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Screen resolution not taking up the hole screen leaving black edges

Hi
I have a old IBM Thinkpad 1711
I have Debain Linux Lenny Testing installed on it
And the screen resolution is set to 800*600 but the screen is 1024*768
But there no option for 1024*768 in the options fir screen resolution
I'm using Gnome
Heres my xorg.conf file

Code:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)

#

# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using

# values from the debconf database.

#

# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.

# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)

#

# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*

# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg

# package.

#

# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated

# again, run the following command:

#  sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier        "Generic Keyboard"

        Driver                "kbd"

        Option                "XkbRules"        "xorg"

        Option                "XkbModel"        "pc104"

        Option                "XkbLayout"        "us"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier        "Configured Mouse"

        Driver                "mouse"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        Identifier        "Configured Video Device"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier        "Configured Monitor"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier        "Default Screen"

        Monitor                "Configured Monitor"

EndSection

I'll answer any questions you have to ask me to help you help me as soon as I can
Thanks

Hi,

Under the Section 'Screen', Include a 'Subsection' as shown below:

Code:

Section "Screen"

        Identifier      "Default Screen"

        Monitor        "Configured Monitor"

        Device          "Configured Video Device"

        Defaultdepth    24

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth          24

                Modes        "1024x768"

        EndSubSection

EndSection

Then, just save the file and restart the X-server by pressing 'Ctlr + Alt + Bkspc'

No that didn't do it
X still starts but it's also still set to 800*600
And 1024*768 is still not in the opstions for screen res

Code:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)

#

# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using

# values from the debconf database.

#

# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.

# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)

#

# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*

# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg

# package.

#

# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated

# again, run the following command:

#  sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier        "Generic Keyboard"

        Driver                "kbd"

        Option                "XkbRules"        "xorg"

        Option                "XkbModel"        "pc104"

        Option                "XkbLayout"        "us"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier        "Configured Mouse"

        Driver                "mouse"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        Identifier        "Configured Video Device"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier        "Configured Monitor"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier        "Default Screen"

        Monitor        "Configured Monitor"

        Device          "Configured Video Device"

        Defaultdepth    24

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth          24

                Modes        "1024x768"

        EndSubSection

EndSection

Heres my xorg file now

Do you have 'system-config-display'? Just type it in the terminal. And a window pops up. Now, in that, in the second tab, choose the screen, which otherwise is set by default. Set it according to your configuration.

Quote:

Originally Posted by deepumnit (Post 3185970)

:~$ system-config-display
bash: system-config-display: command not found

http://dreamlinuxforums.org/index.ph...c,2411.15.html
Check this out
xorg has been updated and thats the problem but the new xorg sultion isn't working for me still
See the link it will explain

I'm not familiar with a "Thinkpad 1711" and I couldn't find it referenced at thinkwiki.org, but I do have Thinkpad T20 so I'll give it a try.

Open a terminal and enter"

Code:

sudo lshw|less

It will prompt you for your user password and then output a hardware list into less. You can scroll up or down within less. Scroll until you see "*-display". It'll look something like this:

Code:

 *-display

                description: VGA compatible controller

                product: 86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV

                vendor: S3 Inc.

                physical id: 0

                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0

                version: 11

                width: 32 bits

                clock: 66MHz

                capabilities: pm agp agp-1.0 vga bus_master cap_list

                configuration: latency=64 maxlatency=255 mingnt=4

I think your xorg.conf needs an actual video card reference instead of the generic statement. My xorg.conf looks like this in that section:

Code:

Section "Device"

#  4-28-2008 made changes that should accomodate the full capability of the Savage video card.

#  No particular problem, just want to optimize, as can be done.  Shouldn't need to use vesa

#  when the Savage card is better than that.

        Identifier      "S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV"

#  4-28-2008 switched driver from vesa to savage

#        Driver        "vesa"

      Driver          "savage"

#      Driver          "savagefb"

#      BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"

        VideoRam        8192

#        Option          "ShadowStatus"  "true"

#        Option          "AGPMode"  "2"

#  4-28-2008 added bustype option and uncommented dmamode

        Option          "Bustype"  "PCI"

        Option          "DmaMode"  "None"

EndSection

Come on back with your specific hardware list output and maybe we can figure a good entry for your machine.

And please double check the "1711" reference, or better yet try to get the type reference from the back of the machine (i.e., 2647-84U, that's my T20).

Code:

thinker                  

    description: Computer

    width: 32 bits

  *-core

      description: Motherboard

      physical id: 0

    *-memory

          description: System memory

          physical id: 0

          size: 183MiB

    *-cpu

          product: Celeron (Coppermine)

          vendor: Intel Corp.

          physical id: 1

          bus info: cpu@0

          version: 6.8.6

          size: 700MHz

          width: 32 bits

          capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse up

        *-cache:0

            description: L1 cache

            physical id: 0

I have fixed my problem thanks for all the help you all gave me

Quote:

Originally Posted by spaje (Post 3187820)

I have fixed my problem thanks for all the help you all gave me

Sorry can You tell us how you fixed your problem? Because I have the same... Thank You