Arch Linux

rumsteak

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Registered: 2007-12-28

Posts: 7

resolution too high for monitor

hi again, i had some problems installing arch linux, so i quit and tried ubuntu, but it seems that he doesnt like me and my ati card, so i couldnt get the cube and all efects working.

so here i am again, my problem was:
i install arch
make all updates
install gnome and gnome extras etc
then, i run "x -configure"
create an account
and i activate gdm (through the "rc.config" i thing)

now i get to the problem, when i try to start arch when it comes to the graphical enviroment, the screen goes blan and tell that can't support resolution, that its too high. should that be automatic? how can i solve the problem? driver problem, should i use my tft cdrom? help me please:(

rumsteak

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Registered: 2007-12-28

Posts: 7

Re: resolution too high for monitor

can some mod move this to "instalation" topic? i just noticed that there is a topic just for instalation problems like this

sorry for posting in the wrong place:(

DarkForte

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Registered: 2007-12-14

Posts: 18

Re: resolution too high for monitor

Try editing your xorg.conf by hand and removing the unsupported resolutions.

peets

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From: Montreal

Registered: 2007-01-11

Posts: 936

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Re: resolution too high for monitor

Try editing your xorg.conf by hand and removing the unsupported resolutions.

This can be done with a line that looks something like this:

Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

Make sure the highest resolution is the one your monitor supports.

Edit: that line goes below the "Depth" entries in the "Screen" section (usually near the bottom) of xorg.conf.

Last edited by peets (2008-01-04 02:16:55)