On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 08:34:33PM -0400, Frank McCormick wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Friday 04 May 2007 17:50, fmccormick wrote: > >> My last update was for the Xorg and associated video drivers...and now I > >> can't get 1280x960 on my screen. That was my preferred resolution before > >> the update. > >>
[...] > >> > > Backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf and run dpkg-reconfigure: > > # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg > > Select all the defaults, unless you wish to change something, and when the > > resolution choice shows up, see if your desired resolution (1280x960) is > > listed. If so, make sure you check it. > > [...] > > > > Restart Xorg. > > > > I should have said this before but I have done that, several times. > The first entry in all the color depths is 1280x960, but the system > won't display anything more than 1024x768. The X mailing list has no > complaints about resolution, so I suspect its > a case of this particular monitor/card combo. I'm running an Intel MB > with on-board video ( the I810 driver ). can you cycle through the resolutions using ctrl-alt-keypad-plus/minus? what video card? I think some of the cards have been moved up to the i9?? driver. what about using the vesa driver, how does it do? > Looking through the x.org log I noticed several repeats of the > "supported vesa modes, followed by DDC modes, followed by rejected > modes. I don't know whats going on with that. > > Guess I'll file a bug if I can find my way around the somewhat > convoluted bug system Debian is using (or maybe my brain is just > inadequate). lets hack about a bit and see what can be done before the bug-report. At least so we can point it at the right package -- it may, for example, be a docs issue if your card is supported by a different driver. and use reportbug, its pretty easy. A
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