FC6 on Inspiron 640m Display Resolution

[bkanber]

Hey all:

I'm new to desktop linux, so please bear with me.

I have a Dell Inspiron 640m with the widescreen LCD panel (I believe it's 1440x900). My readings online have told me to take the following steps to correct for the resolution:

1) Install 915resolution using yum
2) run yum update
3) Select i810 video driver under System->Admin.->Display
4) Add the following to /etc/rc.local:
/usr/sbin/915resolution 58 1440 900

I have taken all these steps, along with various variations on the display and resolution settings and the patch in rc.local, yet my display still comes up as 1024x768. If anyone could please help me with this problem, I would be utterly grateful, as I have this installation just as I want it, minus the crappy resolution.

Thanks in advance!

[funtomas]

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[bkanber]

http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/
Yeah, I've read that article and I've tried a whole bunch of things, but I still can't get it to work. Every time I edit xorg.conf (either manually or via the Display config tool), I reboot and everything's just the same as before...

[funtomas]

Yeah, I've read that article and I've tried a whole bunch of things, but I still can't get it to work. Every time I edit xorg.conf (either manually or via the Display config tool), I reboot and everything's just the same as before...



yes I has same problem with nvidia. After reboot system rewrited xorg.conf. So try change xorg.conf, then wait a minute and then press reset buton. It worked for me. I thing xorg.conf is replaced turing shutdown. Next time you can normal reboot comp.

[sciguy125]

First off, verify that 915resolution is doing its job. At the console as root:

init 3
/usr/sbin/915resolution 58 1440 900
init 5

That will kill X, fix the video bios, then restart X. If you get the correct resolution, then you just need to figure out why it won't work at startup.