NEED help on how to change the resolution of my desktop!

[pakunoda]

hello to everyone! i need help on how to change the resolution of my desktop! i have only a built in video card! and i dont now to deal with it! im using suse 7.3 and i cant change my OS because i have an important application there! can somebody help me on how to manually change the resolution of my desktop! thanks in advance!

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Which Graphics Card do you have? Execute this

su -
lspci | grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Post output here.

[yogusmilu]

hello to everyone! i need help on how to change the resolution of my desktop! i have only a built in video card! and i dont now to deal with it! im using suse 7.3 and i cant change my OS because i have an important application there! can somebody help me on how to manually change the resolution of my desktop! thanks in advance!

You are using very old version of openSUSE .11.1 is already out and it almost finds evey hardware and adjusts automatically...

Well if you want to adjust your resolution in the same version just post output here which "Devil Casper" told you ...

[pakunoda]

Hi and Welcome !

Which Graphics Card do you have? Execute this

su -
lspci | grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Post output here.

hi! thanks for your immediately action.i follow the command that you gave me! sad to say that grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf[/code] say that no such file or directory! did i missed something?

actually the reason why i am using this old version of suse is that i had an application that i cant find anymore in the net! it is a ship engine simulator that are running in suse 7.3. the reason why i need to change my resolution is, i change my monitor. right now i am using a wide screen monitor so i badly needed to change the resolution. 640x480 is my resolution right now and its color depth is 4 bit only!

i am using an on board video. and i am using intel atom.

please help me to solve my problem!!!!


thank you very much and sorry for my bad english! im from Philippines and a fanatic of Linux Distro!!

[coopstah13]

a version of suse that old probably isn't even using xorg, which would be why that code didn't work, i would like to add i'm also surprised such an old version of suse will even run and install on an intel atom based machine

[devils casper]

I think SuSe 7.3 has Xfree86 instead of xorg.
Post the contents of /etc/X11/Xfree86 file here. In case it doesn't exist, execute this

ls /etc/X11

Post output here.

[pakunoda]

I think SuSe 7.3 has Xfree86 instead of xorg.
Post the contents of /etc/X11/Xfree86 file here. In case it doesn't exist, execute this

ls /etc/X11

Post output here.

here's the output of the code that you gave me!

ses040 106# ls /etc/X11
XF86Config
XF86Config.saxsave
Xmodmap
Xmodmap.remote
fs/
fvwm2/
1bxproxy/
proxymngr/
rstart/
susewm/
twm/
xdm/
xin
xkb
xse
xsm
ses040 107#

that all the output!

after viewing the content of /etc/X11 i execute the command
su
lspci l grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/XF86Config

and here is the output


ses040 102# grep -i driver /etc/X11/XF86Config
Driver "Keyboard"
Driver "mouse"
Driver "vga"
ses040 103#

that's the output of the command grep -i driver /etc/X11/XF86Config

i also enter the command sax2 -p to know the chip set of the video card and it says that:

ses040 103# sax2 -p
Chip: 0 is -> unknown unknown 00:02:0 0x8086 0x2772
PCI vga
ses040 104#

that's the output! any idea for the things that i've done??? thank you!!!

[D-cat]

That's an Intel graphics chip. You're probably best leaving the generic vga driver.

From what I understand, you can configure your graphics in SuSE 7.3 by running sax2 as root IN A CONSOLE, not a terminal window. [Ctrl + Alt + F1] to drop to a text console.

Log in as root
Type root's password at the password prompt (it will not echo anything)
run sax2

Follow instructions.

Type shutdown -r now to restart the computer.

[pakunoda]

That's an Intel graphics chip. You're probably best leaving the generic vga driver.

From what I understand, you can configure your graphics in SuSE 7.3 by running sax2 as root IN A CONSOLE, not a terminal window. [Ctrl + Alt + F1] to drop to a text console.

Log in as root
Type root's password at the password prompt (it will not echo anything)
run sax2

Follow instructions.

Type shutdown -r now to restart the computer.

i try the code that you suggested! but sad to say after executing the sax2 it say starting up and it hang up there. i wait for 30 min. but still no sax2 appeared!! thanks for immediate response.. i appreciated that!!

[devils casper]

Open /etc/X11/XF86Config file and set Driver "vesa" in Video Card section.
In case it doesn't work, post the contents of XF86Config file here.