Debian Display resolution incorrect...

Mal495 · 11-25-2003, 09:31 PM

I got the Suse, Mandrake, & JAMD all wkng ok with 800x600, but I tried 640x480 on Red Hat 9.0 and it didnt work. Not only did it not work, but cntrl+alt+(+/-) no longer did any thing. I tried to fix the XF86Config with vi but I destroyed the Xwindows. now it wont load at all.

What do I do next!? Will I have to reinstall the OS, cause im sure I cant fix what ever I did. I coulnt even see what I was doing in vi cause all it showed me was a blank screen with a bunch of dashes on the left side. As I tried diff key to see what would happen, whatever did happened in the background and got saved w/o me knowing.

As far as Debian goes, I can get to the GUI with cntrl-alt & +/- but from there I cant find a way to change the display resolution.

-Rob

lyle_s · 11-25-2003, 09:46 PM

Try running:

XFree86 -configure

as root. It will write you up a new XF86Config file that hopefully will get you going again.

Lyle.

Mal495 · 11-25-2003, 10:12 PM

Didnt work, but I probably did something wrong. When I boot I get the following message:

"I cannot start the X server (your graphical
interface). It is likely that it is not set
up correctly. Would you like to view the X
server output to diagnose the problem?

(Yes) (No)"

Can you explain step by step?

-Rob

Mal495 · 11-26-2003, 05:20 AM

Does anyone know how to do the post below and can anyone email me a copy of the "XF86Config" file and instructions on how to edit the file with vi or preferably something easier in RH9.

"Try running:

XFree86 -configure

as root. It will write you up a new XF86Config file that hopefully will get you going again."

-Rob

JZL240I-U · 11-26-2003, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mal495 Does anyone know how to do the post below ...

Well, change to a console

Code:

<Alt><Ctrl><F2>

then login as root and after entering the password enter

Code:

XFree86 -configure

As lyle_s wrote "It will write you up a new XF86Config file that hopefully will get you going again."

Okay?

lyle_s · 11-26-2003, 08:37 PM

I'll give it a try:

1. Log in as root using a the non-X text login
2. Run XFree86 -configure
3. A new file called XF86Config.new should appear in the current directory
4. Rename your old XF86Config file:
mv /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config.probably_fubar
5. Move the new one in its place:
mv XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config
6. Log out
7. Log in as a non-root user.
8. Run startx.

Hopefully at least X will start now. You can tweak /etc/X11/XF86Config file
to get things how you want. Back it up using cp before you fire up your
editor.

Lyle.

Mal495 · 11-26-2003, 10:22 PM

Big Thanx....worked great!

-Rob

Mal495 · 11-26-2003, 10:27 PM

trickykid · 11-26-2003, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mal495
I can get to the GUI with cntrl-alt & +/- but once I get there where and how get I change the display resolution on Debian when logged in as root.

-Rob

If you haven't noticed, I merged your threads. We don't allow double posting and try to keep your existing topics with their original threads.