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Reconfigure xserver-xorg
Reconfigure xserver-xorg
Currently when I do a dpkg-reconfigure xsever-xorg it only asks to enable frame buffer and configures the keyboard layout. Doesn't detect the video, monitor or mouse to configure it as well.
Using a Intel 82845G/GL Brooksdale-G/GE integrated rev01 on pci 00:02.0 and the monitor is only a old HP p1100.
Was thinking it was because I am using a minimal gnome setup but X windows is fully installed....
Thanks,
Vasile
Using a Intel 82845G/GL Brooksdale-G/GE integrated rev01 on pci 00:02.0 and the monitor is only a old HP p1100.
Was thinking it was because I am using a minimal gnome setup but X windows is fully installed....
Thanks,
Vasile
Vasile, welcome to the new world of "autuconfiguration", I bitched about it in a long thread... let me see if I can find it, here: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=26487&start=0
Use "xrandr" to set the resolution, or install grandr and use it instead.
Use "xrandr" to set the resolution, or install grandr and use it instead.
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First you need to be sure you have all the hardware detection packages installed then there are a few methods to use to try and configure X automagically.
I suggest the following packages: discover discover-data xresprobe dmidecode mdetect read-edid
The following packages may also be useful, if available: hwinfo hwdata kudzu
After installing the above packages perform the following methods as root:
method 0
dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
then try to start X
method 1
xdebconfigurator
dexconf
then try to start X
method 2
Xorg -configure
mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
then try to start X
I suggest trying to start X as a user and as root just to verify that failure to start X isn't related to a certain account.
Hope this helps
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I suggest the following packages: discover discover-data xresprobe dmidecode mdetect read-edid
The following packages may also be useful, if available: hwinfo hwdata kudzu
After installing the above packages perform the following methods as root:
method 0
dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
then try to start X
method 1
xdebconfigurator
dexconf
then try to start X
method 2
Xorg -configure
mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
then try to start X
I suggest trying to start X as a user and as root just to verify that failure to start X isn't related to a certain account.
Hope this helps
.
If you couldn't tell I hate autodetection, for some reason (probably some Sid upgrades) the computer decided to display again lower resolution. I had to disconnect the KVM, connect the monitor directly to the computer, and then do the method 1 described above. That worked, however when connected to KVM every autodetection fails miserable.
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I think autoconfiguration is great but there should still be a way to do the manual config when things wont auto detect/configure correctly... with out having to manually hack through the xorg.conf.
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Yep, very true especially that I tried with grandr and the needed resolution was not available and no matter how I edited xorg.conf -- added "1280x1024" Mode there) I still could not get the desired resolution. Luckily I had the idea to unplug the monitor from KVM, plug it directly and retry autodetection which worked this time.Absent Minded wrote:I think autoconfiguration is great but there should still be a way to do the manual config when things wont auto detect/configure correctly... with out having to manually hack through the xorg.conf.
Funny but I think that xorg.conf becomes irrelevant, this is how it looks now, there's another config file somewhere else because I don't think xorg.conf changed, but the resolution did.
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Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "i810"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
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There must be another config but I am not sure where it is. If it was Win I would blaim it on the registry lol
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I was having trouble with small screen resolution. I had to manually modify xorg.conf to get a bigger resolution. This was a fresh install of lenny.
I don't understand why they making it autodetect and if it doesn't work, its hard to fix it. Using gnome, in the Screen Resolution applet, mine is blank, nothing in it to adjust.
I don't understand why they making it autodetect and if it doesn't work, its hard to fix it. Using gnome, in the Screen Resolution applet, mine is blank, nothing in it to adjust.
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I think in order to move Linux more into the mainstream they're trying to follow the Microsoft model. Keep all the details from the user and fail silently if you don't know what to do!ghostdawg wrote:I don't understand why they making it autodetect and if it doesn't work, its hard to fix it.
It makes life a lot easier.
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Thank you so much. I've been pulling my hair out trying to do this.MeanDean wrote:First you need to be sure .... then
dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg.
I've been running Etch on a bunch of servers, all wonderful. I setup a new one, and used a nice LCD monitor for the install. Once I went to my not so nice monitor, it complained, and nothing would let me change it. Now all is wonderful
Thanks Again
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this is silly.. :)
trying a minimal install of the latest testing netinstall
could not get the display right screen used 3/4.. then the other 1/4 started to show the beginning again
i tried all of the above steps, installing everything but kudzu (not in repo)
xrandr insisted i could only display a max of 800x600
xdebconfigurator detected the proper display
xorg.conf was nearly empty, only keyboard had any info... the rest was defaulted (i guess auto detected!)
next was going to try this: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... light=xorg
but decided to go with copying a xorg.conf from a live CD
popped in Mepis 7. cut and paste the xorg... and viola!
i get a populated xorg (comforting in that i have something to tweak if needed)! question is... will there be a need for all these packages i pulled in to try and autodetect my system??
could not get the display right screen used 3/4.. then the other 1/4 started to show the beginning again
i tried all of the above steps, installing everything but kudzu (not in repo)
xrandr insisted i could only display a max of 800x600
xdebconfigurator detected the proper display
xorg.conf was nearly empty, only keyboard had any info... the rest was defaulted (i guess auto detected!)
next was going to try this: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... light=xorg
but decided to go with copying a xorg.conf from a live CD
popped in Mepis 7. cut and paste the xorg... and viola!
i get a populated xorg (comforting in that i have something to tweak if needed)! question is... will there be a need for all these packages i pulled in to try and autodetect my system??
I got the same problem, I use an old 17' CRT screen. And Xorg was not able to detect horizontal and vertical frequencies (none of the other tools were able to do so) -> 800x600 with 60Hz. I was forced to reboot under Windows get the informations and write them to Xorg.conf. That was a little deceiving.
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The following method worked for me on my Intel 845 board.
At boot time I passed vga=791 to the kernel and it sorted out my display resolution as well as display problem. Earlier when i had changed my resolution it had stopped boting into GUI.
You need to try different modes like - vga=790, vga=788
find the best fit for your requirment.. and it may help
At boot time I passed vga=791 to the kernel and it sorted out my display resolution as well as display problem. Earlier when i had changed my resolution it had stopped boting into GUI.
You need to try different modes like - vga=790, vga=788
find the best fit for your requirment.. and it may help