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Old 05-11-2003, 10:19 AM   #1
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Video Card and Resolution???

I have kinda 2 question that are related.
1) How can i find out what video card i am using, like is there console command or a file to look at?
2) When i had WinXP Installed on the same computer i am running linux on now, i had the default resolution of 1024x768, now i can only run 800x600 in linux. I have edited my XF86Config file and set it to run 1024x768 but it doesnt work
Thanks for any help in advance!!!
 
Old 05-11-2003, 10:22 AM   #2
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Ok here is the part of my XF86Config file i have the resolution set to first 1024x768 and then 800x600, but it cant run 1024x768 i guess, since it only displays 800x600.

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Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
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Old 05-18-2003, 05:23 PM   #3
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and if this is any help, my monitor section of the XF86Config:

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Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 280 210 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "CTX"
ModelName "5655"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-55
VertRefresh 50-110
EndSection
 
Old 05-18-2003, 07:57 PM   #4
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Well try this. goto /var/log, open up the XFree86.log file
your system should recognize it, and will print it on this file. At least mine knows that I have a Geforce2 GTS chip in the board and how much memory is available....32 megs DDR
 
Old 05-18-2003, 08:23 PM   #5
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it shows 2:

(--) PCI: (0:2:0) 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo 2 rev 2, Mem @ 0x42000000/24
(--) PCI:*(0:15:0) Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 1064SG [Mystique] rev 3, Mem @ 0x4$

is one of them the default one used? if not, how can i make it so everything always uses my Voodoo2
 
Old 05-20-2003, 07:45 PM   #6
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I know that both support 1024x768 so im not sure why it wont load that resolution and only goes 800x600. Do you think i would need drivers or something for my Voodoo2?
 
Old 05-21-2003, 06:57 PM   #7
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Also, i have gotten Glide drivers, but i dont know if i need ones just for the Voodoo2 and also Glide.
 
Old 05-25-2003, 09:16 AM   #8
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I got a different monitor and added the horiz and vert refresh rates to the XF86Config but it didnt help, though it worked before with Slack 8.1. Here is my new XF86Config:

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Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "record"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "xtrap"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "speedo"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 330 240 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "DRT"
ModelName "DRT DRMON17"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-120
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "PciRetry" # [<bool>]
#Option "SyncOnGreen" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "Overlay" # [<str>]
#Option "MGASDRAM" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # <i>
#Option "SetMclk" # <freq>
#Option "OverclockMem" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "TexturedVideo" # [<bool>]
#Option "Crtc2Half" # [<bool>]
#Option "Crtc2Ram" # <i>
#Option "Int10" # [<bool>]
#Option "AGPMode" # <i>
#Option "AGPSize" # <i>
#Option "DigitalScreen1" # [<bool>]
#Option "DigitalScreen2" # [<bool>]
#Option "TV" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVStandard" # [<str>]
#Option "CableType" # [<str>]
#Option "NoHal" # [<bool>]
#Option "SwappedHead" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "MergedFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "Monitor2HSync" # [<str>]
#Option "Monitor2VRefresh" # [<str>]
#Option "Monitor2Position" # [<str>]
#Option "MetaModes" # [<str>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "mga"
VendorName "Matrox Graphics, Inc."
BoardName "MGA 1064SG [Mystique]"
BusID "PCI:0:15:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
 
  


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