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[Pantor]

One question: how to log in as root before to edit (save) xorg.conf?

Alex Deucher wrote:
> On 10/9/07, Pantor <pantor at painter-decorator.eu> wrote:
>> Here we go - xorg.conf
> 
> You can use any editor, but you'll need to edit it as root.  See below
> for the relevant changes.
> 
> Alex
> 
>> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>> On 10/9/07, Pantor <pantor at painter-decorator.eu> wrote:
>>>> Exactly yes, this is nvidia chip. Forget to add, that my knowledge in
>>>> linux zero. Just third day with new OS.
>>> Well, as I said, you can either install the nvidia binary driver
>>> (debian may provide a packaged version, otherwise I guess you can
>>> download it from nvidia), or edit your xorg.conf (/etc/X11/xorg.conf)
>>> as I described below.  If you hae trouble editing it, let me know and
>>> attach your config and I can walk you through it.
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>>> Alex Deucher wrote:
>>>>> On 10/9/07, Pantor <pantor at painter-decorator.eu> wrote:
>>>>>> NO idea about driver, but card is inno3d 6200 AGP 256MB. Would you be
>>>>>> able to advice how to use cvt and gtf please.
>>>>> Sounds like an nvidia chip.  if you are using DVI, you may not be able
>>>>> to change the mode since due to a limitation in the nv driver.  In
>>>>> that case you may want to try the binary nvidia driver.  If not, you
>>>>> can use cvt to generate a mode line, e.g.,
>>>>>
>>>>> cvt 1280 720 60
>>>>> or
>>>>> cvt -r 1280 720 60
>>>>> for a reduced blanking mode (useful on LCDs).  stick the mode line cvt
>>>>> generates into the monitor section of your xorg config and add the
>>>>> mode name to the modes line in the display subsection of the screen
>>>>> section of your config.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alex
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>> # /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
>>
>> Section "Files"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
>>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
>>         # path to defoma fonts
>>         FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Module"
>>         Load    "i2c"
>>         Load    "bitmap"
>>         Load    "ddc"
>>         Load    "dri"
>>         Load    "extmod"
>>         Load    "freetype"
>>         Load    "glx"
>>         Load    "int10"
>>         Load    "vbe"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>         Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>>         Driver          "kbd"
>>         Option          "CoreKeyboard"
>>         Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
>>         Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
>>         Option          "XkbLayout"     "gb"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>         Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
>>         Driver          "mouse"
>>         Option          "CorePointer"
>>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
>>         Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
>>         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>>         Identifier      "nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200]"
>>         Driver          "nv"
>>         BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>>         Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
>>         Option          "DPMS"
> 
> # 1280x720 59.86 Hz (CVT 0.92M9) hsync: 44.77 kHz; pclk: 74.50 MHz
> Modeline "1280x720"   74.50  1280 1344 1472 1664  720 723 728 748 -hsync +vsync
> 
>>         HorizSync       28-64
>>         VertRefresh     43-60
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>>         Identifier      "Default Screen"
>>         Device          "nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200]"
>>         Monitor         "Generic Monitor"
>>         DefaultDepth    24
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Depth           1
>>                 Modes           "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>>         EndSubSection
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Depth           4
>>                 Modes           "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>>         EndSubSection
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Depth           8
>>                 Modes           "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>>         EndSubSection
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Depth           15
>>                 Modes           "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>>         EndSubSection
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Depth           16
>>                 Modes           "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>>         EndSubSection
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Depth           24
> 
>                     Modes           "1280x720" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 
>>         EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>         Identifier      "Default Layout"
>>         Screen          "Default Screen"
>>         InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
>>         InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "DRI"
>>         Mode    0666
>> EndSection
>>
>>
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