Monitor screen resolution

nmb · September 23, 2009, 5:20am

Hello everyone,

I just now switched from windows to linux. i have installed opensuse kde 11.1 64 bits os.

it seems that the display configuration is not proper. my hardware config is:

Intel core 2 duo e7400
intel dg41ty motherboard
corsair 2gb ram
viewsonic va1928wm 1400X900

currently my display resolution is set to 1280X1024(auto) with 77hz. (no other option available to set.)the required and safe is 1400X900 with 60hz.

i’m not so good at console nor the commands.

please help. thank you in advance.

regards
nmb

caf4926 · September 23, 2009, 5:27am

And your graphics device/card is??

nmb · September 23, 2009, 5:35am

And your graphics device/card is?? :

i didn’t explicitly add any hardware for graphics.

the link to my mother board details : http://www.intel.com/Products/Desktop/Motherboards/DG41TY/DG41TY-overview.htm

also, i use dvi cable between my monitor and cpu.

thanks for the fast reply.

caf4926 · September 23, 2009, 5:45am

Go to yast
hardware - graphics and monitor

can you do a printscreen of it and post on imagebam? Or relate what you see.

From a terminal do:

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

post result
and

/sbin/lspci -nnk

nmb · September 23, 2009, 5:53am

surely.

here is the link : http://www.imagebam.com/image/51708549763171

if i type the first code in the console, i get the error as “No such file or directory”

and for the second command:

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller [8086:2e30] (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port [8086:2e31] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2e32] (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2e33] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCIController [8086:27cc] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b8] (rev 01)
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
Kernel modules: ide-pci-generic, piix, ata_generic, pata_acpi, ata_piix
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller [8086:27c0] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
Kernel modules: ide-pci-generic, ata_generic, pata_acpi, ata_piix
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-i801
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

thankyou

nmb

nmb · September 23, 2009, 5:58am

instead of console, i manually browsed to x11 folder and opened xorg.conf and here is the content:

/…/

SaX generated X11 config file

Created on: 2009-09-23T08:23:14+0530.

Version: 8.1

Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005

Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>

Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)

PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!

Section “Files”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/local”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/URW”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Speedo”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/PEX”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/kwintv”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/truetype”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/CID”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/xtest”
FontPath “/opt/kde3/share/fonts”
InputDevices “/dev/gpmdata”
InputDevices “/dev/input/mice”
EndSection

Section “ServerFlags”
Option “AllowMouseOpenFail” “on”
Option “ZapWarning” “on”
EndSection

Section “Module”
Load “dri”
Load “dbe”
Load “freetype”
Load “extmod”
Load “glx”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “kbd”
Identifier “Keyboard[0]”
Option “Protocol” “Standard”
Option “XkbLayout” “us”
Option “XkbModel” “microsoftpro”
Option “XkbRules” “xfree86”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “mouse”
Identifier “Mouse[1]”
Option “Buttons” “5”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Name” “ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
Option “CalcAlgorithm” “XServerPool”
DisplaySize 410 256
HorizSync 30-82
Identifier “Monitor[0]”
ModelName “VIEWSONIC VA1928WM”
Option “DPMS”
Option “PreferredMode” “1280x960”
VendorName “VSC”
VertRefresh 43-75
UseModes “Modes[0]”
EndSection

Section “Modes”
Identifier “Modes[0]”
Modeline “1440x900” 106 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 903 909 934 +hsync -vsync
EndSection

Section “Screen”
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes “default”
EndSubSection
Device “Device[0]”
Identifier “Screen[0]”
Monitor “Monitor[0]”
EndSection

Section “Device”
BoardName “Framebuffer Graphics”
Driver “fbdev”
Identifier “Device[0]”
VendorName “VESA”
EndSection

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout[all]”
InputDevice “Keyboard[0]” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse[1]” “CorePointer”
Option “Clone” “off”
Option “Xinerama” “off”
Screen “Screen[0]”
EndSection

Section “DRI”
Group “video”
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section “Extensions”
EndSection

caf4926 · September 23, 2009, 6:10am

see this section:

Section "Device"
  BoardName    "Framebuffer Graphics"
  Driver       "fbdev"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  VendorName   "VESA"
EndSection

VESA is very basic. I suspect it might be the best you’ll get. The output also shows no kernel module loaded for your GPU device which suggests to me it could be an issue. I would have expected it to be there from install if it was available.

