Max Resolution at 800x600 in SimplyMepis 2004

sou.hassel · 12-23-2005, 02:58 AM

Hi,

I installed SimplyMEPIS 2004 from live-CD. To the point this far it works well, but there is a problem concerning the display. When I run the live CD, my monitor will be just black if I choose the resolution "1024x768" (but it works well with "800x600"). I don't think if my monitor or graphic card doesn't support the resolution, since it can show the display at 1024x768 @ 60 Hz in Mandrake 10.0, and Mandriva LE 2005. With this condition I installed the MEPIS to my HDD; as I checked the display configuration in the newly-installed linux, I can't find higher resolution than 800x600 in the drop-down menu.

As an information, my graphic card is nVidia GeForce 4 MX 440 64 MB, and my monitor is GTC 15" which (according to windows xp) has capability of showing 1024x768 @ 60 Hz. Is the monitor driver isn't supported? It's not a big nuisance, though, but it is bugging me when there is a configuration menu that extended downward beyond 600 pixels.

Can anyone help?

mdmarmer · 12-23-2005, 07:08 AM

You need to use a newer CD of Mepis -- download the latest RC from ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dist...mepis/testing/

If you still have problems, copy /etc/X11/xorg.conf from Mandrive LE 2005 to your Mepis setup.

Post to http://www.mepislovers.org -- very helpful forum

Happy Holidays and Welcome to Mepis

Mike

I have same card and it works great with Nvidia drivers.

mos · 12-23-2005, 07:52 AM

no you dont need a newer version but be advised that version is about 2 years outdated and you need to correct the repos first then you need to install oscenter, upgrade meauto, and then use the oscenter to enable nvidia.

bluesman2333 · 12-23-2005, 12:24 PM

Or he can just wait a week and reinstall the new ver of Mepis, without all the hassle.

sou.hassel · 01-06-2006, 11:42 PM

Thanks for the replies. I have installed Mepis 3.3.1 now, but the problem still occurs. It is exactly like what happens with SimplyMepis 2004:

When I booted with the liveCD (at resolution 1024x768), the OS can boot, but at the point where the KDM should start, the screen will be blacked out (but the OS runs!). I prove it by typing "demo", [Tab] , "demo" , [Enter] and the starting jingle was played from my speaker. The nVidia driver has been detected, though.

There was no problem with 800x600, so I installed it at 800x600 just like before, and tried to tweak the setting at the OS center (Display >> Monitor) and change my monitor specification (from "unknown" to "Generic CRT", resolution set to "1024x768" without changing the vertical & horizontal sync). It resulted the Mepis closed the black-screen where the KDM should start and delivered message "mepis...(i forget what)... unstable".

Then the system asked me to login with command-line interface. I don't know exactly what happened, but I suspect that my monitor driver isn't supported by Mepis.

I already love Mepis' KDE display and tools; that's too bad if I should log in not in at least 1024x768.

bluesman2333 · 01-08-2006, 12:36 PM

Have a look at this:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=315867

dogpatch · 01-19-2006, 02:36 PM

You might try manually changing the config file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
Look for the Section "Monitor" section of this file, and paste the HorizSync, VertRefresh, and Modeline values from the same XF86Config-4 file in your Mandrake partition. Likewise, in the Section "Device" section, paste values from your Mandrake-generated XF86Config-4 file. Then recycle XWindows, and see if that helps.

Naturally, you'll want to save the original XF86Config-4 file before you start, as a fallback copy.