Re: Low Resolution Problem

[Anh Phuoc Le <anhlephuoc_nospam@freeola.com>]

On Tuesday 06 July 2004 4:41 pm, Ryan Waye wrote:
> I have a problem with my XServer(I think).  When I installed debian, I
> used the default "nv" drivers for my video card.  This was ok, but it
> only allowed me to get my resolution up to 800x600.  In an attempt to
> get it up to 1024x768, I installed the "nvidia offical" drivers off of
> the Nvidia website (not off of apt, is that bad?).  This still just
> allowed me to go to 800x600, and actually looks like it lowered the
> resoultion.  What have I done wrong/what do I need to do?
>
> GeForce3 Ti200
> 2.6.6-1-k7
> KDE

Installing the vendor provided driver does not change the resolutions 
at all! That mainly provides the 3D accelleration for games like 
Unreal Tournamant, Tux Racer, etc...

The resolution was selected during the Debian installation based a 
guess of the capabability of your monitor. The change that just edit 
the file     /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, and in the section "Screen" make 
sure you have a suitable mode for the require resolution. For example
the original may be:
               Modes       "800x600" "640x480"

Change it to something like
                Modes       "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" 
"640x480"

Good luck
Anh