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 Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:42 pm Post subject: Can I increase Screen Resolution?? |
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| On windows I have my screen resolution at 1280 x 800, but in gentoo it doesn't have anything bigger than 1024 x 768. Is it possible to increase this to anything larger? I don't think I've done anything to setup my intel onboard graphics card, could it have been configured automatically? Thanks, Jeff |
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jsander
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I tried changing the screen section of xorg.conf by adding a "1280x1024" section, but it didn't seem to do anything.
Can I run Xorg -configure while X is running? If not how can I get out of X? If I cntl-alt-backspace it exits X, but then automatically reboots it.
Here is my current xorg.conf
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Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.Org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "TouchPad" "AlwaysCore"
# PS/2 Mouse not detected
# Serial Mouse not detected
InputDevice "USB Mouse" "AlwaysCore"
#No Synaptics touchpad found
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
EndSection
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/util"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/encodings"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/terminus"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts"
FontPath "/usr/local/share/fonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/default"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/arphicfonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/jisx0213"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/shinonome"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk-fonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/kacst-fonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/sgi-fonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/unfonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-misc"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "ddc"
Load "vbe"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "bitmap"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "record"
Load "synaptics"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:toggle,grp_led:scroll"
Option "XkbVariant" ",winkeys"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Serial Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "Microsoft"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "PS/2 Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/misc/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "USB Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "TouchPad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Protocol" "event"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
Option "LeftEdge" "130"
Option "RightEdge" "840"
Option "TopEdge" "130"
Option "BottomEdge" "640"
Option "FingerLow" "7"
Option "FingerHigh" "8"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "MaxTapMove" "110"
Option "MaxDoubleTapTime" "1000"
Option "ClickTime" "1"
Option "SingleTapTimeout" "10"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.60"
Option "MaxSpeed" "1.10"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.030"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "TouchpadOff" "2"
EndSection
# Auto-generated by mkxf86config
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
# sw_cursor is needed for some ati and radeon cards
#Option "sw_cursor"
#Option "hw_cursor"
#Option "NoAccel"
#Option "ShowCache"
#Option "ShadowFB"
#Option "UseFBDev"
#Option "Rotate"
Identifier "Card0"
# The following line is auto-generated by x11-misc/mkxf86config
Driver "vesa"
VendorName "All"
BoardName "All"
# BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultColorDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
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genfive
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:29 am Post subject: |
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| jsander wrote: | I tried changing the screen section of xorg.conf by adding a "1280x1024" section, but it didn't seem to do anything.
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1280x800 is a non-standard wide-screen resolutions, and you need to find the information from your manufacturer, and then add an extra line in your xorg.conf... give me just a moment and I will post what I have on my laptop. |
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genfive
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:34 am Post subject: |
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okay, here is what I have for my Toshiba satellite, which also has 1280x800 resolution:
you need to add the following line to your "Monitor" section
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ModeLine "1280x800" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -HSync +Vsync
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don't ask me what it means... I grabbed it from some where on the Internet and it seems to be working. |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:49 am Post subject: |
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and what to do if you want your boot up messages, login screen,console,... in a higher resolution?
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Ah, that's a different problem entirely. This requires you to compile a framebuffer driver apprpriate for your graphics chip into the kernel. I recommend using the vesa-tng driver so that you can set the default resolution in the kernel config, this way you shouldn't have to add any extra kernel parameters in your grub.conf.
You can also set a nifty boot up logo and background image by following the Gensplash HOWTO on the Gentoo wiki. (It also explains in detail how to set up the framebuffer stuff, just skip the logo parts if you don't want a logo) |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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no no, i want nothing fancy, no logo's, graphics,... just increase the resolution of the boot-up messages, the login-thing and the console so i can see more 
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genfive
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| Dieter@be wrote: | | no no, i want nothing fancy, no logo's, graphics,... just increase the resolution of the boot-up messages, the login-thing and the console so i can see more |
i have had a lot of problems using the framebuffer, especially when your screen-resolution is not standard. In fact, I opt out the framebuffer support in my kernel. But with the ModeLine I gave you, you should be able to run X with the resolution you wanted. |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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i'm not the topicstarter  (more of a topic-hijacker  )
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jsander
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| well, speaking as the topic starter, adding the ModeLine line to my xorg.conf didn't seem to have any effect and X still runs with the same screen resolution options. |
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genfive
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| jsander wrote: | | well, speaking as the topic starter, adding the ModeLine line to my xorg.conf didn't seem to have any effect and X still runs with the same screen resolution options. |
