I ran my screen resolution on 1280 x 1024 at an 60hz refresh rate, but Linux only give me up to 800 x 600 at an 72hz refresh rate. I'm pretty sure I chose the 1280 x 1024 resolution during installation. How do I fix this? I am running Debian 3.1.

Thanks for any help.

Get out the manual for your monitor or google on the make/model number to get the correct horizontal and vertical refresh rates then as root user dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 use the up/down arrows to select Advanced from the dialog that comes up and continue saying yes to the dialogs that come up until you get to the two that ask you for the rates enter these in. Once completed if running graphically logout and use the three combination I suggested in the other thread to kill off/restart the X server if command line then use restart in the kdm command I also used in that thread to restart X with the new settings.

Thanks. Does this apply to and laptop monitor too? Sorry. I guess I should have mentioned that.

Sure X uses the rates to determine the Max resolution/refresh rate supported by the screen Debian always set these rates too low on install.

It asks me for an X server driver. Must I choose nv? This sounds closest to Nvidia.

Yes that would be the correct one.

Thanks. Now its asking me to enter the video card's bus identifier? What is that?

Sorry I'm asking so many questions about this. I just don't want to mess it up and then be stuck with a garbled display.

Most likely don't even need to put that in as it is already working so X is finding it easy enough but if you want to put it there look into the /var/log/XFree86.0.log file for a line looking like this.

Then the numbers you see right after (--) PCI:* are what you need in my case 1:0:0 is what I would put in.

Dell told me that my horizontal and vertical sync range is 60. Does this sound right?

Nevermind. I went ahead and used the 60hz and it worked. Thanks a lot.

For a LCD screen sounds reasonable if anyone would know it would be them since I presume this who made the screen so they should know.

The "nv" driver isn't very responsive, I'd recommend using the proprietary nvidia driver. You'll get 3d acceleration to boot.

Thanks. I'm trying to download the driver but it is asking me if I have Linux IA32 or IA64. How do I know which one I have?

By the way HappyTux, my video card's bus identifier is also 1:0:0 but when entering this it told me that the I put it in in the wrong format, so i just left it blank.

That is ok you do not need the busid with only one monitor on the card/one card in the system. Try apt-cache search nvidia to see if there are modules already built for your kernel your better off using those as downloading the nvidia ones if necessary you can build your own from the Debian source.

Thanks. The above is the return I get.