Screen resoltuion

drewch · 2007-02-23 05:33:57

Hey, i'm trying to get my screen resolution as big as possible, and i'm not sure how to do this, i've read through some wikis and stuff but nothing is really making a difference.

Here is my lspci, and a snippet of xorg.conf, im using fluxbox
lspci

[drewch@mac ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "ShadowFB"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DefaultRefresh"            # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ModeSetClearScreen"        # [<bool>]
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "vesa"
        VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
        BoardName   "Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Control                                                                                      
ler"
        BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     1
        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     4
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     8
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     15
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     16
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes "1600x1200" "1280x800" "1024x768"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

And another few questions while im at it, but dont really need answering im not too worried about
- Is there a snippet of code of a file anywhere that i can make my bash prompts colourful like i see in some screenies
- right now im using eterm, but is there a lighter weight one that you can change settings for, like i would use xterm but i dont know how to change the settings like transparent background, so is there a lighter one that most people use that can be configured through a text file?

Thanks so much in advance for any help

noriko · 2007-02-23 07:55:56

you may need to add DefaultDepth to screen, i.e
...
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
...

chances are that it's defaulting ti 16Bit mode.

byte · 2007-02-23 11:32:59

1) Use the proper video driver (i810 probably) in your xorg.conf, vesa is just a fallback. 'pacman -Ss xf86-video-' for a full list of installable drivers.

2) http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Color_Bash_Prompt

3) I know some more programs, see if you like one: xterm, aterm, eterm, mrxvt, rxvt-unicode, mlterm, gtkterm, tilda, terminal.

Last edited by byte (2007-02-23 11:35:52)

grndrush · 2007-02-23 14:55:25

I had the exact same problem until about a month ago (a 21-inch CRT monitor REALLY flickers at 75 Hz). When I originally installed my system, I did "all 4" Xorg configs (X -configure; Xorg -config; hwd; nvidia-xconfig - I have an NVidia video card), and picked-and-chose from each to build an optimal xorg.conf.

After a couple of weeks trying everything else I could, I went back to the original 4 config files. One of the two Xorg configurators (X -configure or Xorg -config; I don't remember which) has "ModeLine" lines in it. I inserted the "ModeLine" lines I knew to be acceptable to my monitor. That's all it took. No configuring - I simply inserted the ModeLines and restarted X, and I've been happily zipping along at my usual 100 MHz ever since.

Blue Skies...g

drewch · 2007-02-23 20:53:10

noriko wrote:

you may need to add DefaultDepth to screen, i.e
...
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
...
chances are that it's defaulting ti 16Bit mode.

where subsectoin is that in? I don't even think i have a line that says Monitor "Monitor0"

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#1 2007-02-23 05:33:57

Screen resoltuion

#2 2007-02-23 07:55:56

Re: Screen resoltuion

#3 2007-02-23 11:32:59

Re: Screen resoltuion

#4 2007-02-23 14:55:25

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#5 2007-02-23 20:53:10

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