Screen Resolution

Kyuuketsuki · 11-25-2007, 03:30 PM

OK, first question using openSUSE 10.1

I have an LG 22” widescreen monitor capable of 1680 x 1050 but my screen configuration is currently 1440 x 900 which is all I could get to during the install, when I tried for native configuration it rejected it completely. Unfortunately the screen looks really rather poor at this resolution, text and objects on the screen are slightly blurred and it is a bit of a strain on the eyes (especially 50 year old ones like mine). If I run SAX2 I get much the same issue as I did in install ... yes I have an ATI card.

How do I go about getting to my native resolution of 1680 x 1050?

Kyu

mrrangerman · 11-25-2007, 04:04 PM

Edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf put in the correct Vertical and Horizontal Refreshrate, for your monitor.

Code:

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Generic Monitor"
    HorizSync       30 - 83
    VertRefresh     56 - 75
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Then put in the refreshrate you want to the left in the desired mode.

Code:

SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection

masonm · 11-25-2007, 05:28 PM

I'm not that up on SuSE but you may have to download and run the ATI installer from ATI's site.

Kyuuketsuki · 11-28-2007, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by masonm

I'm not that up on SuSE but you may have to download and run the ATI installer from ATI's site.

Indeed I did have to ... this is what I did (based on what you said and some information):

• Downloaded the driver (from ATI) and put it in my install folder.
• Changed its properties, checking the box that makes it "executable"
• From the command line, as super user, I ran the program (in this case./ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run (details here: https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2...at711-inst.html)
• Finally I ran /usr/X11R6/bin/aticonfig --initial to configure it all.

Kyu