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Hi, I am using Debian 2.6.18-6-686. It was installed with all default settings. I use a 1440X900 wide screen monitor but Linux sets the screen resolution to 1280X1024 which makes ...
  1. 12-08-2008 #1
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    Question How to change my screen resolution?

    Hi,
    I am using Debian 2.6.18-6-686. It was installed with all default settings. I use a 1440X900 wide screen monitor but Linux sets the screen resolution to 1280X1024 which makes my screen look stretched. I would like to use a widescreen resolution like 1440X900 or atleast 1280X800. I used cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf and found this here

    Identifier "Default Screen"
    Device "Generic Video Card"
    Monitor "L196W"
    DefaultDepth 24


    Any idea what I should do?
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  2. 12-09-2008 #2
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    Try:

    dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

    It should ask for resolutions at some point. If not, use the code below and try again:

    Code:
    Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "L196W"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1440X900" "1280X800"
EndSubSection
EndSection
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    Which Graphics Card do you have?
    Execute this
    Code:
    su -
lspci | grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    Post output here.
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    Devils Casper,

    Thanks for the reply. I tried your commands and this is what I get

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    rcws-227:/home/visuthan# lspci | grep -i vga
    00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Unknown device 29c2 (rev 10)
    rcws-227:/home/visuthan# grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf
                Driver          "kbd"
                Driver          "mouse"
                Driver          "vesa" 
    Looks like I don't have driver huh..? I also tried what Werner said but that didn't help. Actualy X didn't start at all after that.

    What do you think I should do now?
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    Remove the section I told you to put in /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

    Code:
    SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1440X900" "1280X800"
EndSubSection
EndSection
    This will put it back to the default and X will work.

    Could you tell me the model of you're computer. Laptop, desktop and model number. As many details as you can. As a last resort you could always download debian lenny (testing) which has more up to date packages and a newer kernel.
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    Linux is using vesa driver instead of intel.
    Try Driver "i810" instead of "vesa" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
    Press Alt+F2 and type this
    Code:
    gksu gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    Replace "vesa" with "i810". Reboot machine.
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