[SOLVED] screen resolution limited to 600x800 in fedora 12

[justme11]

The "Display" interface does not have a tab for "Hardware". The resolution does not go above 800 x 600.

There is no \etc\X11\Xorg11.conf file.

There don't seem to be any display drivers in the software repository like in ubuntu.

I obviously don't know much about linux, so I would appreciate suggestions being sort of step-by-step.

[Dapper Dan]

First, we need to know what video device you have. From the command line, do:

/sbin/lspci | grep VGA

and post back the results please.

[justme11]

02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX - nForce GPU] (rev a3)

[Dapper Dan]

Try:

yum install kmod-nvidia-96xx-PAE

Howto/nVidia - RPM Fusion

[justme11]

Tried that, I get:

Setting up Install Process
No package kmod-nvidia-96xx-PAE available.
Nothing to do

[Dapper Dan]

This looks promising...
The Unofficial Fedora FAQ - Fedora 12

[GreenSkyChris]

try "yum install nvidia*"

make sure its nvdia* with the asterisk so it will then install all available nvidia applications availeble for your system.

Then try clicking system>administration and then on "nvidia x server settings" and adjust the resolution from there.

[justme11]

I tried both suggestions and both times still get the same error, no nvidia package available nothing to do.

Do I need to install some type of repository first so it can find these packages?

[justme11]

To update, I tried again with the "yum install nvidia*" and the terminal asked me to install yum which I answered yes to. After installing yum I re-ran that command and successfully installed the nvidia packages.

When I went to look for the controls under system>administration there was nothing there of the sort, so I rebooted. When I did that, the computer rebooted to a black screen, so I had to re-install from the live cd. Is it really this hard to get a correct display resolution on this OS.

[Dapper Dan]

Do I need to install some type of repository first so it can find these packages?

Did you follow his instruction for setting up his repositories?

Is it really this hard to get a correct display resolution on this OS?

It depends... Fedora is a cutting edge distro and requires "hands on" configuration. All the "non-free" extras have to be installed and configured and this takes time and experience. If you don't mind getting your hands dirty and learning, Fedora is a good one for that purpose. If, on the other hand, you're not into the educational aspects of using a cutting edge distro, there are better choices. I'd go back to one of the *buntu's. Mint is a very fine distro that has most everything right from the get-go. Other possible candidates: PCLinuxOS and SuSE.