iMac Resolution Issue

[Eric Dunbar]

Hi, read this over, it may help you:

> # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
> # values from the debconf database.
> #
> # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
> # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
> #
> # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
> # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
> # package.
> #
> # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
> # again, run the following command:
> # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Eric.

On 10/29/05, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
> I remember your post now (since you're cross-posting to a list we get
> to delete your original posts... thanks GMail for saving my trash :-).
>
> I've included the WHOLE of your original posts so others so inclined
> may be able to skim it and help you.
>
> A quick look-see suggests to me that your xorg.conf file is improperly
> configured with respect to resolutions. You need to have a 1024*768
> entry and all I see is 800*600. You could manually edit it (make sure
> you have a back-up coopy of the sort-of-working xorg.conf file) or run
> the xFree86config utility (or whatever it is called under Xorg ;-)...
> I'm sure others here could help or perhaps a "man x.org" might tell
> you).
>
> Eric.
>
> On 10/25/05, Mr. Knisely <mrknisely at mrknisely.is-a-geek.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > I've got a tray loading iMac that I've loaded the PPC verion of Ubuntu on.
> > My display settings are very low, under 640x480 but the exact number escapes
> > me at the moment.
> >
> >  I've seen others have run into this issue before but I've not found the
> > solution for it. Anyone have any suggestions?
> >
> >  Here is my hardware info:
> >  Display:
> >
> > code:
> >  0000:00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC
> > 215IIC [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 3a)
> >
> >
> >  Dmesg Junk:
> >
> > code:
> >  [ 0.000000] Total memory = 288MB; using 1024kB for hash table (at c0400000)
> > [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.12-9-powerpc (buildd at adare) (gcc version 3.4.5
> > 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 Mon Oct 10 15:26:45 BST
> > 2005
> > [ 0.000000] Found a Paddington mac-io controller, rev: 0, mapped at
> > 0xfdec0000
> > [ 0.000000] PowerMac motherboard: iMac (first generation)
> >
> >
> >  xorg.conf file:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > code:
> >  mknisely at IMcBuntu:~$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> > # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
> > #
> > # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
> > # values from the debconf database.
> > #
> > # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
> > # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
> > #
> > # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
> > # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
> > # package.
> > #
> > # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
> > # again, run the following command:
> > # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

<snip> See earlier post for full xorg.conf details.