[Discuss] Wide screen monitor

[Chris Hennessy]

Hey Stan,
You can get the ati driver installer to tell you if there are packages for
mepis.  Run

sh ./ati-driver-installer-8-4-x86.x86_64.run --listpkg | less

and see if Mepis is in the list.  If it is the run the command again

sh./ati-driver-installer-8-4-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Mepis

or whatever it says in listpkg.  I create Mandriva packages this way.  I run
this command.
sh ./ati-driver-installer-8-4-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Mandriva/2008

I then get 4 or 5 rpms to install.  I would give you better directions, but
I am in WinXP right now shooting bad guys. :)

Chris


On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 9:30 PM, Gustavo González <xtingray at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2008/5/7 stanfish <stanfish at shaw.ca>:
> >  I had previously downloaded a file from the AMD/ATI website (/
> > ati-driver-installer-8-4-x86.x86_64.run/ ). So I opened root and in a
> > terminal window did: sh / ati-driver-installer-8-4-x86.x86_64.run /
> which
> > started an automatic installation process, but at the end there was no
> > difference in the screen resolution. Still couldn't get a 1680x1050
> > resolution.
> >  The file was  designed for RedHat and SuSE specifically so I guess that
> was
> > why it did not have any affect.
>
> Hello Stan,
> To get the resolution you want, two conditions are required:
>
> 1. You really got the driver for your video card installed in your
> system and referenced
>    from your xorg.conf file
> 2. Your xorg.conf has the right parameters to display the resolution you
> want.
>    Take a look to this page:
>    http://www.x.org/wiki/FAQVideoModes
>
> As I told you before, you must read a lot about the xorg.conf syntax,
> this is a good moment
> for you, to learn and  to get good expertise about video configuration on
> Linux.
> Good luck!
>
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>  xtingray at gmail.com
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