Low screen resolution: Intel
Low screen resolution: Intel
Hi all,
So this is my first time running Puppy Linux, and I happen to be severly noobish at linux in general, so sorry if this is painful.
When I booted up Puppy Linux i gave me the option of resolutions. The only resolution it offered me with true colors was 640x480 or so. I'd ideally like to be using atleast 1024x768 in true color, or maybe even high color i'll settle for. Is this even possible? I've searched all over the forum, but couldn't find anything that seemed to solve the issue. I guess i'd need a somewhat simple, or simply described solution, because i'm new to all this. Any help you can give will be much appreciated! Thanks.
So this is my first time running Puppy Linux, and I happen to be severly noobish at linux in general, so sorry if this is painful.
When I booted up Puppy Linux i gave me the option of resolutions. The only resolution it offered me with true colors was 640x480 or so. I'd ideally like to be using atleast 1024x768 in true color, or maybe even high color i'll settle for. Is this even possible? I've searched all over the forum, but couldn't find anything that seemed to solve the issue. I guess i'd need a somewhat simple, or simply described solution, because i'm new to all this. Any help you can give will be much appreciated! Thanks.
Re: Screen Resolution
My tendency is to think it might have something to do with the amount of RAM on your video adapter. So, how video RAM much to you have?
You might be working on 1 MB legacy vesa support
Read this, maybe it will help
http://64.143.3.64/downloads/drivers/84 ... /linux.htm
Read this, maybe it will help
http://64.143.3.64/downloads/drivers/84 ... /linux.htm
Finally:
OK, I am working at 1280x1024x16 @ 60 Hz.
I have an intel 845G based mother board.
I followed Bruce B sugested link. It gave me the clue. Here is what I did:
1. When booting up the computer press F2 to go to the BIOS.
2. Go to the advanced menu and select Video
3. Select a framebuffer size of 8MB
4. Save and boot with puppy.
5. When puppy starts, execute the Vesa setup wizard again, You should have many more options.
Actually I did something else but I don't think that it will affect the desktop resolution. This is a HDD installation, so I am using GRUB to boot to puppy
On the grub configuration file I added the vga parameter to the kernel command:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda11 vga=791
I hope this helps
OK, I am working at 1280x1024x16 @ 60 Hz.
I have an intel 845G based mother board.
I followed Bruce B sugested link. It gave me the clue. Here is what I did:
1. When booting up the computer press F2 to go to the BIOS.
2. Go to the advanced menu and select Video
3. Select a framebuffer size of 8MB
4. Save and boot with puppy.
5. When puppy starts, execute the Vesa setup wizard again, You should have many more options.
Actually I did something else but I don't think that it will affect the desktop resolution. This is a HDD installation, so I am using GRUB to boot to puppy
On the grub configuration file I added the vga parameter to the kernel command:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda11 vga=791
I hope this helps
You also could be my test-Carniggle for my Xorg-dotpup
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=2303
It is 35 MB extracted, but you could delete all modules not needed to save space.
Mark
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=2303
It is 35 MB extracted, but you could delete all modules not needed to save space.
Mark
>test-Carniggle
in Germany we call someone "Test-Karnickel" who has to test something new to find out errors, the developer might not have seen.
I don't know if Carniggle is the correct translation, it is this small animal with the long ears (Bugs Bunny?)
I hope it will work without problems.
If you have problems with it, just ask, though i might reply late, as I'm going asleep soon.
Mark
in Germany we call someone "Test-Karnickel" who has to test something new to find out errors, the developer might not have seen.
I don't know if Carniggle is the correct translation, it is this small animal with the long ears (Bugs Bunny?)
I hope it will work without problems.
If you have problems with it, just ask, though i might reply late, as I'm going asleep soon.
Mark
Oh, you mean a Ginea pig. That is the correct semantic translation.
Direct thranslations are sometimes funny. The direct translation for the term in spanish would be 'India's rabbits'
Direct thranslations are sometimes funny. The direct translation for the term in spanish would be 'India's rabbits'
UMA
The Intel gfx-chipsets all use UMA. You can set it to use an 8 meg framebuffer, or you can use a PCI-graphics card instead.
My Dimension 2400 is equipped with a PCI Radeon 9200 with 128 Mb RAM on it. That works much better anyway, and also gives you the option to play more recent games, should you want to.
My Dimension 2400 is equipped with a PCI Radeon 9200 with 128 Mb RAM on it. That works much better anyway, and also gives you the option to play more recent games, should you want to.