restarting the PC. (X server must be restarted entirely after reboot) The only thing you need to reboot for are kernel-related (like kernel panics or kernel upgrades). What I did is, just restarted the mechine using gdm menu it takes me to the command line after reboot. ( Because I change the defeult runlevel to 3 in inittab rename /etc/rc3.d/S21gdm to /etc/rc3.d/s21gdm) If you don't want GDM to start automatically, rename it to K21gdm (it'll stop gdm automatically switching to that runlevel in the future as well). Then I logged as root and execute gdm in command prompt. Then I logged to the mechine using my user account (since it don't give me to log as a root) Log in as root and try /etc/init.d/gdm start. -- Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: Display Resolution-Frequency (Debian vs Windows)
On 3/21/08, Sanjaya Vitharana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After reading this mail I tried to start the X using startx (instead of gdm) it directly loged me as a root. But same effect, it only shows me 60/87 Hz for 1024 x 768 and previous problems are there. Yeah, startx is better for testing. Yes now I am using the second xorg.conf. i.e the one under the hedding **xorg.conf**current one** in my previous mail. It has created by dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Okay. What we should check next is /var/log/Xorg.0.log . This will show, somewhere inside it, what frequencies it expects from your display. Can you e-mail it to me off-list? Or find a Web site that will let you copy and paste files? Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: command to obtain current display resolution
Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: Rick Dooling wrote: Hello, all, I'm running Etch and an nvidia card. I get some info about my display settings by running nvidia-settings. Is there a simple command from a bash prompt that will tell me what resolution my display is currently running at? xwininfo -root Till now I have been doing $import -window root tempfile.png $file tempfile.png tempfile.png: PNG image data, 1440 x 900, 16-bit/color RGB, non-interlaced which shows that this computer is configured at 1440 x 900. 1440 is the pixel number in the horizontal direction, 900 is the pixel number in the vertical direction. But Raj Kiran's solution is much more succinct. thanks raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: command to obtain current display resolution
On Feb 11, 7:20 pm, Raj Kiran Grandhi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: xwininfo -root xrandr Perfect! Thank you both. RD -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: command to obtain current display resolution
On 2008-02-11 20:08:37 -0500, Ralph Katz wrote: $ xrandr also shows what's available. man xrandr. But it needs the RANDR extension. I'm not sure it is always available (e.g. in VNC). I suggest xdpyinfo. -- Vincent Lefèvre [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Web: http://www.vinc17.org/ 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: http://www.vinc17.org/blog/ Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: command to obtain current display resolution
Rick Dooling wrote: Hello, all, I'm running Etch and an nvidia card. I get some info about my display settings by running nvidia-settings. Is there a simple command from a bash prompt that will tell me what resolution my display is currently running at? xwininfo -root Thanks for the help, RD -- Raj Kiran Grandhi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
command to obtain current display resolution
Hello, all, I'm running Etch and an nvidia card. I get some info about my display settings by running nvidia-settings. Is there a simple command from a bash prompt that will tell me what resolution my display is currently running at? Thanks for the help, RD -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: command to obtain current display resolution
On 02/11/2008 07:30 PM, Rick Dooling wrote: Hello, all, I'm running Etch and an nvidia card. I get some info about my display settings by running nvidia-settings. Is there a simple command from a bash prompt that will tell me what resolution my display is currently running at? Thanks for the help, RD $ xrandr also shows what's available. man xrandr. Regards, Ralph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: enable 1024 x 768 display resolution?.
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 13:10 -0700, Sergio Basurto Juarez wrote: Default User [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! Is there an easy way to add display resolution 1024 x 768 to the selectable choices from the screen resolution gui in Gnome? When installing, I chose 800 x 600 as the maximum and default resolution. This causes problems with some programs such as k3b and kstars, which expect 1024 x 768 display resolution to use some of their configuration screens. At 800 x 600, the bottom of said screen is not displayed, including buttons like save/apply/cancel. Fun! I suppose I could row through base-config to try to add it there, but I I'd hate to trash something else in the process. I am using Debian stable, Gnome desktop. Hello, There are two ways: # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and choose your resolution when it ask for or under /etc/X11/ edit XF86Config-4 to support the resolution. I hope this help. Regards -- Sergio Basurto J. If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. (Isaac Newton) -- __ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Thanks for the help! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
enable 1024 x 768 display resolution?.
Hello! Is there an easy way to add display resolution 1024 x 768 to the selectable choices from the screen resolution gui in Gnome? When installing, I chose 800 x 600 as the maximum and default resolution. This causes problems with some programs such as k3b and kstars, which expect 1024 x 768 display resolution to use some of their configuration screens. At 800 x 600, the bottom of said screen is not displayed, including buttons like save/apply/cancel. Fun! I suppose I could row through base-config to try to add it there, but I I'd hate to trash something else in the process. I am using Debian stable, Gnome desktop. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: enable 1024 x 768 display resolution?.
