Screen Resolution

[54woody]

I have installed Linux mint on a Lenovo system (IBM) with an L192 tft monitor and would like to change the resolution above 800X600 to 1440 X 900 which is the best for this monitor. How do I achieve this? This resolution is not listed in the /usr/......file. I had to uninstall W vista and thought I would try another distro, it's been a long time...since FC3

 

Thank you.

[anyweb]

have you tried editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf ?

[54woody]

have you tried editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf ?

 

No, I have concerns as I don't know all the ramifications of possible error. Would you shed some light on this?

 

Thank you

[anyweb]

ok then

copy and paste that entire file right here and we'll show you what parts to edit

 

you can use text editors such as gedit (graphical), pico/nano or vi

 

cheers

anyweb

[54woody]

ok thencopy and paste that entire file right here and we'll show you what parts to edit

 

you can use text editors such as gedit (graphical), pico/nano or vi

 

cheers

anyweb

 

Wow, such service, I installed the nVidia driver files (my windows background is showing) and now it is 1280X1024 which is better ,but too warped or fat.

 

Thank you in advance. Here is the file;

 

 

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig

# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Wed Sep 12 14:29:35 PDT 2007

 

# /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 xorg.conf(5) manual page.

# (Type "man 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

 

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "Default Layout"

Screen "Default Screen" 0 0

InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"

InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"

InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"

InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"

EndSection

 

Section "Files"

 

# path to defoma fonts

FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"

FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"

FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"

FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"

FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"

FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"

FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"

FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"

EndSection

 

Section "Module"

Load "i2c"

Load "bitmap"

Load "ddc"

Load "extmod"

Load "freetype"

Load "glx"

Load "int10"

Load "vbe"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Generic Keyboard"

Driver "kbd"

Option "CoreKeyboard"

Option "XkbRules" "xorg"

Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

Option "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Configured Mouse"

Driver "mouse"

Option "CorePointer"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "stylus"

Driver "wacom"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

Option "Type" "stylus"

Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "eraser"

Driver "wacom"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

Option "Type" "eraser"

Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "cursor"

Driver "wacom"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

Option "Type" "cursor"

Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY

EndSection

 

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "L192 Wide"

Option "DPMS"

EndSection

 

Section "Device"

Identifier "nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce 6100]"

Driver "nvidia"

EndSection

 

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Default Screen"

Device "nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce 6100]"

Monitor "L192 Wide"

DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"

Depth 1

Modes "1440x1440" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

Depth 4

Modes "1440x1440" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

Depth 8

Modes "1440x1440" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

Depth 15

Modes "1440x1440" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

Depth 16

Modes "1440x1440" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

Modes "1440x1440" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

EndSection

 

Section "Extensions"

Option "Composite" "Enable"

EndSection

[anyweb]

well from the below

 

Depth 24

Modes "1440x1440" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

 

your xorg.conf already supports 1440x1440 @ true color, so have you tried setting the resolution manually in display settings ?

 

what distro of linux are you using and what version \?

[54woody]

well from the below 

Depth 24

Modes "1440x1440" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"

EndSubSection

 

your xorg.conf already supports 1440x1440 @ true color, so have you tried setting the resolution manually in display settings ?

 

what distro of linux are you using and what version \?

 

 

Linux mint 3.1, and the option of 1440 X1440 is not available on the monitor, it's max and best is 1440 X 960 and is not offered in the

control center, hardware, screen resolution, options.

 

Thanks again,

 

Woody

[anyweb]

sorry i know absolutely nothing about that distro, so i cannot really advise you apart from saying your xorg.conf looks good

 

try asking in #linux-noob on EFNET (irc) and see can anyone supply the missing info

 

cheers

anyweb

[54woody]

sorry i know absolutely nothing about that distro, so i cannot really advise you apart from saying your xorg.conf looks good 

try asking in #linux-noob on EFNET (irc) and see can anyone supply the missing info

 

cheers

anyweb

 

 

Thank for your time anyweb !!!

[hybrid]

I've done a little bit of research and it seems that Linux Mint is completely Ubuntu compatible apparently, so Ubuntu instructions should supposedly work. I haven't verified this, though, so I could well be wrong.

 

I wrote a tutorial a few months back on how to force a new resolution like this under Ubuntu, could you take a look, try and the process and let us know how you get on?

 

[/url][url=http://fosswire.com/2007/04/23/ubuntu-tuto...new-resolution/]http://fosswire.com/2007/04/23/ubuntu-tu...esolution/

 

Hope this helps. :)