[SOLVED] Widescreen wont display properly

[Firoki]

Hi everyone

I'm having trouble getting Linspire running at 1440x900, I've tried 'gtf 1440 900 60' then putting the generated line into xorg using vi, but when I reboot the screen is squashed horizontally and there is a large black bar going down the side of my monitor.

I've also tried selecting 1280x800 (or something like that) which is another widescreen resolution, but I get the same squashed effect.

I tried installing the ATI drivers by downloading the correct .run package, navigating to it and entering the file name into Terminal but I get 'permission denied' even when in su.

Can someone help please

P.S I'm quite new to Linux

firoki

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

I tried installing the ATI drivers by downloading the correct .run package, navigating to it and entering the file name into Terminal but I get 'permission denied' even when in su.

Try su - to gain root privileges. Post exact error message here if any.

su -

[Firoki]

Ok, thanks for your help devils casper, but I'd already tried it through SU.

A friend managed to help me get through using

sudo sh blahblahblah.run

and the install went 'fine'. At the end it said there were errors during install, and pointed me towards a log file which said :

[Message] Kernel Module : Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.
[Message] Kernel Module : Precompiled kernel module version mismatched.
[Error] Kernel Module : No kernel module build environment - please consult readme.


Any idea what to do next?

Ive done apt-get -u update and apt-get update on a friends recomendation.

[Firoki]

Ok so it's fixed, I had to let me friend ssh into my pc and let him do it for me. Thanks for your help devils casper

[devils casper]

You are Welcome ! Do start a new thread if you have any other question.