Etch: Stuck With Low Resolution in X

Piccolo_Pete · 04-14-2007, 06:17 PM

Hello All,

I have a fresh install of Etch (AMD64, not sure if that matters) and the highest resolution in X I can achieve is 1280x1024. I have a nVidia GeForce 7800GT and a ViewSonic VP2130b 21.3" monitor. I would like to take advantage of the higher resolution, 1600x1200.

(I also must say that I am a bit of a nut when it comes to resolutions. Anything less than or equal to 1280x1024 I consider "low resolution".)

I have not yet installed the nvidia driver, I am still using the "nv" one. Secondly, I ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, but that did not change anything either.

Here is my xorg.conf file:

Quote:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7800 GT]"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:5:0:0"
VideoRam 262144
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "VP2130 SERIES"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-94
VertRefresh 50-75
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7800 GT]"
Monitor "VP2130 SERIES"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Any help would be great. Thanks!

Dutch Master · 04-14-2007, 06:28 PM

Well, get the nVidia driver first, then run the nvidia-settings command (as root, on the commandline while in X) and try again

DeanLinkous · 04-14-2007, 09:17 PM

This may help....or not
Xorg -configure

There are also some packages you could install to help debian probe the hardware automagically but probably are not better that you doing it yourself with dpkg-reconfigure.

Piccolo_Pete · 04-15-2007, 10:46 AM

OK I'll try that. I tried installing the nVidia driver, however I must have gone wrong somewhere with that because I was left with nothing but a locked up keyboard and a monitor stuck on standby. Hmmm...

farslayer · 04-17-2007, 12:11 PM

I usually change the system to NOT start X automatically while I'm figuring out the Drivers and settings, that way if something goes awry it's easier to fix than having a system that boots directly to an unusable state.

mv /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm /etc/rc2.d/K99gdm

to make X start automatically again just reverse that command.

mv /etc/rc2.d/K99gdm /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm

once you have disable gdm from starting automatically at boot you can start x by using the command startx
You must be a normal user when you use the startx command, root by default isn't allowed to start the x server.