I have recently had to fallback to deltad as I was unable to get the video resolution under deltah to go above 800 X 600. Can anybody tell me if they changed the way gNewSense handles video between deltad and deltah? When I install deltad, the resolution defaults to 1280 X 11...something. And then I can drop it back to 1024 X 768 which is my preferred resolution. Thank you in advance for any help that can be given.

Mine is too. I'm still stuck at 800x600 when my norm is 1440x900. Xorg.conf is also no help anymore since Ubuntu monkeyed with the setup of xorg. Now under "Monitor" is just says it's "Configured" and leaves it at that.

I'll figure it out, but it sucks for now. Any ideas?

Hi.. Try this in your default(post installation) /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Subsection "Display"

		Modes	"1024x768"

EndSubSection

I forgot something.. that must be set inside the Section "Screen" ... bla bla ... ... bla bla ... ... here ... EndSection

so look for those lines first and then introduce the ones I gave you. ok?

this is a chunk of my xorg.conf

Section "Screen"

	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	Subsection	"Display"
		Modes	"1024x768"
	EndSubSection

EndSection

I don't have the 'subsection' part with the modes. I just have the top 3 lines above. I wonder if I can just add it.

most likely yes. It's weird that you can't change you resolution. I'm using also a 1440x900 and works fine :)

Some questions that can help find out the problem:
Which video card are you using? Which system were you using when 1440x900 resolution worked?
Are you setting the right frequency (i.e. 60 Hz)?
Hope this helps :)

This is my "Screen" section in xorg.conf

Section "Screen"

    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "Configured Video Device"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "metamodes" "1280x1024_75 +0+0; 800x600 +0+0; 640x480 +0+0; 1280x1024_60 +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection

EndSection

Hope it helps you solve your problem.

I added these lines and it doesn't change anything. I seems to be ignoring them. I'm still stuck at 800x600. Perhaps this is the unbreakable X recovery thing.

I am using the Nvidia GeForce Go 7950 by the way.

I tried to dpkg-reconfigure the xorg server and it keeps cutting off after the keyboard configuration. It exits abruptly with the following output (each time with a different really long number after the file name. He He)

xserver-xorg postinst warning: overwriting possibly-customised configuration

   file; backup in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080607223007

Edit your profile, add an email address so i can send you a complete x.org file.
It really seems odd, that even with the dpkg-reconfigure you can reach 1440x900 if your card and screen allow it. :O

How is this done?

I can't seem to find any way to do this on the site.

Thanks.

Just send it to dr.joe@rocketmail.com

Thanks a lot.

Here is my "normal" xorg.conf file:

(I own an Alienware Area-51 m9750 if it helps)

Section "InputDevice"

	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
	Option		"HorizEdgeScroll"	"0"

EndSection

Section "Device"

	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"

EndSection

Section "Screen"

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

EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"

EndSection

I guess I didn't need to include everything, huh? Sorry.

in Section "Device" add this: device "vesa" which is generic driver...

Section "Device"

	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver		"vesa"

Is this what you were talking about? I tried this and it doesn't work either. Thanks anyway. :-(

Hey thanks shawoho!

It didn't work with "vesa" under the device section, but I replaced it with "nv" and now it's working great.

Thanks so much.

kokomojoe, no problem.. this is much the way it works, setting a correct screen mode, a driver, and sometimes HorizSync and VertRefresh parameters...

I've suffer a lot with xorg.conf in the past, so I kind know a few tricks about it..

enjoy... happy hacking....

I was away for awhile, but finally got a chance to mess with it again. I tried some of the ideas here in the forum, and I'm not sure what finally did it, but it all of a sudden started to work. Thanks guys.

Hey all - WOW, for starters this message board is NOT like any other I've used. It took me 15 minutes of looking at the page just to figure out HOW TO MAKE AN ACCOUNT, oh, it's ON THE LEFT at the BOTTOM. JESUS! I could go on but I won't since I finally figured out how to post, the option just magically appeared at the bottom :-)

The heart of the problem.

