Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Raman.P
--- On Sat, 20/6/09, Guruprasad wrote: > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Roshan George > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I had the same problem. For now I've settled with > using the GNOME Screen > > Resolution applet in the System » Preferences menu. > Now it sets the > > right resolution after l

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Sat, 20 Jun 2009, Guruprasad wrote: > A resolution of 1024x768 was available on Debian Etch installation on > the same machine. Have a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log you may get some hints as to why a higher resolution is being rejected by the automatic process. One reason that occasional

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Guruprasad
Hi, On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Roshan George wrote: > > Hi, > > I had the same problem. For now I've settled with using the GNOME Screen > Resolution applet in the System » Preferences menu. Now it sets the > right resolution after login but the lower resolution is still used in > GDM. For

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Roshan George
On Sat, 2009-06-20 at 17:19 +0530, Guruprasad wrote: > Hi all, > I have been a Debian user since Debian Etch and have moved on to Lenny > with its release. There is an issue which I faced in a few computers > with screen resolution. The computers which were running with 1024x768 > as the default ma

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Sat, 20 Jun 2009, Guruprasad wrote: > > Yes. Create your own /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and install it. All the > > tweaking of the configuration that was possible in the past is still > > possible. :-) > The very purpose of this question is to avoid direct editing of the > configuration f

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Guruprasad
Hi, On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > Hello, > How do you know that a larger resolution is supported? Perhaps the > combination worked in the past but is unstable with the new xserver > and could crash and/or damage the equipment. :-| A resolution of 1024x768 was avai

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Sat, 20 Jun 2009, Guruprasad wrote: > IIRC, the same 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' used to allow the > screen resolution to be configured. But it appears to be no longer > the same on lenny. You are correct. The debconf templates do not have values for the resolution. > But the scre

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Guruprasad
Hi, On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Mehul Ved wrote: > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Guruprasad wrote: >> Even with 'dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xorg' there is no provision >> to tweak the resolution configuration. > > Try moving the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Newer Xorg auto detects and > co

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Mehul Ved
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Guruprasad wrote: > Even with 'dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xorg' there is no provision > to tweak the resolution configuration. Try moving the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Newer Xorg auto detects and configures the required values. I am not sure what version of Xorg

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Guruprasad
Hi, On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > Hello, > > You can also try >  dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xorg > This will allow to access to a few more configuration variables. Even with 'dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xorg' there is no provision to tweak the resolution co

Re: [Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Sat, 20 Jun 2009, Guruprasad wrote: > Normally to sort out issues with screen resolution, I use > 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' wherein I will be able to configure > the screen resolution. You can also try dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xorg This will allow to access to a few more

[Ilugc] Changing the screen resolution on Debian Lenny

2009-06-20 Thread Guruprasad
Hi all, I have been a Debian user since Debian Etch and have moved on to Lenny with its release. There is an issue which I faced in a few computers with screen resolution. The computers which were running with 1024x768 as the default maximum resolution supported a maximum resolution of 800x600 when