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Posted: Jan. 22 2007,15:37 QUOTE
DSL uses the lightweight Xvesa X server and Xvesa only supports the vesa standards that's hardcoded into your graphics card, i.e. the output from Xvesa -listmodes. The other distros use a full X server (X.org or XFree) which has specific drivers for each cards supporting higher resolutions. Try the myDSL XFree package which should support higher resolutions.
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Posted: Jan. 22 2007,16:38 QUOTE
I too have been guilty of "assuming" that others were conversant with terminology that was in my own fields of expertise but not in theirs. ;-)

Four years of using SUSE Linux did not prepare me for the differences with DSL.

I was able to enter DSL correctly now using "dsl xsetup" followed by "xfbdev xserver" once I knew where to look.

Thus emboldened, I shall download the latest edition of DSL and see if it will help me over the next hurdle of recognizing my Ethernet ADSL modem. (Siemens SpeedStream 4200)

Thanks again for all of the assistance.
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