-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 kaldrenon wrote: > On Aug 12, 10:50 pm, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip example from xorg.conf] [snip] > I'm using the driver "i810" - an Intel driver for the Intel chip > driving the graphics in my (*sigh*) Dell laptop. I tried replacing it > with svga and vga in xorg.conf and restarting gdm, but both times X > failed to start, so I'm back on "i810" and still unclear about why I > can't use a resolution higher than 1024x768, especially since I used > higher when this computer was running WinXP.
Try installing and using xserver-xorg-video-intel. It is only available for lenny/testing and sid, unfortunately [1]. (I didn't succeed in running i810 on etch with the displays wide display resolution.) Googleing for "i810 debian", "i810 etch", etc. will show more results. HTH, Johannes [1] http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=90454&sid=cddb45cd6b8f4a271fca589e33cfa2a7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGwZISC1NzPRl9qEURAqe0AJ9H2PL4tDmOxX85Ay1/V+LVoRllRACdGh3I EAoO6BaxDsiYTR6CdSwrQks= =WQzg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
