Paul E Condon wrote: > On 2009-09-24_22:49:04, Adrian Levi wrote: >> 2009/9/24 Paul E Condon <pecon...@mesanetworks.net>: >>> I just purchased a small LCD monitor. It is 16:9 format and 1366x768. >>> I ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg >>> and that program set up the driver for 1024x768, so naturely the letters >>> and graphics were stretched out horizontally. 1366x768 is not an option >>> offered by Gnome preferences screen-resolution. What is the Debian way >>> to deal with this? What should I read? >> You might like to look into configuring yourself a modeline to tell >> the xserver what the hardware is capable of if it's not automatically >> detected. >> >> Adrian > > Yes. That is what I want to do. Where are the current modelines stored? > Somewhere in /etc I suppose, but there is a lot of stuff in /etc that > is automatically overwritten. I'd like to put my mode line in a place > that is considered authoritative by the Debian/GNU/Xwindows/Linux system. > And I'd like to use correct syntax for my modelines to that they are properly > understood by whatever is designed to read modelines. > > I wouldn't mind reading some documents that explain what is going on, but > I doubt that I will remember whatever I might learn, especially if it > doesn't actually lead to my successfully configuring this monitor. > > Thanks for the clue that what I need is 'a modeline'. Words matter, especially > if you can't remember the ones that are used in the index to life. > I'll go Google modeline.
Hi, I'd use something like "gtf 1366 768 60" (for 60Hz) to get a modeline, then put it in the "Monitor" section of xorg.conf. Otherwise learn some "randr" magic there maybe ? http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12 and forget it as I did... :-( Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
