Newbe -- Screen Resolution of Base System Install

[MarcSugrue]

I'm a newbe to Debian & Linux but i am trying to get a base system installed on a small touchscreen computer without the Gnome environment. I am using Debian 5 but the resolution of the screen has not configured correctly with the command line screen appearing offset to the right. I need some guidance of how to correct this if someone would be so kind. I am a true newbe and am learning as i progress so patience would be appreciated.

Marc

[rokytnji]

What is the resolution on your small touchscreen computer and what is the setting for vga in /boot/grub/menu.lst?

For a tool to set screen resolution in debian and if you have a working internet connection and can get to a root prompt you can

apt-get install grandr

[rokytnji]

Forgot also. At boot screen you can type in

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

And reconfigure your resolution that way also.

[MarcSugrue]

In /boot/grub/menu.lst? the only reference to VGA is the line
##e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5

I have a web connection and installed grandr but don't know what to do with it so tried dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg which run but seem to be more focused on the keyboard settings than the screen. Am i missing anything?

[coopstah13]

what is your graphics driver? You need to install proprietary driver if it is nvidia or ati.

[rokytnji]

vga=791

Is for 1024x768 screen resolution which is for like a 14 inch screen. You can see why your screen won't fit.

You didn't answer what your screen rosolution was so i could try to give you a number for vga= ? which you can edit at grub screen prompt.

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg should have gave you a vesa or xorg option when it came to screen resolution and then gave you a table to pick from. You should have chose the vesa option because xorg is defaulting tp 1024x768. I don't have any info on screen size, Resolution,Make and Model of Computer. So I am out of Ideas on what to tell you.

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[MarcSugrue]

My actual res is 640x480 sorry

[coopstah13]

I assume that is the res you are seeing and not the res you want to be running. We need more information to be able to help you. Also, those vga= numbers aren't guaranteed to be correct for your system, they could be different.