yes, I also tried to make some changes in xorg.conf file, but unsuccessfully. under section "screen" i had "800x600" "640x480". i deleted "640x480", but nothing! now if i look in the Display settings i can read 800x600, but i actually see my screen with 640x480. Beside this, in this laptop (acer tm212t) I also have win xp, in which i perfectly see @ 800x600. i really don't know how to solve this problem! pietro On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 19:27, fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: hicham <hichamlinux@xxxxxxxx> > did you try to make changes at > "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > look at Section "Screen" > ........ > Modes "640x480" > > change it to "800x600" > > > --- "Pietro R.A. Binetti" <binabin@xxxxxxxxx> a crit > : > > Firstly I apologize for the wrong indication: I am > > stuck on 640x480 > > resolution (not 800x600) and I want to have 800x600 > > (not 1024x768). > > However > > the problem doesn't change so much: I am still > > stuck. > > > > Some of you suggested me to look at the video memory > > in my BIOS > > settings. > > Now there are 2 problems: > > 1. accessing my BIOS settings at the startup I can't > > see anywhere issues > > relating on video memory > > 2. I checked my system hardware and I discovered > > that my video card > > shares > > the memory with the RAM: it takes 8MB of 128MB. It > > does mean something, > > doesn't it? > > > > I also checked on the Acer webpage: there are no > > updates available for > > my > > BIOS. > > > > Regards, > > Pietro > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > Pietro R.A. Binetti wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am a new user of Fedora core 2, and a newer of > > linux-like OS as > > > > > > > > well. > > > > > > > > 2 days ago I installed Fedora on my notebook: > > acer travel mate 212T. > > > > > > > > I already have some problems that I can't solve: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Screen resolution > > > > > > > > I can't change the screen resolution: it is > > fixed on 800x600! > > > > > > > > During the OS installation i tried to select > > "generic LCD monitor" with > > > > > > > > different resolutions (as my monitor is not in > > the list). In all cases, > > > > > > > > once installed Fedora, I can't switch the > > resolution to the wanted > > > > > > > > 1024x768. I tried to do that changing the > > Display settings in the System > > > > > > > > Settings option panel. I select 1024x768 but I > > still see in 800x600 > > > > > > > > resolution. > > > > > > > > What should I do? > > > > > > > > > Check to see if there is a later BIOS version for > > your machine. I had a > > > problem being stuck at 640 x 480 because of a > > buggy BIOS version. > > > > > > Also, check your BIOS setting for things that > > relate to video memory. If > > > I recall, some systems are set to pretty low > > settings for shared memory. > > > This will limit your resolution top setting. I > > believe that 1 meg would > > > limit you to 640 x 480. > > > > > > > > > > > 2. Touch pad > > > > > > > > My touch pad is working correctly, even if I > > have to touch the left > > > > > > > > button to press the left mouse button: pressing > > the pad with a "touch" > > > > > > > > it doesn't work. The "touch" isn't recognized, > > or something like that. > > > > > > > > Should I configure the touch pad somewhere else? > > > > > > > > > Check the archives for this information. You have > > to add > > > psmouse=proto.imps or similar to your grub.conf > > file. This changes the > > > order of events the kernel uses. (Info from an > > earlier post by another > > > lister) > > > I'm on a a machine that does not need this added > > to the kernel. My > > > memory recall might not be the correct context. > > Look for 2.6 kernel and > > > synaptics related posts in the list archives. > > > I couldn't find the postings myself. Your search > > might be more successful. > > > > > > The link to the archives is at the bottom of every > > posting. Click on the > > > link below or at the bottom of the message to > > search the archives. > > > > > > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/ > > > > > > This might lead you in the right direction to a > > resolution. (hopefully!) > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Pietro
