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Re: [PLUG] Xorg and screen resolution
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Try out ubuntu.
I love debian but I only use it for server installs nowdays.
ubuntu for the desktop. ( when i'm not using a mac :D )
On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 01:08:21PM -0400, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 11:09:11AM -0400, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> > [17 lines, 103 words, 669 characters] Top characters: oetrinsg
> >
> > I did a dist-upgrade today and in the process switched from xfree to
> > xorg. I'm now unable to display more than 800x600.
> >
> > I'm googling, but it's slow going at this resolution. Some say doing
> > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg should help, but for me it only brings
> > me up to 1024x768. (I'm trying for 2048x1536.) Editing the xorg.conf
> > file hasn't produced good results yet. I've also tried switching (via
> > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg) to xfree86 again, but that also doesn't
> > help.
>
> The display resolution problem was partially solved by realizing it
> was using vesa, which I think is limited to 1024x768. Switched to nv.
> As root it is happy now. When I start X via gdm or using startx but
> as me, it hangs and I have to reboot the machine or at least login
> from elsewhere and kill a lot of things.
>
> This is a known bug (Debian 365564). *Sigh*.
>
> --
> Jeff
>
> Jeff Abrahamson <http://jeff.purple.com/> +1 215/837-2287
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