On Tue, 2010-08-24 at 22:06 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Tue, 2010-08-24 at 21:58 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Tue, 2010-08-24 at 15:39 -0400, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote: > > > I'm a multi-boot/multi-desktop user. I've always got at least three linux > > > ditros installed on which I try to get both e16 & e17 as well as xfce and > > > occasionaly kde desktops installed. Though I'm not likely to install one > > > that cant't be had via the distro's package management system. > > > > > > My PC has an integrated nvidia card which doesn't respond well to the open > > > source drivers. So I use a proprietary one. > > > > > > I'm also a dedicated startx user who can't stand gui login screens. I boot > > > to a virtual console (such as traditionally found at runlevel 3) And > > > when/if > > > I'm ready to use a gui, I copy the appropriate file to ~/.xinitrc... > > > Since I > > > don't do well with fine print I tend to use vga=normal so that my console > > > screens are easy to deal with. This results in a default xserver screen > > > mode of 1280x1024, which with kde, xfce and e17 I can set to the 1024x786 > > > that works out well for my eyes. > > > > > > However if e16 has a screen resolution tool, I can't find it. I think the > > > traditional way to overide the default screen resolution was to edit the > > > mode line(s) in the xorg.conf... I'm no expert at configuring an xorg.conf > > > however. But if I found a line in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf like this: > > > > > > Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" > > > "480x360" "320x240" > > > > > > I'd try changing it to this: > > > > > > Modes "1024x768" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" > > > "480x360" "320x240" > > > > > > Unfortunately of all my installed linux only PCLinuxOS has any such mode > > > lines in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf... And PCLinuxOS doesn't have e16 in their > > > repo. The xorg.conf found in my Arch and Xubuntu installations don't seem > > > to use such lines, And my OpenSuSE 11.3 doesn't have an > > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf, > > > but appears to use a system of /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/*.conf files instead. > > > None of which currently contain any mode lines like the above. > > > > > > Could sombody tell me how I can get e16 to use a screen resolution of > > > 1024x768 instead of 1280x1024???? > > > > > > I suppose I could try adding the mode line to the current screen sections > > > of Arch's and Xubuntu's xorg.conf, right after the depth line of each > > > 'Subsection "Display"' within it. Maybe that would work but I haven't a > > > clue > > > what to do for the OpenSuSE one that doesn't seem to use an xorg.conf. I > > > mean it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d screen.conf only says: > > > > > > Section "Screen" > > > > > > Identifier "Default Screen" > > > > > > > > > > > > Device "Default Device" > > > > > > > > > > > > ## Doesn't help for radeon/radeonhd drivers; use magic in > > > > > > ## 50-device.conf instead > > > > > > Monitor "Default Monitor" > > > > > > > > > > > > EndSection > > > > > > So if the above concept of inserting mode lines in the xorg.conf > > > files works, Where would I put the mode line for the OpenSuSE's > > > xorg.conf.d set up? Or is there a different method I should know about??? > > > > > > Hahaha :D > > > > I still run openSUSE 11.2 and used sax to give me the needed xorg.conf > > lines for my Ubuntu installs, that came with this new, annoying > > configurations. > > > > Just 2 cents, to keep it easy, install a small Suse 11.2 or earlier > > openSUSE, run sax and add the result to your other Linux, with some > > tweaking, you can't copy it, but you'll be able to merge it manually. > > > > AFAIK there are no xorg.conf online calculators able to give the needed > > information. > > > > Phew, good to know, that I should keep my xorg.conf's, resp. to keep > > openSUSE 11.2 :D. > > > > I hate this new Linux X style that makes Linux for this thing more > > annoying than even Windows is. I'm a tube monitor user, because I prefer > > it to displays, when doing artwork and there are additional issues, if > > you need to set up the frequencies for an old tube monitor, that still > > has got a better quality regarding to colours. > > > > Bad, that Linux goes this new way, for the X configuration. > > > > GDM, KDM and frame based desktops, e.g. ION, sometimes need a good > > xorg.conf, whereas DEs like KDE and GNOME sometimes are able to do > > individual settings, anyway, very often with bad limitations. > > > > I wonder if those Linux coders do really work with their distros. > > > > So, it's not an E issue, but a modern distribution issue. > > > > Again, Suse 11.2 might help you, to fix your other Linux. > > > > - Ralf > > PS: In addition this might help you to fix your configurations, but note > that I didn't take care of ION and E ... > > spinymouse1...@suse11-2:~> cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf > # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig > # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeis...