Monitor not detected during Suse 8.1 Installation
Hello I installed Suse 8.1 on my machine but the installation failed to find my monitor model (Dell 15 inch flat screen e151fp). As a result it choose a default model with a very high resolution 640x480. I have tried everything I can think of trying to change this resolution to a higher size eg 1024x780. I tried using yast2 and sax but they didnt work, if I choose a default monitor with a resolution of 1024x780 it fails the validation test. The only resolution size that doesnt fail is 640x480. I also tried to edit the XF86Config file but that didnt work either. Below is my XF86config file ########################### Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry" HorizSync 30-60 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "Flat Screen" VendorName "DELL" VertRefresh 56-75 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "1024x768@60" 61.19 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 775 802 Modeline "1024x768@65" 66.29 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 775 802 Modeline "1024x768@70" 71.39 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 776 802 Modeline "800x600" 37.44 800 816 928 1072 600 600 605 626 Modeline "640x480" 29.95 640 656 720 864 480 480 489 485 EndSection Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "640x480" "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "640x480" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "640x480" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "640x480" "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection Section "Device" BoardName "i845" BusID "0:2:0" Driver "i810" Identifier "Device[0]" Screen 0 VendorName "Intel" EndSection ########################### The screen size is really beginning to bug me so any suggestions on how I might be able to change the resolutions would be gratefully accepted John Paul -------------------Legal Disclaimer--------------------------------------- The above electronic mail transmission is confidential and intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. Its contents may be protected by legal and/or professional privilege. Should it be received by you in error please contact the sender at the above quoted email address. Any unauthorised form of reproduction of this message is strictly prohibited. The Institute does not guarantee the security of any information electronically transmitted and is not liable if the information contained in this communication is not a proper and complete record of the message as transmitted by the sender nor for any delay in its receipt. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On Monday 24 February 2003 2:30 pm, John Paul O'Grady wrote:
Hello
I installed Suse 8.1 on my machine but the installation failed to find my monitor model (Dell 15 inch flat screen e151fp). As a result it choose a default model with a very high resolution 640x480. I have tried everything I can think of trying to change this resolution to a higher size eg 1024x780.
I tried using yast2 and sax but they didnt work, if I choose a default monitor with a resolution of 1024x780 it fails the validation test. The only resolution size that doesnt fail is 640x480.
I also tried to edit the XF86Config file but that didnt work either. Below is my XF86config file
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Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry" HorizSync 30-60 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "Flat Screen" VendorName "DELL" VertRefresh 56-75 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection
Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "1024x768@60" 61.19 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 775 802 Modeline "1024x768@65" 66.29 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 775 802 Modeline "1024x768@70" 71.39 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 776 802 Modeline "800x600" 37.44 800 816 928 1072 600 600 605 626 Modeline "640x480" 29.95 640 656 720 864 480 480 489 485 EndSection
Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "640x480" "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "640x480" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "640x480" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "640x480" "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768@60" "1024x768@65" "1024x768@70" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection
Section "Device" BoardName "i845" BusID "0:2:0" Driver "i810" Identifier "Device[0]" Screen 0 VendorName "Intel" EndSection
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The screen size is really beginning to bug me so any suggestions on how I might be able to change the resolutions would be gratefully accepted
John Paul
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In addition to what was asked above, I want to as if the monitor detection in SuSE 8.1 is broken? I have an AST Vision7L monitor that had no problems with autodetection in the past but now SuSE 8.1 cannot detect the monitor. In fact, I get a similar result for all my monitors. Eddie
Hello John, Shut down x-server (rcxdm stop as root). Then you have to set up you monitor using sax2 -l. Try very low horizontal and vertical freq. and then increase them step by step. I had similar experience, it's possible to get 1024x780 16bit depth. Greetings, Nikola On Thursday 01 January 1970 01:00, John Paul O'Grady wrote:
Hello
I installed Suse 8.1 on my machine but the installation failed to find my monitor model (Dell 15 inch flat screen e151fp). As a result it choose a default model with a very high resolution 640x480. I have tried everything I can think of trying to change this resolution to a higher size eg 1024x780.
I tried using yast2 and sax but they didnt work, if I choose a default monitor with a resolution of 1024x780 it fails the validation test. The only resolution size that doesnt fail is 640x480.
I also tried to edit the XF86Config file but that didnt work either. Below is my XF86config file
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And, yes, uninstall all special graphic drivers from X11 section if you installed any. Nikola On Monday 24 February 2003 16:01, Nikola Lecic wrote:
Hello John,
Shut down x-server (rcxdm stop as root). Then you have to set up you monitor using sax2 -l. Try very low horizontal and vertical freq. and then increase them step by step. I had similar experience, it's possible to get 1024x780 16bit depth.
Greetings,
Nikola
On Thursday 01 January 1970 01:00, John Paul O'Grady wrote:
Hello
I installed Suse 8.1 on my machine but the installation failed to find my monitor model (Dell 15 inch flat screen e151fp). As a result it choose a default model with a very high resolution 640x480. I have tried everything I can think of trying to change this resolution to a higher size eg 1024x780.
I tried using yast2 and sax but they didnt work, if I choose a default monitor with a resolution of 1024x780 it fails the validation test. The only resolution size that doesnt fail is 640x480.
I also tried to edit the XF86Config file but that didnt work either. Below is my XF86config file
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