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#1 2011-12-10 10:37:01
- JorisL
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Change screen resolution on netbook
I've just installed arch linux with xfce. When I try to change the resolution, the only options are 800*600 and 640*480. It also does not recognize my external monitor. How can I fix this?
Thanks
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#2 2011-12-10 10:52:07
- karol
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Re: Change screen resolution on netbook
What's the output of 'xrandr'? What graphics card and driver are you using?
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#3 2011-12-10 11:02:30
- JorisL
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Re: Change screen resolution on netbook
[joris@archbang ~]$ xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 800 x 600, maximum 800 x 600
default connected 800x600+0+0 0mm x 0mm
800x600 0.0*
640x480 0.0
[joris@archbang ~]$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
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#4 2011-12-10 11:16:26
- karol
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Re: Change screen resolution on netbook
And what driver?
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#5 2011-12-10 11:21:42
- JorisL
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Re: Change screen resolution on netbook
xf86-video-intel
But because it is an archbang install, many other drivers are also installed.
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#6 2011-12-10 11:30:40
- karol
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Re: Change screen resolution on netbook
xf86-video-intel
But because it is an archbang install, many other drivers are also installed.
Why are they installed? Can you post a list? I'm not sure I'm following ...
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#7 2011-12-10 12:54:09
- JorisL
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Re: Change screen resolution on netbook
It is an archbang linux installation (arch linux with things like openbox already installed)
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#8 2011-12-10 12:56:20
- karol
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Re: Change screen resolution on netbook
I have no idea what does an archbang linux installation have installed. Can you post which drivers you have installed apart from Intel?
Post your xorg log too.
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#9 2011-12-10 13:02:59
- Mr.Elendig
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Re: Change screen resolution on netbook
probably edid error, check your log. Yuo can add a new mode or provide the edid ypurself.
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#10 2011-12-10 13:06:28
- bernarcher
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Re: Change screen resolution on netbook
JorisL, usually we cannot support ArchBang specific problems. You should really ask on the ArchBang forums as well as this can be distribution dependent.
Usually we will close this kind of thread according to our Forum Etiquette. I will keep this open as perhaps some solution is underway. If there is such, please tell the people at the ArchBang side about this as well. (Do so here, too, i case you'll get some solution over there.)
And do not forget to mark this thread [SOLVED] once your problem was fixed.
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