Where is my xorg.conf gone
Hey, im trying to edit my xorg.conf file but i cant find the damn thing. There is no trace of it in /etc/X11/ at all. An ls of the directory gives
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debian:/etc/X11# ls -al Any ideas? |
Umm, are you sure you're using xorg instead of xfree?
Looks like XF86Config-4 is your config. |
yes, thats it cheers. On the same topic, the reason i wanted to edit this file is that for some reason if i click on the option to set my screen resolution i cant select anything higher than 1024*768, i've tried editing the section in the X11 config file mentioned above but there are still no extra options... here is what that part looks like now
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Section "Screen" |
What make of video card do you have? At the moment, you are using the onboard basic generic drivers. If you have an Nvidia, Ati or Intel card, you should go to the site and download the full drivers. This should fix your resolution problem.
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You monitor vertical and horizontal sync frequencies are also important.
If they are not high enough, you won't have higher resolutions. In any case ... try this code as root #dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 remember to have your monitor sync freqs. ready. |
Might as well change this: DefaultDepth 24
to this: DefaultDepth 16 |
I tried to update to nvidia gfx drivers but i keep getting wierd errors. Initially if i just do
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sh NVIDIA-name-of-driver Code:
sh Nvidia-name-of-driver --kernel-source-path /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.27.tar.bz2 ANy ideas? Cheers, NNP |
How about:
su cd /usr/src tar xjf kernel-source-2.4.27.tar.bz2 ln -s name-of-untarred-source linux sh NV...... btw, the source must match the running kernel. |
The nvidia drivers need an unpacked linux-kernel, not a tar file.
It needs to read from header files that detail what options your kernel support and how to call them. If you're using a precompiled kernel you can install the package kernel-headers-XXX where XXX has the same name and number as the kernel you are running. The kernel headers will be unpacked in /usr/src/kernel-headers-XXX and you can point the nvidia-installer to that directory. There are also debian packaged of the nvida-drivers and preferably you should use those. |
hmm, i got the correct headers after a little looking as well as the nvidia package.
Its running ok but there's no output. Code:
debian:/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv# make SYSINCLUDE=/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.27-2/include CHeers By the way, this is whats in the folder where the nvidia package source was after running the makefile Code:
debian:/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv# ls |
Regarding the installation of the NVIDIA's proprietary display drivers, please see the documentation I have written about that: Debian NVIDIA proprietary display driver installation
And as for higher resolutions not being available, a common cause for that is that the horizontal sync and vertical refresh values for the monitor are set too low. Look in your monitor's manual to find out what the ranges are supposed to be for your monitor. |
*sigh*
I've followed your tutorial to the letter and its still not working. I've created the symlink etc.. here is the output of ls Code:
nnp@debian:~$ ls -l /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build I then tried to specify where the headers were again using Code:
sh Nvidia etc... --kernel-source-path /usr/src/kernel-headers-etc Code:
nnp@debian:~$ ls /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.27-2-686/include/linux/ | grep kernel.h |
Hm. Peculiar issue. I cannot say that I have encountered that one before. Have you tried with the other installation method, the one involving installing it through apt-get and building the kernel module with make-kpkg? It is a bit more involved due to the many small steps, but it is worth trying out too.
And regarding the monitor frequencies, a search on google for horizontal sync vertical refresh monitor brand monitor model or some variation thereof should give some reasonable results. Or try to find the specs online on the manufacturer's website. |
I ran into a problem with the 2.6.8 kernel when trying to install the nVidia drivers.. 2.6.8 was incompatible with the GCC version on my machine..(don't ask me how.. but it was) once I Installed the 2.6.12 kernel I had no trouble compiling and installing the nVidia drivers. Wierd I know but that's what happened. it is a peculiarity to that kernel version in Debian i believe.
as for the monitor specs.. if you pull up the On Screen Menu on the monitor you know where you adjust horizontal & vertiocal size, contrast, brightness etc.. does it list the frequency ranges of the monitor ? I have several monitors that do. Just athought. |
I found the specs on teh dell site
http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...P/en/specs.htm and update my XF86config accordingly Code:
Section "Monitor" |
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