Is there a way I can tell, other than by staring at the monitor and sort of "feeling," at what resolution my video is running? I created/edited an XF86Config-4 that's supposed to compel the display to run at 1280x1024 resolution, but I could swear it's at 1024x768 or maybe even 800x600. This is a 17" LCD that really needs a fine resolution. This is a Debian Sid system btw, with an onboard Trident Cyberblade video output (shared mem).
Relatedly, though I tried entering in the exact h/v sync values given by the monitor's manufacturer (63.98h, 60.02v for 1280x1024) and though I specified the 1280x1024 resolution when I set up X, I could not get a display from it. X would abort (no screens found error) and leave me back at the command prompt. I suppose to really trouble shoot this I'll need to be more precise about the error messages and maybe give /var/log output. But for now I'd just like to ask generally what the problem could be. Is the Trident xserver I'm using incapable of generating these h/v frequencies or something? I finally managed to get a display - though one I'm not very thrilled about - by increasing h/v values to a range that includes values for 1024x768 as well (60-63.98h, 60-75v). Thanks for input on this. James - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