I tweaked my xorg.conf file to match my hardware for gnewsense.

Hardware: HP 9680c, PIII, 320 RAM, S3 Savage IX Video Card, 40 gig drive, latest HP BIOS.

All my cables are on correctly and video is working BUT it's stuck at 640 x 480. I can't post my xorg.conf that I tweaked yet because I'm on my Windows Laptop and I've got to reboot back to a reset 640 res on my workstation then I'll post my edited xorg.conf file.

Here's the stat on my monitor.

HP; HP D5269A Pavilion M40 Monitor; HWP0559; 31.468-54.0; 56.0-85.0

First is V refresh I think and second is my H refresh rate.

I entered all this goodness into my xorg.conf file including the driver information for my S3 card but upon reboot it flakes out and goes into...

"Safe Graphics Mode" which isn't a problem because it then lets you select the EXACT HARDWARE I've got, S3 Rage4 (that's what I selected from another post specific to my card I guess) and my EXACT HP monitor under the monitor list.

It then has a "Save" button and a trash button. The save line is blank so when you click "save" it opens up a save to spot. I type in /etc/X11/xorg.cong so it'll like my new config but it doesn't save. Well, it ended up saving 45 files (yes, that's how much I clicked the button over 3 reboots) xorg.conf.1, 2,...45. I deleted them all what a waste of time!

It won't let you continue either or hit "OK". It's so LAME!!!

Everytime I try and tweak the lame xorg.conf file it screws me by going to safe mode and I can't properly install my video card and monitor.

Yes - I've tried "dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg" and all that does is reset my xorg.conf file to the lame default at 640 x 480. WTF xorg? The damn drivers for my hardware are in your retarded list!!!

Oh the madness with Linux drivers!

What I'd love to have is an opportunity to call that program up when it's under 640 mode and tell it what I've got then maybe it'll let me save but nobody on the net seems to know how to install these graphics drivers. Just like a Windows Device Manager so I could MANUALLY tell it what I've got since it doesn't seem to be smart enough to auto detect simple plug and play hardware that's older than dirt.

Someone here got lucky and it "...all of a sudden started to work".

Is that how Linux works? All of a sudden? Drivers are so basic you think Linux would have figured out a way for their shit to just work especially since the hardware is so old, PIII here guys :-)

I can't say I'm a newb but sometimes Linux just pisses me off because it wastes my time. At least in Windows if I'm wasting my time it's at the RIGHT RESOLUTION :-)

I'm done ranting. Can anyone throw me a bone on this bullshit S3 Savage IX driver?

Thanks in advance!

My "fixed" / original lame xorg.conf file:

Section "Device"

	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"

EndSection

Section "Screen"

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

EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"

EndSection

The tweaked one I made specific changes for my hardware:

Section "Device" Identifier "S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX" Driver "savage" BusID "PCI:01:00.0" Option "UseFBDev" "true" EndSection

Section "Monitor" Identifier "Pavilion M40 Monitor" Option "HWP0559" HorizSync 31.468-54.0 VertRefresh 56.0-85.0 EndSection

Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX" Monitor "Pavilion M40 Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"

EndSection

Any help?

Thanks from the 640 x 480 club!

Note: I'm on to something because I changed

BusID "PCI:01:00.0"

To

BusID "PCI:01:00:0"

Typo, now I can change my hz from 60 to 85 and my resulution from 640 x 480 DOWN to 320 x 200...wrong direction, I need to go higher :-)

Final comment for now.

If you have a card like mine: S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX

The "Driver "savage" doesn't work but if you type

Driver "vesa" as other posters have suggested it works. I now get 1024 x 768 which is great and what I needed.

GNEWSENSE IS GREAT by the way. It's one of the only Linux Destros I have been able to learn on but that's probably because it's Ubuntu based / Debian. I've had great luck with both but since gNewSense is "free" I switched.

Thanks to the gNewSense team for putting this together and maintaining it.