linux - Windows resolution only up to 1024x768 after installing OpenSuse

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2014-07
  • NullOrEmpty

    I installed OpenSuse 13.1 in a 5yo laptop I had around with Windows 7. It was working fine with 1280x900.

    OpenSuse cannot go further than 1024x768, but what is really surprising, is that Windows 7 cannot go further anymore right after installing Suse. Only 800x600 and 1024x768 are shown as possible options, and the screen is detected as "Digital Flat Panel (1024x768 60Hz)". The Intel driver utility does not show any other resolution available.

    I am a little bit lost with this, because I don´t think it is a x.org thing. The laptop is a Dell XPS M1330 with a Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family. All drivers and both operating systems are up to date.

    May it be a GRUB thing?

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  • Nick Haslam

    I've just installed OpenSUSE 11.1 on my Elonex Webbook as I want to start playing with Mono.

    Unfortunately, there seems to be some problem with the video card, and it only seems to recognise it as VESA, and won't give me a higher resolution than 800x600.

    The video card (VIA Unichrome Pro II apparently), will support 1024x600, but OpenSuse won't have it.

    I have been able to successfully run this netbook on 1024x600 on Windows (XP and Win7), and on Ubuntu, however, I'd much rather use OpenSuse as its Novell backed (as is Mono...)

    Would appreciate any suggestions, and please bear in mind, I'm a newbie on Linux (at the moment)....

    Oh, and I have tried changing the xorg.conf file following these instructions but that also didn't work.

    Have also installed the openChrome driver from here but that also doesn't give me anything.

    I have also tried changing the screen resolution in the graphics app on opensuse, and that, while it does say 1024x600, and tests ok, doesn't boot on it.

    Many thanks

    Nick

    EDIT: The output of the xrandr command is 

    Screen 0: minimum 800 x 600, current 800 x 600, maximum 800 x 600

default connected 800x600+0+0 0m x 0mm

   800x600        75.0*

    EDIT2: I've also tried putting Ubuntu Netbook Remix on there, and that doesn't allow me to complete the install, as it changes the graphics mode to something I can't see. I guess I need to install, using a monitor, then change it... Shame I can't get opensuse working though.


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  • Nick Haslam

    I've modified the xorg.conf file with

    sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

    and made the following changes:

    Section"Device"
    Identifier "Configured Video Device"
    Driver "openchrome"
    Option "PanelSize" "1024x600"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Indentifier "Configured Monitor"
    DisplaySize 221 129 # 117 DPI @ 1024x600 Opiton "noDDC"
EndSection

    which appears to work quite well. However, I have swapped to Ubuntu (9.1 now), which has the openchrome driver for the Elonex Webbook included.

  • Seasoned Advice (cooking)

    Please post the output of the command 'xrandr', it will list your available resolution, the same command can also be used to manually set the resolution using 'xrandr -s 1024x768' or the resolution you desire.