That screen resolution issue again (sigh...)

Completely Clueless · 05-16-2009, 11:53 AM

Hi all,

I know this is a very common problem from Googling it, but the more I look into it, the more confusing it becomes.

I have just installed the latest version of Mint (Ubuntu-based) and it comes with a crappy default resolution of only 600x800 or thereabouts and there is no option to increase it from within the GUI. I tried running

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

as suggested on one of the threads, but all it was concerned with was keyboard settings and never mentioned the screen at all.

My xorg.conf file is quite possibly the cause of the problem. I believe it *should* have at least 8 fields and be quite thorough. However, this is all there is in it following the install, so its hardly surprising the screen isnt performing correctly:

Code:

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Option		"UseFBDev"		"true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Not much of a config file, is it? Any ideas how to fix it before I go blind?

BTW, this is on a laptop with a SIS 771/671 PCIE VGA display adaptor.

TIA, CC.

estabroo · 05-16-2009, 01:29 PM

you can run X -configure and it'll generate a decent base xorg.conf, if you are trying to run this with X already up then just
X -configure :1

and it'll run the configure on the next display (which shouldn't be up, unless you are using that one as well)

stress_junkie · 05-16-2009, 01:46 PM

I looked in the Linux Mint support forums. Evidently the SiS drivers are problematic for some people.

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopi...it=SiS#p124603

If I were you I would use a distro with better hardware support. Try PCLinuxOS 2009.1. It's very good.