Default User wrote: Hello! Is there an easy way to add display resolution 1024 x 768 to the selectable choices from the screen resolution gui in Gnome? When installing, I chose 800 x 600 as the maximum and default resolution. This causes problems with some programs such as k3b and kstars, which expect 1024 x 768 display resolution to use some of their configuration screens. At 800 x 600, the bottom of said screen is not displayed, including buttons like save/apply/cancel. Fun! I suppose I could row through base-config to try to add it there, but I I'd hate to trash something else in the process. I am using Debian stable, Gnome desktop. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 should do what you want providing you have not edited the configuration file by hand. If you have follow the directions at the top of the configuration file to reset the md5sum. HTH Wackojacko -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: enable 1024 x 768 display resolution?.
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 19:54 +0100, Wackojacko wrote: Default User wrote: Hello! Is there an easy way to add display resolution 1024 x 768 to the selectable choices from the screen resolution gui in Gnome? When installing, I chose 800 x 600 as the maximum and default resolution. This causes problems with some programs such as k3b and kstars, which expect 1024 x 768 display resolution to use some of their configuration screens. At 800 x 600, the bottom of said screen is not displayed, including buttons like save/apply/cancel. Fun! I suppose I could row through base-config to try to add it there, but I I'd hate to trash something else in the process. I am using Debian stable, Gnome desktop. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 should do what you want providing you have not edited the configuration file by hand. If you have follow the directions at the top of the configuration file to reset the md5sum. HTH Wackojacko That worked fine. Thank You! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: enable 1024 x 768 display resolution?.
Default User [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! Is there an easy way to add display resolution 1024 x 768 to theselectable choices from the screen resolution gui in Gnome? When installing, I chose 800 x 600 as the maximum and defaultresolution. This causes problems with some programs such as k3b andkstars, which expect 1024 x 768 display resolution to use some of theirconfiguration screens. At 800 x 600, the bottom of said screen is notdisplayed, including buttons like save/apply/cancel. Fun! I suppose I could row through base-config to try to add it there, but II'd hate to trash something else in the process. I am using Debian stable, Gnome desktop. Hello,There are two ways:# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and choose your resolution when it ask foror under /etc/X11/edit XF86Config-4to support the resolution. I hope this help.Regards-- Sergio Basurto J.If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. (Isaac Newton)-- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
Re: display resolution
On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 11:16:41PM +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote: On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 01:50:06PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From another OS I know that a system here will display at 1024 x 768 x 16. startx alone appears to produce a resolution of 640 x 480. The man page tells me how to specify the color depth. Can the 1024 x 768 resolution also be specified? How? Use the videogen to generate Modelines for XFree86 servers. Put the approppriate line in your XF86Config-4 file, in the Section Monitor . Hi, Try adding to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Section Screen [..] SubSection Display Depth 16 Modes 800x600 640x480 EndSubSection the resolution you want explicitly e.g for 1024x768 @16 edit the above Modes line to Modes 1024x768 800x600 640x480 Adjust for other depths as needed. -- Chris. == -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
display resolution
Hello Paul, Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:16:41 +0200 Use the videogen ... Thanks for telling me about videogen. I spent an hour or so with it. The man page lists only a few parameters for the .videogen configuration file. All others are only command line parameters. That is a little awkward. I am not sure of the oscillator frequency. There is a metal device on the card, engraved with the number 14.318. That is the oscillator at 14.318 MHz? No guesses at the vertical and horizontal frequencies. Without the scan frequencies, videogen probably can not work. This morning I made a boot diskette for Aos (see http://bluebottle.ethz.ch/ ). The Aos boot manager lists all available VESA modes. 24 bit color is not allowed for any resolution. 1024x768x16 is available and 800x600x32 is available. So I edited XF86Config-4 to provide only the 800x600 resolutions and only at 16 and 32 bit color. Now the display is good! This arrangement appears unsatisfactory in the sense that configurations for the X server and for the X client should be distinct. The server should be able to offer configurations which do not work for a specific client. Conversely, there should be a configuration file or command pararmeters to specify the preferred resolution, color depth and scan rate for a particular client device. I have yet to find how X client parameters are specified. Thanks for your help. videogen helped me to focus. Regards, ... Peter E. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: display resolution
