xserver problem - is there an alternative to re-install?

[R Kimber]

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:01:46 +0100
Aart Koelewijn wrote:

> Op vr, 28-12-2007 te 00:42 +0000, schreef R Kimber:
> > On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:33:55 +1000
> > Corey Bettenhausen wrote:
> > 
> > > R Kimber wrote:
> > > [snip]
> > > > I can get is 800x600, even though the xorg.conf file is the
> > > > same as before except for the mouse entry.
> > > If you change your xorg.conf to its state prior to the mouse
> > > upgrade, does everything work correctly (except the mouse of
> > > course)?  It might be worthwhile to post the lines that you
> > > changed from your xorg.conf file as well.
> > > -Corey
> > 
> > I'll try the old setup tomorrow.  Meanwhile, the xorg.conf changes
> > were:
> > 
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >         Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
> >         Driver          "mouse"
> >         Option          "CorePointer"
> >         Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/mice"
> >         Option          "Protocol"      "ImPS/2"
> >         Option          "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
> >         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
> > EndSection
> > 
> > Changed to ......
> > 
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >         Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
> >         Driver          "evdev"
> >         Option          "CorePointer"
> >         Option          "Name"  "Logitech LX7 Mouse"
> > EndSection
> 
> Try "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg". It might just get you a
> working xorg.conf
> 
> Aart

I first tried the old config.  That gave the same result (maximum
800x600), but interestingly the new mouse seemed to work OK.

I then did sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and again ended up with
800x600, even though the config file says

SubSection "Display"
                Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
"640x480"
EndSubSection

The monitor seemed to be detected fine and the config program allowed
me to set 1280x1024 as one of the resolutions

800x600 is the maximum option shown in the system > preferences > screen
resolution window.

Now what?

- Richard.
-- 
Richard Kimber
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/