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I've just installed AGNULA on a Toshiba 4030CDS but I'm having problems with the screen res. Currently I can only get 640x480 which isn't much good! I know the highest res the screen can handle is 800x600 but I can't seem to set it to this. I have modified the /etc/x11/xf86config to included "800x600" in the other modes but this hasn't had any effect. I got the information to do this from the
'Resolution Problems LCD Monitor' thread (I would post the URL but can't yet).
Any other ideas?
I'm fairly new to linux and I've never used a Debian based distro before so please speak s l o w l y.
I thought AGNULA was a LiveCD. Couldn't you get the X config specs from the LiveCD? If this doesn't work (and if you've got a working net connection), set up APT and install the xdebconfigurator package using apt-get. I haven't tried xdebconfigurator myself, I just saw it introduced in this howto: http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianDesktopHowTo
The more traditional way to configure X in Debian would be to use the "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" command. You need to select the correct driver for your graphics card. Then choose the "medium" option that lets you select the resolution and refresh rate that your monitor supports. However, if you've manually modified /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, then "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" may not work.
There are a few versions of AGNULA - a liveCD (which I've never tried), a Fedora Core 1 version (which I tried but didn't like too much) and the Debian based one (which would rock if I could just get the screen sorted!).
I tried the suggests but unfortuantly they didn't work. However I did install Suse 9.1 to see if the problem would be the same on that. The problem was the same but when I check if I could change the screen res I was told that the monitor was not detected. I then selected the generic LCD internal 800x600 panel and it work! So my next question is.......
How do I change the monitor type in Debian to LCD internal 800x600 panel?
Both of the config programs I've ran (dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and xf86config) do not have an option to pick a monitor from a list like in Suse so how do I do it?
How do I change the monitor type in Debian to LCD internal 800x600 panel?
You don't necessarily need the "LCD internal 800x600 panel" option if you can find out the actual HorizSync and VertRefresh rates that equal this option. They are just two different ways to say the same thing.
Unfortunately, a quick google search only produced one result: http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-se.../msg02915.html
It seems that someone has got a working X configuration with 800x600 resolution for Toshiba 4030CDS on SUSE 6.1.
Anyway, it might be worth a try to run "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" again, choose the "advanced" option and give the configuration program the same refresh rates which were used in that google search result: HorizSync 31.5-58 and VertRefresh 40-80.
I tried running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 again but still no sucess. I tried replacing the Debian one with the Suse one but this doesn't work (X says there are no screens and doesn't start). I noticed that the layout of the to files a slightly different ("Modes" is a seperate section in the Suse file).
I've pasted the xfconfig from the working Suse installation and the xfconfig-4 from Debian. Is it possible to edit the Debian file with the information form the Suse one?
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
# sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
Option "sw_cursor"
#Option "hw_cursor"
#Option "NoAccel"
#Option "ShowCache"
#Option "ShadowFB"
#Option "UseFBDev"
#Option "Rotate"
Identifier "Card0"
# The following line is auto-generated by KNOPPIX mkxf86config
Driver "trident"
VendorName "All"
BoardName "All"
# BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Well, what immediately strikes in your Debian X config is that the "Screen" section has no mode for the 800x600 resolution you're trying to get. Here's your "Screen" section:
It's good to hear you found a solution. Still, it's funny that xdebconfigurator didn't work the first time you tried it. Maybe it didn't actually overwrite the XF86Config-4 file like it was supposed to. I'll make a mental note to double-check that when next time someone asks about a similar problem.
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Still, it's funny that xdebconfigurator didn't work the first time you tried it. Maybe it didn't actually overwrite the XF86Config-4 file like it was supposed to. I'll make a mental note to double-check that when next time someone asks about a similar problem.