On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 12:03:09PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The man page lists only a few parameters for the .videogen configuration file. All others are only command line parameters. That is a little awkward. My .vodeogen configuration file is: mode 800x600# process several modes at a time nvidia=off max_dotclk=65 max_hfreq=54; max_vfreq=120# more parameters per line possible desired_vfreq=85 I red the Maximum dot rate (max_dotclk) value forth manual of the Philips 104B monitor: 65 MHz. I am not sure of the oscillator frequency. There is a metal device on the card, engraved with the number 14.318. That is the oscillator at 14.318 MHz? No guesses at the vertical and horizontal frequencies. Without the scan frequencies, videogen probably can not work. You should try to find these values on the Internet, say eg. for my monitor I wrote the following in the Google: Philips 104B monitor technical specs. This provide to me some of the wanted informations. :-( Or try the http://www.monitorworld.com site. -- Regards, Paul --- Debian Junior Project :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
display resolution
From another OS I know that a system here will display at 1024 x 768 x 16. startx alone appears to produce a resolution of 640 x 480. The man page tells me how to specify the color depth. Can the 1024 x 768 resolution also be specified? How? Thanks, Peter Easthope shark at gulfnet dot sd64.bc.ca Desktops.OpenDoc http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: display resolution
On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 01:50:06PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From another OS I know that a system here will display at 1024 x 768 x 16. startx alone appears to produce a resolution of 640 x 480. The man page tells me how to specify the color depth. Can the 1024 x 768 resolution also be specified? How? Use the videogen to generate Modelines for XFree86 servers. Put the approppriate line in your XF86Config-4 file, in the Section Monitor . -- Regards, Paul --- Debian Junior Project :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Display/resolution problems
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.
Re: Display/resolution problems
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]
Re: Display/resolution problems
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]
Re: Display/resolution problems
Got it working after the reinstall and amazing how easy it was! just had to add the 1024x768 BEFORE the other two options. I had tried a similar approach but put it after the otehr two...lesson learned! thanks for the help everyone! On 6/1/05, Trevor Pankonien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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]
Re: Display/resolution problems
Indeed. As says 'man XF86Config-4' says, The first valid mode in this list will be the default display mode for startup. Personally, with laptops, I give it no choice- just the native rez, since anything else looks crappy / is a waste. According to Trevor Pankonien, Got it working after the reinstall and amazing how easy it was! just had to add the 1024x768 BEFORE the other two options. I had tried a similar approach but put it after the otehr two...lesson learned! thanks for the help everyone! On 6/1/05, Trevor Pankonien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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] -- -- Tony Godshall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(newbie) how can I change the display resolution???
Hi! Can anybody help me how to change my display resolution? Right now I just have 640*480 with (I think) 16bpp, but I would like to have 1024*768 with at least 16bpp. Is it right that I just have to change something in the etc/XF86Conf ? I didn't change the values so far, because I don't want something to damage. I'm using a Diamond Viper 330 with 4MB RAM and a Fujitsu 17 Monitor (Type TE767B) with a sync range of 100-240 (hor) and 50-60 (vert) (at least that's printed on it's label). Thanks in advance for any help! Chris (Germany) (And here is my etc/XF86Conf:) Section Files RgbPath/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscal ed,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ 100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/f onts/URW,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts /misc,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi EndSection Section ServerFlags EndSection Section Keyboard ProtocolStandard AutoRepeat 500 30 LeftAlt Meta RightAltMeta ScrollLock Compose RightCtlControl XkbKeycodes xfree86 XkbTypesdefault XkbCompat default XkbSymbols us(pc101) XkbGeometry pc XkbRulesxfree86 XkbModelpc101 XkbLayout de EndSection Section Pointer ProtocolPS/2 Device /dev/mouse BaudRate1200 Emulate3Timeout 50 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Primary Monitor VendorName Fujitsu ModelName TE767B HorizSync 50-60 VertRefresh 100-240 Modeline 640x48045.80 640 672 768 852 480 488 494 522 -hsync -vsync EndSection Section Device Identifier Primary Card VendorName Unknown BoardName Unknown EndSection Section Screen Driver Accel Device Primary Card Monitor Primary Monitor DefaultColorDepth 16 BlankTime 0 SuspendTime 0 OffTime 0 SubSection Display Depth8 Modes640x480 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth15 Modes640x480 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth16 Modes640x480 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth24 Modes640x480 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth32 Modes640x480 EndSubSection EndSection Section Screen Driver SVGA Device Primary Card Monitor Primary Monitor DefaultColorDepth 16 BlankTime 0 SuspendTime 0 OffTime 0 SubSection Display Depth8 Modes640x480 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth15 Modes640x480 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth16 Modes640x480 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth24 Modes640x480 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth32 Modes640x480 EndSubSection EndSection Section Screen Driver VGA16 Device Primary Card Monitor Primary Monitor BlankTime 0 SuspendTime 0 OffTime 0 SubSection Display Depth4 Modes640x480 EndSubSection EndSection Section Screen Driver VGA2 Device Primary Card Monitor Primary Monitor BlankTime 0 SuspendTime 0 OffTime 0 SubSection Display Depth1 Modes640x480 EndSubSection EndSection
Re: (newbie) how can I change the display resolution???
