Newbie Questions

[Joshua R. Altemoos]

I use a Compaq Deskpro SN SFF has 4megs video card. Attached is it. I
also use a Compaq S700 17" Moniter 

Later,
Josh
On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 16:08, Robert Meyer wrote:
> OK, if you have limited amount of memory on the video card, try changing the
> default depth to 16.  I don't know if this will help because 1024X768 only uses
> about 2.3 meg of memory at 24 bit depth.
> 
> Is it possible that the native resolution of the LCD display is actually
> 800x600?
> 
> Attached is an XF86Config-4 file for a Compaq Presario 700EA
> 
> Hope this helps...
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Bob
> 
> --- Christopher Crowell <crowell33 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > okay
> > 
> > i tried that about 4 or 5 times with no luck. 
> > 
> > As far as the video card goes, it's actually 8mb on-board video. could that
> > be limiting the resolution? If it is, is there anyway around it?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Dudek <dudek at buffalo.edu>
> > Sent: May 27, 2004 12:02 AM
> > To: nflug <nflug at nflug.org>
> > Subject: Re: Newbie Questions
> > 
> > In Red Hat 9, the best (easiest) way to reconfigure the video is to do the
> > following:
> > 
> > 1. Press CTRL-ALT-F2 to get to a "virtual console".
> > 
> > 2. You should now be at a text only screen that says, "login:".
> > 
> > 3. Login as the 'root' user, or if you have sudo setup for your user
> >    account, login as the user.  You will need to enter commands with root
> >    privileges.  For more information on root privileges, see:
> > 
> >    http://www.cit.buffalo.edu/linux/superuser.html
> > 
> > 4. The next few commands you need to run with superuser privileges.  First
> >    do:
> > 
> >    /sbin/init 3
> > 
> >    This takes you to "runlevel 3", which is the runlevel where everything
> >    is working except X.
> > 
> > 5. Hit the ENTER/RETURN key a couple of times.  Now run:
> > 
> >    /usr/bin/redhat-config-xfree86 --reconfig
> > 
> >    This will startup a graphical configuration dialog for X.
> > 
> > 6. After you configure X, run the command:
> > 
> >    /sbin/init 5
> > 
> >    ...which takes you back to "runlevel 5", which is the default runlevel
> >    with graphical login.
> > 
> > 7. Repeat as necessary until you get the configuration correct.
> > 
> > -- 
> > David Thomas Dudek     http://www.buffalo.edu/~dudek/
> > 
> > On Wed, 26 May 2004, Christopher Crowell wrote:
> > 
> > > Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 20:36:37 -0400
> > > From: Christopher Crowell <crowell33 at earthlink.net>
> > > Reply-To: nflug at nflug.org
> > > To: nflug <nflug at nflug.org>
> > > Subject: Newbie Questions
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey everyone,
> > >
> > >
> > > I joined about 6 months ago but havent really chimed in about anything yet,
> > mostly because I hadn't really had the time to do much with my Linux box.
> > But, now that I have had the time, I have some questions I'm hoping everyone
> > will be willing to help me with.
> > >
> > >  I installed Redt Hat 9 on my Compaq Presario 700 laptop the other day. For
> > some reason, it won't let me change the resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768.
> > Is that a driver issue? Also, when I installed RH 9 it read and recognized
> > and every piece of hardware on my laptop with the exception of the modem.
> > Could that also be a driver issue? I believe the modem that came with it is a
> > Conexant.
> > >
> > > I know these are simple questions, but I really, REALLY want to learn
> > Linux. Thanks in advance for any help.
> > >
> > > Christopher Crowell
> > > crowell33 at earthlink.net
> > > Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.
> > 
> 
> 
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