hi list,

how do i get the magical xserver-xorg installed under lenny on a
sata-disk so far that i can put my screen-resolution from 800x600 into
1024x768,


/var/log tells me the nv driver (nvidia-chip) was correctly installed.
installing the newest nvidia-driver from their site succeeded although
this driver was compiled with gcc 4.1.x and lenny uses standard the
4.3.x compiler nowadays. yet only a black screen.


xrandr was/is of no help either: highest pixels stay on 800x600

the funny thing is that another (this) hd (ATA) in the same machine with
the the same nvidia-driver(s) from their site makes a screen resolution
of 1024x768 without any trouble possible.


somebody out there with a badly needed sound advice on this?

i put back the original xorg.conf file into /etc/X11 so i can continue
working on the sata-hd. nevertheless i should love a more appropriate
screen-resolution.


i never understood the necessity of this modernistic magical behavior of
xserver-xorg. i should love to have back the old days when
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg most times made screen-adaptions possible
without problems. maybe an advice for the highly respected developers??


regards,

steef


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On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 05:22, steef <debian.linux@home.nl> wrote:
>
> hi list,
>
> how do i get the magical xserver-xorg installed under lenny on a sata-disk
> so far that i can put my screen-resolution from 800x600 into 1024x768,

The xserver-xorg package must be installed already, or you wouldn't
have a GUI at all. Sata has nothing to do with the xserver

> /var/log tells me the nv driver (nvidia-chip) was correctly installed.
> installing the newest nvidia-driver from their site succeeded although this
> driver was compiled with gcc 4.1.x and lenny uses standard the 4.3.x
> compiler nowadays. yet only a black screen.

Please post your xorg.conf file and /var/log/Xorg.0.log


> xrandr was/is of no help either: highest pixels stay on 800x600
>
> the funny thing is that another (this) hd (ATA) in the same machine with the
> the same nvidia-driver(s) from their site makes a screen resolution of
> 1024x768 without any trouble possible.

Do you mean you have another install of Debian on this machine?
If so, please post its xorg.conf file and /var/log/Xorg.0.log as well.

> somebody out there with a badly needed sound advice on this?
>
> i put back the original xorg.conf file into /etc/X11 so i can continue
> working on the sata-hd. nevertheless i should love a more appropriate
> screen-resolution.
>
> i never understood the necessity of this modernistic magical behavior of
> xserver-xorg. i should love to have back the old days when dpkg-reconfigure
> xserver-xorg most times made screen-adaptions possible without problems.
> maybe an advice for the highly respected developers??

There may be some bumps on the road, but the new system is much better
in the end.


Cheers,
Kelly Clowers


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hi paul,

.......thanks for your answer. must be dumb today. where do i find the
*package* sgfxi?


nothing turned up when i did: *apt-cache search sgfxi*

(i did find a lot of explanation/script, googling)

reg.,
steef


Paul Cartwright wrote:

On Thu December 18 2008, steef wrote:


i never understood the necessity of this modernistic magical behavior of
xserver-xorg. i should love to have back the old days when
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg most times made screen-adaptions possible
without problems. maybe an advice for the highly respected developers??



I have a Dell with NVIDIA card, and it has always driven me crazy when I had
to update the kernel, or re-do the driver. Until...
http://techpatterns.com/forums/about933.html


sgfxi -c



cd /usr/local/bin
sgfxi -c


of course you need to install the package first.. this is without a doubt the
easiest way to get my nvidia setup working correctly..






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thanks. kelly for your answer.

i must copy the logs&& from the other hd before i send you the info.
must be working all day today. so i'll do that later


reg.,

steef






Kelly Clowers wrote:

On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 05:22, steef <debian.linux@home.nl> wrote:


hi list,

how do i get the magical xserver-xorg installed under lenny on a sata-disk
so far that i can put my screen-resolution from 800x600 into 1024x768,



<...........>

There may be some bumps on the road, but the new system is much better
in the end.


Cheers,
Kelly Clowers






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On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 04:47, steef <debian.linux@home.nl> wrote:
>
> hi paul,
>
> .......thanks for your answer. must be dumb today. where do i find the
> *package* sgfxi?
>
> nothing turned up when i did: *apt-cache search sgfxi*
>
> (i did find a lot of explanation/script, googling)

Please don't top post.

A: Because it messes up normal reading order.
Q: Why is top posting bad?


Anyway, sgfxi is a script hacked up by some random person.
You have to download it from that website. Personally I wouldn't
let it near my computer. And furthermore, it is for the binary
"nvidia" driver.If all you want is a reasonable resolution, you
are better off with the open "nv" driver.


Cheers,
Kelly Clowers


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