Can anybody help me how to change my display resolution? Right now I just have 640*480 with (I think) 16bpp, but I would like to have 1024*768 with at least 16bpp. 1) make a backup copy of XF86Config, just in case; 2) install (if you didn't yet) xserver-svga, and make it your default x server when the installation script ask you if you want to; 3) start playing with XF86Setup; your card appears in the supported card list; read carefully the XF86Setup messages! they were very useful to me! if you completely screw up the system, put back on your backupped XF86Config, uninstall xserver-svga and restart. a very useful thing when you don't know exactly what's going on is # X 21 X.log you should see a dot-textured screen with the x mouse cursor. press ctrl-alt-backspace to terminate the X server, and read the messages in X.log this has been very helpful to me, but i never read it anywhere! maybe it could be helpful in some HOWTO. have fun. pietro.
Re: (newbie) how can I change the display resolution???
On Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 01:59:09PM +0100, c-3 wrote: Hi! Can anybody help me how to change my display resolution? Right now I just have 640*480 with (I think) 16bpp, but I would like to have 1024*768 with at least 16bpp. Is it right that I just have to change something in the etc/XF86Conf ? I didn't change the values so far, because I don't want something to damage. I'm using a Diamond Viper 330 with 4MB RAM and a Fujitsu 17 Monitor (Type TE767B) with a sync range of 100-240 (hor) and 50-60 (vert) (at least that's printed on it's label). Run XF86Setup (graphical version) or xf86config (non graphical). These set up your XF86Config file. You can rename your old file so it won't be overwritten and you can fall back on it if something goes wrong when you create the new file. kent -- In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Carl Sagan
Re: (newbie) how can I change the display resolution???
Pietro Cagnoni wrote: 1) make a backup copy of XF86Config, just in case; This can be a riskier step than it sounds - let me share a tale of an obscure gotcha. It goes like this: 1) gather a collection of interesting XF86-related files to study 2) put them in a directory called ~/XF86Config 3) come up with a new idea you want to try out 4) cautiously stash a copy of /etc/X11/XF86Config as XF86Config.bak 5) even more cautiously decide to restart X before editing anything 6) run sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart 7) boggle as X dies with unedifying errors Turns out, the reason it was dying was that it was choking on an invalid XF86Config. No, not the pristine /etc/X11 copy - *first* it checks ~/, and since I didn't say sudo -H, it was trying to use the directory /home/jbr/XF86Config as its configfile! I don't know if passing that on will save anyone from an unnecessary panic, but at least people here might find it funny. -- Justin B Rye - writing from but not for Datacash Ltd
Re: (newbie) how can I change the display resolution???
--- Pietro Cagnoni [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2) install (if you didn't yet) xserver-svga, and make it your default x server when the installation script ask you if you want to; Hello, sorry to interject here, but I am curious, I have a diamond stealth card and I have only the s3 server installed. So, if I wanted to change from 640x480 (which I have) should I also install the svga server and make it the default, or shouldn't I just stay with the server that was made for my vidoe card? thanks xucaen __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: (newbie) how can I change the display resolution???
On Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 03:28:31PM -0800, Xucaen wrote: --- Pietro Cagnoni [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2) install (if you didn't yet) xserver-svga, and make it your default x server when the installation script ask you if you want to; Hello, sorry to interject here, but I am curious, I have a diamond stealth card and I have only the s3 server installed. So, if I wanted to change from 640x480 (which I have) should I also install the svga server and make it the default, or shouldn't I just stay with the server that was made for my vidoe card? You should start a new string when you have a different topic. If the S3 server is the server your card uses then use that. You don't change servers to change your screen size. You change the file /etc/XF86Config to do that. You can use /usr/bin/X11/XF86Setup (graphical) or /usr/bin/X11/xf86config (text) in order to do so. Before you do that though hit ctrl-alt-+ (the + on the number pad). This allows you to switch screen sizes if you have more than one designated in /etc/XF86Config. If you don't then you need to edit that file. Another way to tell is if you have mode lines with several sizes like - Modes1280x1024 1152x864 1024x768 You will be able to circulate through them. If you have this then you could just move the size you want to the front of the line and it will be the default size loaded. If there is just 640x480 all the way down the file you will need to reconfigure. hth, kent -- I'd really love to wana help you Flanders but... Homer Simpson
