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• Started 12 years ago by bootzy
• Latest reply from mojo
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   bootzy
   

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   I am now running SliTaz-3.0 stable and everything seems to work fine except the screen size. I have a 17ins Acer monitor and i have to keep scrolling from left to right in order to view everything. Could someone tell this noob how i might configure the display/resolution into a more managable size like 1024x867 for example.
   Thanks

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   Try screen=1024x768x24 or vga=792 to boot options.
   There are more options here: http://doc.slitaz.org/en:handbook:livecd
   Hold Ctrl+Alt then tap + or - on the numeric keypad will sometimes toggle resolutions.
   If these don't help give me output from:
   lspci -nn | grep -i -e AGP -e VGA
   If you like slitaz I suggest you install,otherwise you have to reconfigure, reinstall drivers/software everytime you boot the live cd.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   bootzy
   

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   Have been trying to edit the xorg.conf file in the hope of curing the resolution problem. I opened Leafpad and navigated to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and after i had finished editing the xorg.conf file i clicked on save and was informed that the xorg.conf file already existed and did i want to overwrite it. I clicked on yes! But was immediately informed, Can't open file to write?

   So i opened a terminal and as root (su) i typed in cd /etc/x11/xorg.conf and the output of that attempt was: can't cd to /etc/x11/xorg.conf.

   I really do like using Slitaz-3.0 stable and cooking but unless i can get this resolution problem sorted its pointless going on. Would really appreciate any help or advice.

   I have typed lspci -nn | grep -i -e AGP -e VGA into a terminal and the output was:

   noob@noob-ubuntu-linux-uk:~$ lspci -nn | grep -i -e AGP -e VGA
   01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc
   RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)] [1002:5b60]
   noob@noob-ubuntu-linux-uk:~$

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Anonymous
   

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   Remember, Linux is case sensitive. I believe it is X11 not x11. Try that. Also, just some info, you might need to add the following lines to your xorg.conf file:

   HorizSync 30.0 - 107.0
   VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0

   Do some research on your monitor.

   One easy way is to open your pcmanfm, click on "tool>>open as root", navigate to your /etc/X11 folder and open your xorg.conf with leafpad. Instead of using terminal.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   If slitaz will connect to the internet try tazx.
   Kill xserver: Ctrl+Alt+Bkspace
   Login as root , the password is root
   tazx
   Choose xorg Install or reconfigure Xorg
   OK
   After download package info from repo Install Xorg menu appears
   Choose ati driver
   OK
   The ati driver will be downloaded/installed and xorg.conf reconfigured
   Either X will start,or you will be presented with an error message.
   If you receive the error,ignore it.
   Type slim
   Enter

   Posted 12 years ago #

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