display dead - need help

well not dead ... wounded

and I should have known better to. I tried installing the ati drivers and now I get a 1268X768 (or something like that) on a 640 x 480. The thing is my screen is that big, and when I chose "test" from yast it works... it just doesn't save the options. even after I used the backup x86config file.

the sooner you help me fix this the better, I have to use windows until then (for games) :cry:

Could you be a little more clear? i didn't understand all of that :? for example, WHAT doesn't save the options? YaST or a text editor that you used?

both actually, I am now useing my old config file, and I have tried setting it up in yast, to no sucess.

Are you using KDE or GNOME? On my Debian system (GNOME) i had the same problem. Turns out it ignored my modifications because gconf (just like windows regedit) was set to the wrong res. If you are using KDE then this won't be the case.

I am useing kde but the problem goes away if I right click > configure desktop > desplay > screen size hat

then choose whatever and choose return.

but this doesn't save the settings they return after I reboot

Can you post the Screens section of your X config file?

here you go

Code:

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Section "Modes"
  Identifier  "Modes[0]"
  Modeline        "1280x768" 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795
  Modeline        "1280x768" 81.57 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 796
  Modeline        "640x480" 25.10 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 498
  Modeline        "800x600" 71.00 800 1328 1360 1440 600 802 808 823
EndSection

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Since there are several res's try eliminating the ones you don't want then it will be forced to use the one you want.

didn't work.

here, I'm going to spit some info out and see if anything catchs your eye

Code:

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Section "Monitor"
  Option      "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry"
  DisplaySize  1280 768
  HorizSync    30-50
  Identifier  "Monitor[0]"
  ModelName    "1280X768@60HZ"
  Option      "DPMS"
  VendorName  "--> LCD"
  VertRefresh  50-65
  UseModes    "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
  Identifier  "Modes[0]"
  Modeline        "1280x768" 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795
  Modeline        "1280x768" 81.57 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 796
 
  Modeline        "800x600" 71.00 800 1328 1360 1440 600 802 808 823
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24

  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      16
    Modes      "1280x768"
  EndSubSection
 
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      32
    Modes      "640x480"
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      8
    Modes      "640x480"
  EndSubSection
  Device      "Device[0]"
  Identifier  "Screen[0]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  BoardName    "RV350 NP"
  BusID        "1:0:0"
  Driver      "radeon"
  Identifier  "Device[0]"
  Screen      0
  VendorName  "ATI"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier  "Layout[all]"
  InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
  Option      "Clone" "off"
  Option      "Xinerama" "off"
  Screen      "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Group      "video"
    Mode      0660
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
EndSection

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there is also a file called XF86Config.saxsave, changeing it also does nothing.

I can confirm at this point that the res I get is 640 x 480 (1280x786 virtual)

do you have the correct sync and refresh speeds?