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I'm new to Linux, so please bear with me. I have a new install of Debian, latest stable release, on an old ALR server running quad 200 MHz Pentium Pros. I only get two choices for screen resolution: 800 X 600 or 640 X 480. How can I get a higher resolution? I may be mistaken, but I think the video card should be capable of higher resolution. Is there a program in Debian comparable to the "Device Manager" in Windows? If so, how do I access it to get the details of my video card?
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Most likely Debian is using a default generic driver, one that only supports 'safe' resolutions like the ones you mentioned above. So, find the manufacturer of your video card, and use Google to find the appropriate drivers to install.
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OK, how about the "Device Manager"? Is there something comparable in Linux, or will I have to shut down and pull the card to find the manufacturer and model?
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Sorry. Open a terminal window and type
and then hit return. You should get a listing of all your computer's PCI-related hardware.
lspci
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Thanks, Joe, thats what I was looking for. If only Windows had such a feature. No, wait, thats why I want to leave Microshaft and switch to Linux!
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The max resolution probably wont be much higher anyway.
I have a compaq proliant (dual p2) and it does 1024x768 at the limited number of colours and 800x600 at the better colour, why is this?
I have a compaq proliant (dual p2) and it does 1024x768 at the limited number of colours and 800x600 at the better colour, why is this?
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Well, I found out that my video card is an STB Systems, with a Cirrus chipset, but I can't find any Linux drivers for it. So I dug up an old ATI card I had laying around with a Rage 128 Pro chipset. I can find drivers for it, but now I have to figure out how to change everything over from the STB card to the ATI. As I said earlier, I am new to Linux, so I'll probably ask a lot of really stupid questions for a while yet. Thanks for all the help so far!
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login as root
dpkg --reconfigure xserver-xorg
This will run the graphics card configuration tool.
if the graphics dont work do alt+f2 to get a command line
dpkg --reconfigure xserver-xorg
This will run the graphics card configuration tool.
if the graphics dont work do alt+f2 to get a command line
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I had a similiar problem when I was using debian awhile back. As Jbennet suggested, do
dpkg --reconfigure xserver-org and ONLY select the res of our monitor when configuring. Last edited by Sturm; Nov 15th, 2007 at 8:46 pm.
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I had a similiar problem when I was using debian awhile back. As Jbennet suggested, do dpkg --reconfigure xserver-org and ONLY select the res of our monitor when configuring. If i am helpful, please give me reputation points.
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