Xvesa does only 640x480

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: Xvesa does only 640x480
started by: gildasbayard

Posted by gildasbayard on Mar. 31 2005,15:27

Hello all,

I've struggled to boot DSL from my usb key and finally got it to work.

But my X server is damn ugly.
If I try System->X setup it opens a window but I can't see a thing inside
So I tried System->XVesa. Here I can only choose 640x480x16. This settings work fine but it's not very confortable...
When getting back to System->X setup in 640x480 I can see what's inside the window but any combination of parameters gives me the same ugly results...

Can somebody help me out?

Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Mar. 31 2005,15:58

Try framebuffer mode

fb800x600 or fb1024x768 or fb1280x1024 if you have a huge screen ^_^

Posted by gildasbayard on April 01 2005,08:46

Well I do have a huge screen

but when I try the framebuffer option I receive this:
modprobe can't locate module fb0
(I'm using dsl-1.0rc2)

Posted by not_a_user on April 14 2005,17:46

Sounds like you're trying to boot from USB using grub, I've tried and got the same error. Try using the boot floppy.