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How do i change the resolution of kde in slackware, i already removed all resolutions except the correct one from xorg.conf but it still stays in 1024X768 while i want in 1280X1024
Ok, here is the xorg.0.log file cus i dont know where to look for : http://www.mediafire.com/?z20a0lqiym8
And for the output of xdpyinfo u have to wait till i boot into slackware
Edit :
Here is the output of xdpyinfo
Code:
name of display: :0.0
version number: 11.0
vendor string: The X.Org Foundation
vendor release number: 10300000
X.Org version: 1.3.0
maximum request size: 16777212 bytes
motion buffer size: 256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding: 32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order: LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats: 7
supported pixmap formats:
depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
keycode range: minimum 8, maximum 255
focus: window 0x1a00005, revert to PointerRoot
number of extensions: 29
BIG-REQUESTS
DAMAGE
DOUBLE-BUFFER
DPMS
Extended-Visual-Information
GLX
MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
MIT-SHM
MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
RANDR
RENDER
SECURITY
SGI-GLX
SHAPE
SYNC
TOG-CUP
X-Resource
XAccessControlExtension
XC-APPGROUP
XC-MISC
XFIXES
XFree86-Bigfont
XFree86-Misc
XFree86-VidModeExtension
XINERAMA
XInputExtension
XKEYBOARD
XTEST
XVideo
default screen number: 0
number of screens: 1
screen #0:
print screen: no
dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (321x241 millimeters)
resolution: 81x81 dots per inch
depths (7): 24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
root window id: 0x3e
depth of root window: 24 planes
number of colormaps: minimum 1, maximum 1
default colormap: 0x20
default number of colormap cells: 256
preallocated pixels: black 0, white 16777215
options: backing-store NO, save-unders NO
largest cursor: 1024x768
current input event mask: 0xfa4031
KeyPressMask EnterWindowMask LeaveWindowMask
KeymapStateMask StructureNotifyMask SubstructureNotifyMask
SubstructureRedirectMask FocusChangeMask PropertyChangeMask
ColormapChangeMask
number of visuals: 4
default visual id: 0x22
visual:
visual id: 0x22
class: TrueColor
depth: 24 planes
available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
visual:
visual id: 0x23
class: TrueColor
depth: 24 planes
available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
visual:
visual id: 0x24
class: TrueColor
depth: 24 planes
available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
visual:
visual id: 0x25
class: TrueColor
depth: 24 planes
available colormap entries: 256 per subfield
red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
significant bits in color specification: 8 bits
root@Silvermoon:~# ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
and the display part of xorg.conf
Code:
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "VESA Framebuffer"
Monitor "My Monitor"
# If your card can handle it, a higher default color depth (like 24 or 32)
# is highly recommended.
# DefaultDepth 8
# DefaultDepth 16
DefaultDepth 24
# DefaultDepth 32
# "1024x768" is also a conservative usable default resolution. If you
# have a better monitor, feel free to try resolutions such as
# "1152x864", "1280x1024", "1600x1200", and "1800x1400" (or whatever your
# card/monitor can produce)
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280X1024"
EndSubsection
EndSection
Now, how do you fire up X? Manually, via startx, or using runlevel 4?
Either way, I'd suggest the following steps:
Drop out of X
make a backup-copy of your xorg.conf (cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.old)
run (as root): X -configure
still as root: X -config /root/xorg.conf.new
If that works with the desired resolution, copy it across to /etc/X11 ...
Ok, i tried the Xorg -configure, Xorg -config thing but when i do the Xorg -config thing it just launches kde with a black screen with a black cross in the center
That's the default X ... not KDE. You should still be able to see in
the log whether it picked a) the right driver in the end and b) [more
importantly!] whether it upped the resolution ...
It picked the vesa driver again and it showed 1024X768 @ 75HZ as highest video mode, ill go google for the correct drivers
Edit : It seems i have Intel® 915GV Express and i have found drivers for that, im now going to install em.
Edit 2 : I've installed them now what ?, i guess making a new config for Xorg again.
Edit 3 : Ok deleted the old config made new one edited for 1280X1024, it stays at vesa and 1024X768, so the log sais
Edit 4 : Ok, i compiled new drivers and used the old xorg.conf, changed driver from vesa to intel, i got it up to 1152X864 now but i want 1280X1024, so how can i achieve that now ?
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