Resolution Issue

[lukeman3000]

Hello; I cannot get my resolution above 640x480 even after running "xconf". In fact, the resolution seems higher before I run "startx" as opposed to after.

I have an Nvidia GeForce 6800
256 mb

It is capable of displaying 1920x1200.

What do I need to do? I am currently in the process of going through many of the "newbie" threads that have been stickied, but if I could get an answer to this specific problem (as it is my only one), I would be saved a lot of time.

[balding_parrot]

Look on the wiki for the nvidia module, follow the instructions and the problem will be solved.

[Archangel-Amael]

Hello; I cannot get my resolution above 640x480 even after running "xconf". In fact, the resolution seems higher before I run "startx" as opposed to after.

I have an Nvidia GeForce 6800
256 mb

It is capable of displaying 1920x1200.

What do I need to do? I am currently in the process of going through many of the "newbie" threads that have been stickied, but if I could get an answer to this specific problem (as it is my only one), I would be saved a lot of time.

You may need the nvidia drivers located here on the wiki.
http://backtrack.offensive-security.....php/Main_Page
It is located at the bottom of the section entitled "A few updates about the upcoming release:" As I do not have an nvidia card I am not 100% sure about this though but keep looking here on the forums the info is here.

[balding_parrot]

I have an nvidia card in one of my laptops and that module solves the problems completely.

[Archangel-Amael]

Looks like we posted at about the same time. So to the OP follow Balding_Parrot's advice and you should be fine.

[balding_parrot]

Or you could follow archangel.amael's advice and you will be fine too.

[Barry]

Or you could do what I do and remove the nvidia kernel extensions. I gave up on older nvidia linux drivers, and just use vesa.

[lukeman3000]

BTW, I am Booting from the BackTrack 2 Live CD, so can I still use/install this (or these) module(s)?

If so, does anyone care to link to some documentation on how to do so? In the meantime, I will be searching, but as a newcomer to linux in general it is hard to know exactly what to search for at times. In all honestly, I'm not concerned with doing much else more in BackTrack (Slax/Linux/whatever) right now except getting my display to work properly so I can use the the Aircrack suite included on the disk. (And use them with a decent resolution).

Thanks

[purehate]

If you know what your monitor can do, for example 1024x768@75Hz, you can use this page to generate a custom Modeline for you xorg.conf:

http://www.bohne-lang.de/spec/linux/modeline/

Watch that the hsync is in range with the HorizSync on the same section (in this example the range is 31-101 and this modelines hsync is 60.15, so we're safe). Also the VertRefresh and the refresh rate you selected (75Hz in this example) should match - in this example VertRefresh is 60-160 and modeline is 75Hz, so that's all good.

Now you can select the default resolution and colordepth by tweaking the Screen section. It should look something like this:

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Device        "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
    Monitor        "CM752ET"
    DefaultDepth    16
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        16
        Modes      "1024x768_75.00"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Change the DefaultDepth to what you would want it to be, 16 (65536 colors) or 24 (16M colors). Change the Modes line to match the resolutions you want to use - Depth must match DefaultDepth (here it's 16).Save the config. If you're in X, hit CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE to restart X . Change between virtual consoles with CTRL + F1 F2 F3 and so on - your X should be on F7.

[lukeman3000]

If you know what your monitor can do, for example 1024x768@75Hz, you can use this page to generate a custom Modeline for you xorg.conf:

Watch that the hsync is in range with the HorizSync on the same section (in this example the range is 31-101 and this modelines hsync is 60.15, so we're safe). Also the VertRefresh and the refresh rate you selected (75Hz in this example) should match - in this example VertRefresh is 60-160 and modeline is 75Hz, so that's all good.

Now you can select the default resolution and colordepth by tweaking the Screen section. It should look something like this:

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Device        "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
    Monitor        "CM752ET"
    DefaultDepth    16
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth        16
        Modes      "1024x768_75.00"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Change the DefaultDepth to what you would want it to be, 16 (65536 colors) or 24 (16M colors). Change the Modes line to match the resolutions you want to use - Depth must match DefaultDepth (here it's 16).Save the config. If you're in X, hit CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE to restart X . Change between virtual consoles with CTRL + F1 F2 F3 and so on - your X should be on F7.

Cool; so does this mean I don't need to bother with downloading the Nvidia module that someone else referenced? Also, do I do all of this using the "xorgconfig" command?

As a side note, I am looking at purchasing the Netgear WG511U due to its compatibility with madwifi/ Is this a good choice, or is there another card someone could recommend hands down? I would link directly to the card, but I cannot do that until I have posted at least 15 times.

Thanks for all of the help on this issue; I think I have enough to at least get me started on the right track as far as correcting it goes. Right now, I'm trying to figure out my Vertical Frequence for the modline tool :)