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nyinge

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Posted: Mar. 04 2006,10:27

I've tried setting it up in X-setup, choosing 1280x1024 with 24-bit color. However, everytime I restarted X, I always ended with 1280x1024 with 8-bit color. I've tried adding vga=795 at grub menu, but to no avail.

Intel Celeron 500+
64M RAM
Intel 810 video chipset (onboard)

Thank you.

ruex

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Posted: Mar. 04 2006,13:52

Hi

I have the intel-onBoard-i810 too - with 128MB-Ram
and the Frugal-installation.
However,
i damn can-t get a better display as 800x600 in 16bit or 1280x1024 in 8 bit ... it-s a silly display-mode -

but at which place I can change the modelines in 1280x960 16 or things like that ? ( I have a CRT 19-" )
Where is a xorg.conf at a frugal-installated damn-small-linux 2.2 ?

We checked it out yesterday: a mode should be: 4:3
1280x960 is o.k.
1280x1024 is not o.k.: it-s no 4:3 ( its: 791 = 16bit) but no chance to bring it to 85hz - .... ;-)

similar to 1024 x 768 = 4:3
It-s usually for 19 inch CRT . . . not for TFT !!
So you have a problem with a 19-inch-CRT AND dslinux !

Thank you !
ruex

ruex

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Posted: Mar. 04 2006,13:59

Well - i read something from the robert :

To change the resolution is the same as all other versions of DSL.
1. run xsetup.sh and restart X
2. edit the file .xinitrc and manually enter the resolution
3. simply use the Xvesa GUI from the control panel and select from the available resolutions, X will be restarted automatically.

The choosen resolution will persist via a normal shutdown as the backup is performed.

But still - is nothing in the ".xinitrc" the wanted or default-display-settings-
They are not there ! (at frugal-install) and they can-t be there:
it-s an very old vesa-bios-like . . .

At our university we found out: DSL can-t display more than 800x600 at CD-bootup-mode -
cause the XFree86 - isn-t able to bring it up ! (driver "i810")

It-s an old one: you need Xorg - like Kanotix and so on . . .

No chance - sry

Try another distri !

ruex

struppi

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Posted: Mar. 04 2006,16:14

/home/dsl/.xinitrc

add the files you want to keep to /home/dsl/.filetool.lst

roberts

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Posted: Mar. 04 2006,16:47

The i810 video is not that well supported wih the tinyX server in DSL. If you are running Xvesa, look in the .xserverrc then the Xvesa GUI will display video options that are supported. But I do recall the i810 has very limited suppport. You can however use the XFree86.dsl extension to obtain full support and therefore use a traditional XF86Config-4 to adjust your mode lines.

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