--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Tony Mitchell <greenstar@...> wrote:
>
> Ah! I seem to have started a war!
No you didn't.
Not my intention, I am sure. I now
> know my monitor and graphics details, but am still darned if I know how
> to increase the resolution on my laptop, as the dropdown, as originally
> described, contains no choices. Roy has shed some light on this, but to
> date I don't have a fix.
> Now, to me, debian looks very pretty, but am prepared to try other
> versions if that's what it takes. Trouble is, I have found the same
> monitor res issue with Puppy, macpup, mint, dream, lubuntu, and am weary
> of burning CD's. It's a pity if these don't work with an old laptop, as
> this appears to be partly their purpose. Antix does seem to set up the
> res, although to date I can't get the desktop background to show. It's
> just black, with all the icons etc clear. I've not installed it. Guess I
> need to spend time fiddling to see what's happening here and if it all
> works!
> Don't fight each other, folks, not for my benefit.
>
OK not all video devices do EDID.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_display_identification_data
In that case you have to do some arcane black magic called generating Modelines. A topic interesting enough one could almost make a pastime of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFree86_Modeline
Some of the external links of that article are worth exploring as well. Actually reading every scrap of information you can possibly get your hands on about the topic wouldn't hurt!
Back in the bad old days XF86Config files were jealously guarded treasures! And a large part of the reason was modeline entries.
If this is your issue good luck, you'll need it!
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