topic title: A couple of questions.
Posts: 6
wobbly
Joined: 31 Dec 2010
#1
I'm testing the latest AntiX live cd on an old pc. When loading the F3 resolution options don't work, neither do cheat codes. I can change resolution and keyboard (UK) settings using control center. So far, so good. Played around with it and decided to install, and that went well. After reboot the resolution and keyboard settings are back to default, so I've reset them. I can't do 1600x1200 on a 15inch monitor with my old eyes. Maximum that I'm happy with is 1024x768. Played around a bit more trying things out, then switched off to enjoy New years eve. Switched back on again this morning, and it's back to 1600x1200 and US keymap. Arrrrgh!
None of the changes seem to stay, so I'll try a re-install and see what happens.

All the best, Richard.
Posts: 1,228
secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#2
Hello and welcome, Richard.
The resolution options (F3) only work without the noxorg cheatcode.

The best would be to know which graphics hardware you have. inxi -G in the terminal should show it.

You can fix your keyboard (the tool in CC is valid only for the session) by running, as root

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dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
The screen resolution can be fixed if you create an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. But that may depend on which video hardware you use. As an attempt, you can create one with the following contents:

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Section"Screen"
    Identifier    "Screen0"
    Device        "Card0"
    Monitor       "Monitor0"
    SubSection    "Display"
        Depth    24
        Modes  "1024x768"
    EndSubSection
EndSection
and restart X (ctrl+alt+backspace).

If you decide to reinstall, just choose 'antiX extra options' in the CD menu and then choose the 'vesa' option (or if your card is a NVIDIA, choose 'nv' option and if it's an Intel card see if there's an 'intel' option too). Then choose 1024x768 with F3 and it will stick.
Also type kbd=gb in the boot line to get a UK keyboard layout (I think this one is supposed to stick too but I never tried since I have the option for me with the F2 key).
Posts: 6
wobbly
Joined: 31 Dec 2010
#3
secipolla wrote:Hello and welcome, Richard.
The resolution options (F3) only work without the noxorg cheatcode.

The best would be to know which graphics hardware you have. inxi -G in the terminal should show it.

You can fix your keyboard (the tool in CC is valid only for the session) by running, as root

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dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
The screen resolution can be fixed if you create an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. But that may depend on which video hardware you use. As an attempt, you can create one with the following contents:

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Section"Screen"
    Identifier    "Screen0"
    Device        "Card0"
    Monitor       "Monitor0"
    SubSection    "Display"
        Depth    24
        Modes  "1024x768"
    EndSubSection
EndSection
and restart X (ctrl+alt+backspace).

If you decide to reinstall, just choose 'antiX extra options' in the CD menu and then choose the 'vesa' option (or if your card is a NVIDIA, choose 'nv' option and if it's an Intel card see if there's an 'intel' option too). Then choose 1024x768 with F3 and it will stick.
Also type kbd=gb in the boot line to get a UK keyboard layout (I think this one is supposed to stick too but I never tried since I have the option for me with the F2 key).
Ok, so far so good. Installed and came up in1024x768 (used the AntiX extra options with vesa), seems to work ok. Fingers crossed.
I have also changed a couple of settings, wallpaper and just 2 virtual screens. Seem I need to restart Icewm but I can't seem to find how to do it, or does that require a system reboot?

All the best, Richard.
Posts: 1,228
secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#4
You find a link to restart IceWM in the antiX menu > Exit... > Restart IceWM.
When you restart it sometimes you get some artifacts in the task bar in the notification area. You can also logout and login.

Run the 'inxi -G' or 'inxi -F' command so we know your video hardware and maybe there's a more functional driver for you than vesa.
Posts: 6
wobbly
Joined: 31 Dec 2010
#5
secipolla wrote:You find a link to restart IceWM in the antiX menu > Exit... > Restart IceWM.
When you restart it sometimes you get some artifacts in the task bar in the notification area. You can also logout and login.

Run the 'inxi -G' or 'inxi -F' command so we know your video hardware and maybe there's a more functional driver for you than vesa.

No option to restart IceWM that I can find.

inxi -G give me the following.

wobbly@antiX1:~$ inxi -G
Graphics: Card ATI 3D Rage IIC AGP X.Org 1.7.7 Res: 1024x768@0.0hz
GLX Renderer Software Rasterizer GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.7.1
wobbly@antiX1:~$

inxi -F gives me the following.

wobbly@antiX1:~$ inxi -F
System: Host antiX1 Kernel 2.6.32-1-mepis-smp i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M11-686-beta2 27 December 2010
CPU: Single core AMD Duron (-UP-) cache 64 KB flags (-) bmips 1890.67 clocked at 944.965 MHz
Graphics: Card ATI 3D Rage IIC AGP X.Org 1.7.7 Res: 1024x768@0.0hz
GLX Renderer Software Rasterizer GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.7.1 Direct Rendering Yes
Audio: Card-1 Ensoniq 5880B [AudioPCI] driver ENS1371 at port cc00 BusID: 00:0b.0
Card-2 Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS PCI Audio Accelerator driver Trident4DWaveAudio at port d400 BusID: 00:01.4
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.21
Network: Card Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet driver sis900 at port d000 BusID: 00:01.1
Disks: HDD Total Size: 20.4GB (10.4% used) 1: /dev/hda QUANTUM FIREBALLlct15 20 20.4GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 5.0G used: 1.8G (39%) fs: ext3 ID:/home size: 14G used: 184M (2%) fs: ext3
ID:swap-1 size: 0.27GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Info: Processes 85 Uptime 2:13 Memory 102.4/247.7MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.4.22
wobbly@antiX1:~$

Hopefully of some use. Thanks for the help so far.
All the best, Richard.
Posts: 1,228
secipolla
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
#6
So you don't have this?

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As for the video driver you can install the radeon driver if it isn't installed yet (I think it is)

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# apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-radeon
then replace 'vesa' for 'radeon' in /etc/X11/xorg.conf (an easy way to do it is from the Control Center > System tab > Edit Config. Files).
Posts: 6
wobbly
Joined: 31 Dec 2010
#7
secipolla wrote:So you don't have this?

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linktext was:"http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/6968 ... ela13e.png"
====================================


As for the video driver you can install the radeon driver if it isn't installed yet (I think it is)

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# apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-radeon
then replace 'vesa' for 'radeon' in /etc/X11/xorg.conf (an easy way to do it is from the Control Center > System tab > Edit Config. Files).
Aha! I didn't realise the arrow was a seperate button until I saw your picture. Thank you very much for that.
I shall go and click it now.

All the best, Richard.
Posts: 6
wobbly
Joined: 31 Dec 2010
#8
I'll leave it for as is for now. It's working quite well.
Thanks for the help. No doubt I'll be back with more questions.

All the best, Richard.