@builder58) Fri Mar 12 > 02:12:40 PST 2010 > > # /.../ > # SaX generated X11 config file > # Created on: 2009-12-17T15:07:50+0100. > # > # Version: 8.1 > # Contact: Marcus Schaefer <[email protected]>, 2005 > # Contact: SaX-User list > <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users> > # > # Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1) > # PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! > # > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Layout[all]" > Screen "Screen[0]" 0 0 > InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" > InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" > Option "Clone" "off" > Option "Xinerama" "off" > EndSection > > Section "Files" > InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata" > InputDevices "/dev/input/mice" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/URW" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/PEX" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xtest" > FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts" > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "dbe" > Load "extmod" > Load "glx" > EndSection > > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on" > Option "ZapWarning" "on" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > > # Driver "kbd" will be disabled unless 'Option "AutoAddDevices" > "off"' > # is set in "ServerFlags" section. > Identifier "Keyboard[0]" > Driver "kbd" > Option "Protocol" "Standard" > Option "XkbLayout" "de" > Option "XkbModel" "microsoftpro" > Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > > # Driver "mouse" will be disabled unless 'Option "AutoAddDevices" > "off"' > # is set in "ServerFlags" section. > Identifier "Mouse[1]" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Buttons" "5" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Name" "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" > Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" > Option "Vendor" "Sysp" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Section "Modes" > Identifier "Modes[0]" > ModeLine "1152x864" 128.42 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 910 > ModeLine "1024x768" 100.19 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 809 > ModeLine "1024x768" 88.50 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 804 > ModeLine "1024x768" 76.16 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 800 > ModeLine "1024x768" 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795 > ModeLine "1024x600" 77.36 1024 1080 1192 1360 600 601 604 632 > ModeLine "1024x600" 67.63 1024 1080 1184 1344 600 601 604 629 > ModeLine "1024x600" 58.10 1024 1072 1176 1328 600 601 604 625 > ModeLine "1024x600" 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622 > ModeLine "800x600" 60.07 800 840 928 1056 600 601 604 632 > ModeLine "800x600" 53.14 800 840 928 1056 600 601 604 629 > ModeLine "800x600" 45.50 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 625 > ModeLine "800x600" 38.22 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 622 > ModeLine "768x576" 55.94 768 816 896 1024 576 577 580 607 > ModeLine "768x576" 48.71 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 604 > ModeLine "768x576" 41.66 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 600 > ModeLine "768x576" 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597 > ModeLine "640x480" 37.89 640 672 736 832 480 481 484 506 > ModeLine "640x480" 33.48 640 672 736 832 480 481 484 503 > ModeLine "640x480" 28.56 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 500 > ModeLine "640x480" 23.86 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497 > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor[0]" > VendorName "MEDION" > ModelName "MD1998LM" > UseModes "Modes[0]" > DisplaySize 305 230 > HorizSync 29.0 - 98.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0 > Option "DPMS" > Option "PreferredMode" "1152x864" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > > #BoardName "Radeon X1200" > #Driver "radeonhd" > Identifier "Device[0]" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVidia" > BoardName "GeForce 7300 SE" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen[0]" > Device "Device[0]" > Monitor "Monitor[0]" > DefaultDepth 24 > Option "DRI" > Option "monitor-VGA_1" "Monitor[0]" > #VendorName "ATI" > SubSection "Display" > Virtual 3840 1200 > Depth 15 > Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" > "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Virtual 3840 1200 > Depth 16 > Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" > "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Virtual 3840 1200 > Depth 24 > Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" > "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Virtual 3840 1200 > Depth 8 > Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" > "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > spinymouse1...@suse11-2:~> cat /media/studio3.3/etc/X11/xorg.conf > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Layout0" > Screen 0 "Screen0" > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse0" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "auto" > Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard0" > Driver "kbd" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > DisplaySize 305 230 > HorizSync 29-98 > Identifier "Monitor0" > Modelname "Plug 'n' Play" > Vendorname "Plug 'n' Play" > VertRefresh 50-120 > modeline "1152x864" 128.42 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 910 > Gamma 1.0 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Device0" > #Driver "nv" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Device0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1152x864" > #Virtual 3840 1200 > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "dbe" > Load "extmod" > Load "glx" > EndSection > spinymouse1...@suse11-2:~>
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