I have Intel chip, not so flashy as yours, here is my section as above:

Section "Device"
  BoardName    "965 GM"
  Driver       "intel"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  Option       "monitor-LVDS" "Monitor[0]"
  VendorName   "Intel"
EndSection

Try doing some google searches

nmb · September 23, 2009, 6:18am

oki. thank you.

nmb · September 23, 2009, 7:00am

i had previously installed gnome version that time there was no resolution problem. the only change is that then i had connected the ordinary vga cable between monitor and cpu, and now dvi cable.

also, now i’m not able to connect to internet on suse.

caf4926 · September 23, 2009, 7:03am

So maybe you know your next move?

nmb · September 23, 2009, 7:09am

oki. i’ll try the vga cable. but what about my internet thing?. i need to reinstall suse?.. no problem i can do it.

but i have dual boot with win xp. xp previously installed. please help.

thank you
nmb

caf4926 · September 23, 2009, 7:17am

This is your eth device

03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 03)
        Kernel driver in use: r8169
        Kernel modules: r8169

Should work.
Go to Yast - Network Devices - Network Settings
Your device should already be listed (does it say ‘Not Configured’?)
If so, select and ‘edit’ probably all you need do is click next until it’s done, then accept.
If it throws an error, just ignore it.

nmb · September 23, 2009, 11:11am

the device is not listed there. i have searched everywhere i see the name “network”. but couldn’t. is there way to reinstall everything and start afresh?. ,please… but my windows xp should be on the hdd and bootable. i want suse. please.

thank you.

nmb · September 23, 2009, 11:14am

i’ll again post the previous two outputs of the commands you gave. please wait. i need to keep rebooting to suse and windows xp.

nmb · September 23, 2009, 11:38am

sorry… now i checked…

yes the device is listed there. but it is greyed out, in the sense i can’t select or edit as you said. as i soon as i open network settings, i get a message that network settings is monitored by network manager and cannot be edited by yast and so if i try to open network manager, it wont come up… please help. i have time to reinstall opensuse. but the thing is i have installed xp as i said. and i need to retain it. please help.

regards
nmb

edit : also, i have changed the cable to vga… but nothing changed… isn’t there anything to rescan the hardware devices and setup.??

caf4926 · September 23, 2009, 1:19pm

The network can be managed either with Network Manager or via ifup.
Have you tried switching to ifup? Then try and configure. A reboot may be needed.

nmb · September 23, 2009, 3:19pm

i removed open suse, i installed it again. i’m not able to login to windows xp . i updated the os. the update manager says everything is update. in windows xp, the max available grahics memory was 1024MB.

please help me with the screen resolution… please. its really looking bad. according this link : Desktop Boards - Linux* support resources my hardware supports novell linux. see also this : DG41TY System . help please.

thank you,
nmb.

nmb · September 23, 2009, 3:57pm

bump…

caf4926 · September 23, 2009, 4:05pm

I’m not sure which problem you want to address first. How you removed SUSE before re-installing may have a bearing on what you have ended up with now.

There is some info on your LAN device but very little on the
Intel®GMA X4500 (G41)

Do this in a terminal and post result:

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

nmb · September 23, 2009, 4:15pm

first i booted to xp > disk management > deleted the partitions linux had created, rebooted and tried to fix with fixmbr, fixboot etc etc… but all in vain.

here is the o/p of console:

/…/

SaX generated X11 config file

Created on: 2009-09-23T16:51:57+0530.