[SOLVED] Screen Resolution Problem

[keiichidono]

I have an old desktop (specs below) that doesn't have the proper screen resolution it should have for the monitor (1440x900) instead the highest it shows is 1280x780. I feel it may be due to a crappy gfx card but please advise if i can change it, if it comes down to it i may buy a gfx card of some sort.

Specs:
* Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard
* Mainboard : Unspecified KM266-8235
* Chipset : VIA P4M266/KM266 (VT8375)
* Processor : AMD Athlon XP @ 1533 MHz
* Physical Memory : 512 MB (1 x 512 DDR-SDRAM )
* Video Card : S3 Inc 86C420 ProSavage DDR
* Hard Disk : SAMSUNG (40 GB)
* CD-Rom Drive : CyberDrv CW058D CD-R/RW
* Monitor Type : LG W1952TQ - 19 inches
* Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter
* Operating System : Linux Mint 5

xorg.conf file contents:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver        "kbd"
    Option        "XkbRules"    "xorg"
    Option        "XkbModel"    "pc105"
    Option        "XkbLayout"    "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
    Driver        "mouse"
    Option        "CorePointer"
    Option        "Emulate3Buttons"    "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    Device        "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier    "Default Layout"
    Screen        "Default Screen"
EndSection 

[keiichidono]

Page bump, still looking for help. Any info is appreciated.

[keiichidono]

Nobody knows anything about this? Or is it in the wrong forum? Maybe i should ask somewhere else....

[keiichidono]

[mk1w86]

If you run

sudo displayconfig-gtk

it will bring up a gui tool where you can choose what model of monitor you are using, yours might even be on the list of models otherwise choose the right type of generic monitor (LCD or CRT) at the resolution you want.

I am assuming your monitor and graphics card can support the higher resolutions.

[keiichidono]

Thanks for the info, i'll try that. That's just the thing though, i wanted to know if my gfx card can handle the 1440x900 resolution i need/want. If not i will most likely go looking for a gfx card of some sort but i'd need help with that too...

[keiichidono]

I fixed it by replacing the xorg.conf file with this new xorg.conf file. I got the info from a well experienced friend. (This is for anyone reading this from Google)

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver        "kbd"
    Option        "XkbRules"    "xorg"
    Option        "XkbModel"    "pc105"
    Option        "XkbLayout"    "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
    Driver        "mouse"
    Option        "CorePointer"
    Option        "Emulate3Buttons"    "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Configured Video Device"
 Driver "savage"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    Device        "Configured Video Device"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1440x900"
        Virtual  1500 1000
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier    "Default Layout"
    Screen        "Default Screen"
EndSection