Display setting is not right Fedora 13 limited to 800 x 600

[floodhound2]

Fellas,

I installed Fedora 13 and my display is 800 x 600. When I go to adjust it I am not allow other settings.

Any ideas so that I can gain some display settings?

[leetnigga]

Install graphics drivers for your graphics card, instead of the generic type.

[bad_brain]

yep, the generic drivers only provide basic functionality, what g-card is it?

[floodhound2]

Yea its a Toshiba satellite laptop A25. I cant seem to locate a driver. Is there a way to use a generic driver?

* Edited
After some reading it looks like all I need to do is edit the xorg.config file to this below

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Section "Device"

Identifier "Configured Video Device"

Boardname "Trident CyberBlade (generic)"

Busid "PCI:1:0:0"

Driver "trident"

Screen 0

Vendorname "Trident"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Configured Monitor"

Vendorname "Generic LCD Display"

Modelname "LCD Panel 1024x768"

Horizsync 31.5-48.0

Vertrefresh 56.0 - 65.0

modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync

Gamma 1.0

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Default Screen"

Monitor "Configured Monitor"

Device "Configured Video Device"

Defaultdepth 24

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

Virtual 1024 768

Modes "1024x768@60"

EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "Default Layout"

screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0

Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad"

EndSection

Section "Module"

Load "glx"

Load "GLcore"

Load "v4l"

EndSection

Section "device" #

Identifier "device1"

Boardname "Trident CyberBlade (generic)"

Busid "PCI:1:0:0"

Driver "trident"

Screen 1

Vendorname "Trident"

EndSection

Section "screen" #

Identifier "screen1"

Device "device1"

Defaultdepth 24

Monitor "monitor1"

EndSection

Section "monitor" #

Identifier "monitor1"

Gamma 1.0

EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

EndSection

My question is.... Does this look right and can I access the Xorg file from terminal? If so how?

[Lyecdevf]

I suggest you dump fedora. I tried fedora 12 and here is my review: http://lyecdevf.blogspot.com/2010/03/my ... ra-12.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Lundis]

Actually you shouldn't have to create an xorg.conf... As long as you install the driver X should load the right one automatically.

It's the first time I see an unindented xorg.conf and it looks really horrible.

You can edit it from a terminal using nano or another available text editor. For example, run "nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf" as root.

[floodhound2]

Lyecdevf - Thanks man for the suggestion but truthfully I want to run Fedora for now.

Lundis - That did not work. Keep in mind I am very "fresh off the boat" using a linux system. When I run that command in a terminal window I get an error message "No such file or directory". In fact I can find Xorg in any place.

[Lundis]

Could it be that nano isn't installed..? try typing just "nano". nano should automatically create the file when you save it... Also note that on linux Xorg.conf and xorg.conf are different files.

To get a root shell, run "su" and type the root pw (if you can still remember it! ). Navigate around for a bit to learn the basics, check out some commands at http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/commands.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Lyecdevf]

"nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf" as root.

I do not believe that Fedora 13 comes with nano. It is more common that gedit is installed so you would use the command: gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[bad_brain]

you can also try to run:

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system-config-display

of course the system-config-display package has to be installed for that, I am not really familiar with Fedora so I don't know if it is by default or not.

from what I have read Fedora does NOT have a xorg.conf as default, it seems to create a temporary config on each boot. so don't wonder if trying to edit xorg.conf results in the creation of a whole new file (if you create a xorg.conf file it overrides the config created when booting the system)...

[floodhound2]

Fellas remember I am so new so pleas give me the play by play (micro manage my ass)

So Lyecdevf, I typed as you listed in a terminal and it did something . I cant create a file though for some reason it says that I need permission to save the file.


BB - I did as you suggested but there is no other settings in the display section. 800 x 600 is all I have.

I am getting close I can tell, but I need some help still.

[bad_brain]

um, were you logged in as root user when you edited the file? because as regular user you are most likely not be able to save (overwrite) it...

[floodhound2]

I should be root right. I am not sure how to bring up a terminal as root though. Ill google it here in a minute.

Take a look at the link below if you get a moment its the solution to my problem. I have to create that file but don't know how to do it.

http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31606

[bad_brain]

open a regular terminal and then switch to root via:

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su -

you will be prompted for the root password then.

check if you have the vim editor installed:

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which vim

it should return a path then....

if you have vim installed (it should be) I can quickly guide you through the file creation (when you are root user)...

[floodhound2]

Okay ill do, but I think I just broke the system ^^. Give me a hour or so to reinstall.