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On Tue, 2009-07-21 at 14:37 +0100, Grant Sewell wrote: > On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:29:39 +0100 > Brad Rogers wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > Using laptop currently...... > > > > I've just built a new Debian (testing) based system which, as can be > > guessed from the subject line fails to go into graphical mode. > > > > xorg.conf is empty, and monitor complains of out of range signals > > (fair enough). Running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg fails to ask > > any video related questions, adding -phigh produces complaints about > > --print-installation-architecture being an obsolete option and to use > > --print-architecture instead. Neither of which are dpkg-reconfigure > > options, AFAICT. > > > > Running dexconf simply produces sections like this; > > > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "Configured Video Device" > > EndSection > > > > So, I'm stuck. Video chipset is NVidia GeForce 8300 and monitor is LG > > W2042S with specs; > > > > Horiz 28 - 83 kHz > > Vert 56 -75 Hz > > Screen res 1680 x 1050 is optimum, according to the manual. > > > > > > I tried Googling for settings to go in the relevant sections of > > xorg.conf, but quickly discovered I knew nowhere near enough to be > > able to debug errors. > > > > I did get some advice from the Debian ML, but the results were not > > favourable. The file produced by running Xorg -config didn't improve > > matters, sadly. Plugging in Sync & Refresh rates into "Device" and > > "Monitor" sections didn't improve matters, either. > > > > > > Any help getting X up and running will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Brad. > > Hi Brad, > > I have found that Knoppix's auto-config tool is pretty good at getting > the settings right. On the odd occasion that I have fallen into a > similar trap as yourself, I have booted-up Knoppix (or a Knoppix > derivative) and copied the Knoppix-generated xorg.conf. It hasn't > *always* worked, but it seems to work well enough a lot of the time. > > Of course, once you have a working xorg.conf, you can tweak it... so > long as you make backups! > > Grant. > I have used Knoppix to great effect for this as well is yours a X64 or 32 bit system? Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved (possibly!) Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html