[Discuss] Wide screen monitor

[stanfish]

Thanks Gustavo,
I probably can't get to this until the week-end. But I will get to it.
Thanks again
Stan

Gustavo González wrote:
> 2008/5/7 stanfish <stanfish at shaw.ca>:
>>  Is there any way I can get into Mepis again and recover from this or is
>> this a re-install. I could try a live version of Mepis, but I wouldn't know what to change to
>> get rid of the incorrect driver. Re-install is not too much of a problem because I have no files yet in the
>> Linux (just a beginner y'know)
>>  Stan Fisher
> 
>    "Hey! Relax. Take a deep breath. when life gets you down, know what
> you got to do?
>     Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming..."
> 
>      Dory, From "Finding Nemo"
>    ===========================================================================
> 
>    Ok... this is part of the process of leaving the beginner label...
> so, do not worry, growing up normally hurts...
> 
>    But it was my fault too, i forgot to tell you: "Before anything,
> make a backup of your config file /etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>    Something simple like:
>    % cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
> 
>   Forgive me, sometimes is hard to explain all the technical details
> in just one mail. Anyway, you know something new
>   very important: before test anything, make a copy of the files you
> are going to modify. If something goes wrong, then you
>   can undo your actions and none gets hurt.
> 
>   I guess this is the right moment to start learning about the
> graphical environment (Xorg) in your linux system. As you noted some
>   lines above, the "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" is the file where you define
> all the details about your graphical configuration.
>   Features like: video driver, mouse options, keyboard language,
> monitor options, etc.
> 
>   This file is text-plain, so you can edit it with any program like
> "vi", "emacs", "gedit", etc, etc. So, my first invitation to you is:
>   study the xorg.conf syntax, look for manuals like this:
> http://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/xorg.conf.5.html
> 
>   About how to resolve your specific problem right now, we have two options:
> 
>   1. Edit the xorg.conf file and change the line where the video
> driver is defined. Look for something like:
> 
>     Section "Device"
>                  Identifier  "Something_like_Card0"
>                  BoardName   "Your_Board_Reference"
>                  VendorName  "Video_Card_Company"	
>                  Driver      "YOUR_CARD_DRIVER"
>     EndSection
> 
>     Sometimes xorg.conf files have more options or less... so, do not
> worry if your file is a little different.
>     On this case, the option we care is in the Driver line. Where i
> put "YOUR_CARD_DRIVER" you should
>     put something like "vesa" (which is a generic driver very useful
> for situations like this).
>     If you do "startx" from console and you get your normal graphical
> environment, then you can keep trying
>     new configurations to get your ATI card working well. Someday,
> after a lot of readings and mess, you will
>     have your video perfectly configured, then you become an expert on
> this specific topic.
> 
>    2. When your system boot, and you get the black console... log in
> as root, and run this command:
>        X -configure
> 
>     This command try to create an xorg.conf file, guessing what kind
> of hardware you have. The file is created in
>     your current directory with a name like xorg.conf.new and you can
> test it from console, doing:
>     X  -config xorg.conf.new
>     If the graphical display shows you a mouse cursor on a gray
> screen, it works, so you can replace your real
>     xorg file, doing: cp xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> 
>     Note: To kill your test environment running, do: Ctrl + Alt + Backspace
> 
>     One of this procedures should help you to restore your "X" without
> reinstalling your system.
> 
>     Let me know if you can make it or if you have new problems. Good luck!
>