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Hi all, I have seen that many people are having trouble getting their kde resolution above something in the neighborhood of 800x600 and I am sorry to say that I ...
  1. 10-13-2005 #1
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    Debian Resolution Woes

    Hi all,
    I have seen that many people are having trouble getting their kde resolution above something in the neighborhood of 800x600 and I am
    sorry to say that I too am having this problem.

    I am running Debian 3.1 i386 on my Dell Dimension and I have an nVidia GeForce 6600 GT.

    I found a list of drivers on NVIDIAS site
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-7676.html
    but I can't seem to get the driver to work due to configuration errors w\ my kernel. Maybe I am using the wrong one?
    Obviously 800x600 isn't going to cut it so any imput would be much appreciated. thanks guys, you have all been very helpful in the past and reading through other questions on these forums have helped me avoid problems that I no doubt would have had otherwise.
    cheers!
    b
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    Quoting myself:

    The easiest way is by editing Section "Screen" in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
    Mine looks like this(and should work on most systems):

    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Default Screen"
    Device "Generic Video Card"
    Monitor "Generic Monitor"
    DefaultDepth 24
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
    So just replace yours with mine and restart X (or reboot).
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    I have the dell ultrasharp 2405FPW 24" LCD Monitor w\ 24 bit (16.7 million colours)
    1920x1200, 12ms, DVI w\ 16:10 aspect ratio and 1000:1 contrast ratio.

    should i still just copy and paste?

    ps-thanks so much for your input!
    brian
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    Quote Originally Posted by pathman
    I have the dell ultrasharp 2405FPW 24" LCD Monitor w\ 24 bit (16.7 million colours)
    1920x1200, 12ms, DVI w\ 16:10 aspect ratio and 1000:1 contrast ratio.

    should i still just copy and paste?

    ps-thanks so much for your input!
    brian
    Yes.
    Once you have everything right, you can still edit it even more.

    PS: only cut and paste(and replace) this part:
    DefaultDepth 24
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
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    all debian versions i have used you can use
    Code:
    dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
    and it will start the x config utility and you can select all types of things including res and grafics card brand and everything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by leverknight1
    all debian versions i have used you can use
    Code:
    dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
    and it will start the x config utility and you can select all types of things including res and grafics card brand and everything.
    (IMO)This is a lot less easy for beginners, than simply editing your config file...
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    I would recomend making a backup of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 before making any changes, then if things dont go to plan you can copy it back and start again.

    Code:
    cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ~
    will copy it to your home folder.
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    I have SiS graphics (onboard) and I had to edit the '/etc/X11/XF86Config-4' file as it gave me no more than 800x600 resolution as well. This seems to be quite a common problem.
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