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I am trying to increase my resolution higher than 640x480.
I am a noob.
I have 2 monitors plugged into my radeon 9800 pro: 24" Dell LCD widescreen, and 17" SVA LCD.
When I go to screen resolution it says refresh rate is "-17133" htz, which i find impossible. Also res is stuck at 640x480
Please Note: Dell 24" is in DVI port, SVA 17" is analog port
Please help, and here is my xorg.conf
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg 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 /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/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
Distribution: Debian and Fedora Core in equal measure
Posts: 264
Rep:
I've had this problem before with ATI cards, and fixed it by using the proprietary drivers
Go to http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html and download both the driver and the installer appropriate for your system, install the driver using the installer, and see if that helps...
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