Adjust resolution - xorg for laptop

steve_waters · 2006-05-04 06:04:27

I have tried to adjust the xorg.conf file to reflect my 1280x800 resolution.

I have edited the xorg.conf file the same way I do everytime I load Fedora on to it, however xorg seems to be ignoring that and staying with 1024x....

Is there another place I need to be looking or something else to edit......

p.s just starting with arch but already loving it alot "pacman" is great, well done to all developers and contributors to the project........

nightfrost · 2006-05-04 06:56:38

What's your chipset? You probably need this utility to temporarily patch your VBIOS.

steve_waters · 2006-05-04 07:02:15

Sorry chipset is ATI- RAEDON 9200 Mobility 32mb.......

should I maybe just try and go whole hog and install the ati drivers now that I know X does work?

:?

briancurtin · 2006-05-04 07:08:52

id go for that if you can or want to

i had problems right off the start with arch in getting the correct resolution. i could have sworn i installed the nvidia drivers, but i forgot and that was my problem. installing the drivers helped me out there, it may help you.

steve_waters · 2006-05-04 07:12:49

OK thanks for the tips will give it a try and see how we go........

steve_waters · 2006-05-04 15:06:24

Downloaded and installed the xord readon drivers and all is well again.....got gnome and running and I like 2.14 seems to moving around for me quiet nicely a couple of things here adn there to iron out but I basically have a running system.

Thanks for teh replies

luisrobles · 2006-05-05 14:27:32

First at all, kill you desktop enviroment. later, in the console put:

Xorg -configure

after that you run the DE. if that doesn`t work, try

xorgcfg -textmenu

and choose your destiny... :twisted: :twisted:

P.S.: if you want accel for your ATI, download ati-fglrx driver from the repository (with pacman)

steve_waters · 2006-05-08 06:14:36

Ah yea gave that ago for a couple of hours on Friday and was not good fun at all, could not seem to get it to take. It would give me either no display or a very shakey, strippey horrible no usable one.

I am happy with xorg readon for a while till get everyhting le up and running then I will come back to the ati-fglrx drivers.

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Adjust resolution - xorg for laptop

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