By looking at the xorg.conf you posted earlier, is it because your xorg.conf didn't have 1280x800? Aside from the ModeLine, you also need to tell xorg.conf to use 1280x800 resolution. |
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jsander
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| genfive wrote: | | jsander wrote: | | well, speaking as the topic starter, adding the ModeLine line to my xorg.conf didn't seem to have any effect and X still runs with the same screen resolution options. |
By looking at the xorg.conf you posted earlier, is it because your xorg.conf didn't have 1280x800? Aside from the ModeLine, you also need to tell xorg.conf to use 1280x800 resolution. |
I added the resolution after posting that, how do I tell xorg.conf to use 1280x800?? Thanks. |
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Below is my xorg.conf with some non-relevant sections removed (fonts, input devices etc.)... notice the screen section where it defaults to 1280x800
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# XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Synaptics Mouse" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "AlwaysCore"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
# Load "type1"
Load "dri"
Load "synaptics"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "synaptics"
Identifier "Synaptics Mouse"
# Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "SHMConfig" "yes"
Option "LeftEdge" "120"
Option "RightEdge" "830"
Option "TopEdge" "120"
Option "BottomEdge" "650"
Option "FingerLow" "14"
Option "FingerHigh" "15"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "MaxTapMove" "110"
Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "75"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "20"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "20"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.5"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.75"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.01"
Option "EdgeMotionMinSpeed" "200"
Option "EdgeMotionMaxSpeed" "200"
Option "UpDownScrolling" "1"
Option "CircularScrolling" "1"
Option "CircScrollDelta" "0.1"
Option "CircScrollTrigger" "2"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Toshiba"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28.0-75.0
VertRefresh 60
ModeLine "1280x800" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -HSync +Vsync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "i810"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "Intel 852"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Virtual 1280 800
EndSubsection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x800" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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You may also need to patch your video bios... | Code: | | emerge sys-apps/855resolution |
ifdoes NOT show 1280x800 you need to patch it.
(read /etc/conf.d/855resolution and 855resolutions docs to find out how to do that)
example: mine shows(i915gm card) | Code: | 855resolution version 0.4, by Alain Poirier
Chipset: Unknown (id=0x25908086)
VBIOS type: 2
VBIOS Version: 1219
Mode 30 : 640x480, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 32 : 800x600, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 34 : 1024x768, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 38 : 1280x1024, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 3a : 1600x1200, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 3c : 1280x800, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 41 : 640x480, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 43 : 800x600, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 45 : 1024x768, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 49 : 1280x1024, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 4b : 1600x1200, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 4d : 1280x800, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 50 : 640x480, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 52 : 800x600, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 54 : 1024x768, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 58 : 1280x1024, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 5a : 1600x1200, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 5c : 1280x800, 32 bits/pixel |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| blu3bird wrote: | You may also need to patch your video bios... | Code: | | emerge sys-apps/855resolution |
ifdoes NOT show 1280x800 you need to patch it.
(read /etc/conf.d/855resolution and 855resolutions docs to find out how to do that)
example: mine shows(i915gm card) | Code: | 855resolution version 0.4, by Alain Poirier
Chipset: Unknown (id=0x25908086)
VBIOS type: 2
VBIOS Version: 1219
Mode 30 : 640x480, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 32 : 800x600, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 34 : 1024x768, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 38 : 1280x1024, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 3a : 1600x1200, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 3c : 1280x800, 8 bits/pixel
Mode 41 : 640x480, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 43 : 800x600, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 45 : 1024x768, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 49 : 1280x1024, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 4b : 1600x1200, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 4d : 1280x800, 16 bits/pixel
Mode 50 : 640x480, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 52 : 800x600, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 54 : 1024x768, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 58 : 1280x1024, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 5a : 1600x1200, 32 bits/pixel
Mode 5c : 1280x800, 32 bits/pixel |
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when I run 855resolution -l it says command not found. sys-apps/855resolution is masked, should I emerge it anyway? |
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yes (it's testing, not hard masked)
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| blu3bird wrote: | | yes (it's testing, not hard masked) |
Thanks, actually I just added the line Virtual 1280 800 that I saw in one of your configs and now it works! Should I still emerge 855resolution?? Also how does linux know what resolutions the monitor can and cannot support? i.e. what happens if I ask it to use a resolution that isn't supported, like a billion x a billion?
Also when I launch X before it loads it shows a blurred and distorted version of the screen that was last on the monitor when X exited for a couple seconds, is there any way to fix this? It's not a big deal, but I was wondering about it.
Thanks for all the help! - Jeff |
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| jsander wrote: | | blu3bird wrote: | | yes (it's testing, not hard masked) |
Thanks, actually I just added the line Virtual 1280 800 that I saw in one of your configs and now it works! Should I still emerge 855resolution?? Also how does linux know what resolutions the monitor can and cannot support? i.e. what happens if I ask it to use a resolution that isn't supported, like a billion x a billion?
Also when I launch X before it loads it shows a blurred and distorted version of the screen that was last on the monitor when X exited for a couple seconds, is there any way to fix this? It's not a big deal, but I was wondering about it.
Thanks for all the help! - Jeff |
Cheers, mate! Glad it is working for you, finally! |
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