I got Xorg working by using the default settings, but it forces my screen into 600x480. Can someone help me getting it to display the full 1024x768 that I know it can do? I'm very new to messing with config files.

Here are the specs as givin by the manual.

Height:
14.1 inches or 15 inches (TFT)
8.5 inches or 9 inches (XGA)

Width:
14.1 inches or 15 inches (TFT)
11.3 inches or 12 inches (XGA)

Diagonal:
14.1 inch or 15 inch (TFT)
14.1 inch or 15 inch (XGA)

Refresh Rate: 60 Hz

Maximum resolutions: 1024x768 at 16.8 million colors.

Video Type: Direct AGP integrated graphics
Host Interface: integrated direct AGP
Video controller: Intel UMA Integrated
Video Memory: 1 MB with Intel DVMT up to 32 MB (with 128 of system memory) or 64 MB (with 256 MB of more of system memory)
LCD interface: SPWG-A

Thanks in advance.

run xorgconfig and choose the refresh rate for monitor capable of 1024x764 at 60Hz

Didn't work...

Maybe I could somehow use the Driver that Windows uses?

Sorry for the Doublepost.

Anyway, I got it to go to full screen by selecting the 8-bit option on xorgsetup, but it looks like, well, an 8-bit desktop...and the properties say that it has a refresh rate of 0 Hz.

So now I need to get it to go to at least 16 bit at 60 Hz...

Would help if I knew how to work the text editors from the command line...

I think I found something, but it was on XFREE

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Dell 1024x768 Laptop Display Panel"
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 59.0 - 75.0
# Option "dpms" # Does not work with ACPI
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "i810"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "Intel 845"
VideoRam 16384
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Should this work?

Oh, I got it from http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/Chri...ips/XF86Config

Yeah, probably. Are you also choosing the correct driver for the graphics card?

Grr...it didn't work.

It reported the error "VideoBIOS doesn't support this mode" or something like that.

And I just installed the drivers....

Okay, I feel stupid.

The entire thing was caused by my BIOS. Dell A22 has a glitch that prevents Linux from seeing more than 1 MB of shared system memory. A simple upgrade to A29 fixed everything