Linux newbie trouble with DSL video and Java ?Forum: Other Help Topics Topic: Linux newbie trouble with DSL video and Java ? started by: Hunter Posted by Hunter on April 08 2005,21:39
I am attempting to learn DSL off CD. I am booting a Dell Optiplex GX270. This computer came with a Dell 17 lcd. DSL does not like the video setup with this computer. So i am trying to figure out how to configure the video properly??? The only video it likes to use is 640x480. That is way to big. I boot using dsl=vga=normal, but I still can not seen to figure out the proper config. I have tried 800x600w 32 bit color, 24 bit, 16 bit, 1024x768 (off mem, so I might not be perfectly accurate with my numbers)with 32,24,16 bit color. No success (ie it bboots the colors are off and I don't see any icons) When I go into xvesa from the desktop it only offers 640x480, I don't remember the bit count. It sure would be nice to be able to configure this properly. When I boot using dsl vga=normal, it defaults to 1024x768 32 bit, but it does not properly display the desktop etc. Thanks for your timeI want to use firefox on the web with the java plugin. Can you help me configure firefox to use jave when I start it?? Thanks for your time and knowledge Posted by cbagger01 on April 08 2005,22:43
You have 3 choices:1) Use DSL at 640x480 2) Use DSL at 800x600 or 1024x878 and 8bit (256 color) mode. You will need to add this parameter to your /home/dsl/.xserverrc file: -swaprgb Add this parameter after the Xvesa word. 3) Get the Xfree86.dsl extension and install it. Follow the instructions in detail. Firefox + Java should work automatically, or at least it used to work that way. Just download the Java extension from the myDSL repository. You can test your java support here: < http://www.bodo.com/javame.htm > |