How to adjust the screen resolution?
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How to adjust the screen resolution?
Hello, linux was just put on my computer. I have an old laptop... akoya ex. Anyways all is working well except I have 2 black bars on the sides of my screen like widescreen on a TV only on the sides. I think this is the resolution, but have tried going to the xorgwizard and changing it but it will not change. It acts as if it is going to then snaps back to the black bar screen. Does this mean I have installed the wrong thing for my screen size or what? I really don't know anything about Puppy Linux so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Please put in laymens terms please
THANK YOU!!!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!
Re: Black bars!!!!
Make and model number of that laptop?00xneedhelpx00 wrote:Hello, linux was just put on my computer. I have an old laptop... akoya ex. Anyways all is working well except I have 2 black bars on the sides of my screen like widescreen on a TV only on the sides. I think this is the resolution, but have tried going to the xorgwizard and changing it but it will not change. It acts as if it is going to then snaps back to the black bar screen. Does this mean I have installed the wrong thing for my screen size or what? I really don't know anything about Puppy Linux so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Please put in laymens terms please
THANK YOU!!!!!!
Puppy version that is installed?
Click help button on upper left of screen to see
Puppy version.
Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
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It has the same hardware as my Inspiron 700M.00xneedhelpx00 wrote:Puppy Linux 5.4.2
Medion Akoya EX Model No. MIM 2060
It will not run a Puppy that has a PAE kernel and will
have resolution problems with any of the newer Puppies
with 3.x or newer kernel.
I use Wary 5.3 on mine and choose the i810 driver when
setting up xorg from initial boot.
Wary 5.3:
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/distr/quirky/
Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs
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Clicking on Wary5.3 would have opened this link.00xneedhelpx00 wrote:alright... so i have gone to your link... now what? I'm sorry but i've never done anything like this before. I've gone into the wary 5.3 link and it lists about 10 more files.
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... /wary-5.3/
Just click and save Wary5.3.
Then you would insert a blank cd (or cd-rw) and go to 'menu-
multimedia-burn iso to cd', and burn iso to disk (at a low
speed).
Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs
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Higher resolutions can be used to display things with better clarity or more things with the same clarity (although smaller)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution
whats creating the blank bars is the wrong aspect Width/Height
1200 × 600 gives a wider screen than 1024 × 768.
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Boot the PC with the Wary CD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution
whats creating the blank bars is the wrong aspect Width/Height
1200 × 600 gives a wider screen than 1024 × 768.
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Boot the PC with the Wary CD.
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burn the ISO image of wary as a "data disc" to CD or DVD, (you may have software in the puppy you have on your machine which will enable you to do that).00xneedhelpx00 wrote:I have downloaded wary 5.3. Now i have to burn it to a cd
Have your computer's BIOS boot from the optical drive (i.e. the CD/DVD drive) : to display the BIOS options usually involves repeatedly pressing f2 key immediately after you switch the computer on.00xneedhelpx00 wrote:... then what do i do with the cd exactly?
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/bootorderchange.htm
If you do manage to boot from the CD/DVD, the puppy you already have on your computer's hard drive will not be replaced/damaged. You will be running a "live CD".00xneedhelpx00 wrote:Ok so just to clarify(i dont want to screw anything up) i just put the cd in and then reboot?
If you don't change the order of the devices the computer boots from in the BIOS, (put "optical drive" above "hard drive" in boot order) , your existing puppy on your hard-drive may appear as usual when you reboot, rather than the new one on the CD/DVD.
Yes, reboot.00xneedhelpx00 wrote:Ok so just to clarify(i dont want to screw anything up) i just put the cd in and then reboot?
There is usually an f key (f12 on my dells) that allows
choosing hd, cd, usb, etc.
There will be selections to make while booting:
country, time, xorg and resolution.
I'd recommend first just using probe for xorg and 1024x768
for res..
Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs
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Solved
FIXED!!!!! YEAH!!!!
Finally found a resolution that worked and got rid of black bars!!! I did not have to use Wary 5.3.
Thank you to everyone for all your help and patience!!!!!
Finally found a resolution that worked and got rid of black bars!!! I did not have to use Wary 5.3.
Thank you to everyone for all your help and patience!!!!!
Re: Solved
Please explain how you fixed the problem;00xneedhelpx00 wrote:FIXED!!!!! YEAH!!!!
Finally found a resolution that worked and got rid of black bars!!! I did not have to use Wary 5.3.
Thank you to everyone for all your help and patience!!!!!
then edit the first post 'solved'.
Thanks
Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs