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I'm trying to get my ATI driver installed but when i download it all i get is Could not open file error so then i used sudo sh and pasted the file in there and got this see 2nd attachment so i thought good it installed but no i still cant change my screen resolution to 1400x900 if any one know what have done wrong please help

 

Driver installation in Linux usually don't provide extra resolutions...

You will need to add the resolution to your xorg.conf file.

The path is /etc/X11/xorg.conf

 

ok so how do i add the resolution

 

this is whats in there

# /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 xorg.conf(5) manual page.
# (Type "man 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/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
# 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" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc ATI Default Card"
Driver "vesa"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL1916W"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies Inc ATI Default Card"
Monitor "AL1916W"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1440x1440" "1400x1050" "1280x1280" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x921" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1440x1440" "1400x1050" "1280x1280" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x921" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1440x1440" "1400x1050" "1280x1280" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x921" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1440x1440" "1400x1050" "1280x1280" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x921" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1440x1440" "1400x1050" "1280x1280" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x921" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1440x1440" "1400x1050" "1280x1280" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x921" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

 

er
I just said

As an example, here is mine. Mind you, I use Nvidia. If your driver isn't providing the resolution you want, you must add it in the bold area.

---------------------------------------------------------






















Section "Files"


FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/winfonts"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/artwiz-fonts"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this is an optional section which is used to specify
# which run-time loadable modules to load when the X server starts up.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Module"

Load "dbe"
Load "i2c"
Load "glx"
Load "ddc"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "extmod"
Load "vbe"

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section. This contains various server-wide Options.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************


Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"

Option "AutoRepeat" "500 5"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"

EndSection





# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"

Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse2"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Generic Monitor"
#Option "DPMS"

VertRefresh 43 - 60
HorizSync 28 - 80

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of graphics device sections may be present

Section "Device"
Identifier "VESA"
Driver "nvidia" # do not remove vesa
Option "TripleBuffer" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals"
EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Screen"

# The Identifier, Device and Monitor lines must be present

Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "VESA"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
# Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"

# The favoured Depth and/or Bpp may be specified here

DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
ViewPort 0 0
#Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
ViewPort 0 0
#Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
ViewPort 0 0
#Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection


EndSection


Section "ServerLayout"
# The Identifier line must be present

Identifier "Main Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection


Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

 

Your screen section looks weird to me. It shouldn't be that cluttered. It should be as simple as what mine shows. Of course, once again Im using Nvidia.

 

is there anyway to start fresh with the whole thing

 

Sure, make your own.

I wouldn't start fresh, just strip the components you don't need.

Try this. Use this modified screen section.



Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies Inc ATI Default Card"
Monitor "AL1916W"
DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
ViewPort 0 0
#Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
ViewPort 0 0
#Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
ViewPort 0 0
#Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection


EndSection

Now, if this doesnt work, your gui doesn't load. So make a backup of your current x11.org file, so in the even that happens, you can log into the console and manually copy it back,

This is at your own risk.

 

it tells me You do not have the permissions necessary to save the file. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again.

 

New to Linux I presume?

You need to be in root or superuser to edit files like this.

That includes being needed for installing drivers...

 

it wont let me login as root i say that the system administrator is not allowed to login at this screen

 

What screen? Use a terminal and edit it with nano.

Use superuser.

su

Btw, dont do this if you dont know how to manually rename the backup to the original file outside of the GUI.

In the event of a failure, you wont be coming back, if thats the case.

 

so something like su /etc/X11/xorg.conf

 

no.

There are two ways. Using sudo, if you set it up.

Using su


Using superuser:
su
password:

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf


Using sudo:

su nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
password:

Press Enter after each line.

 

and thats what happened i tried more than once

 

Read carefully what I put. You are already logged in as superuser, hence the # after your name.
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

 

ya i got it sorry but what do i do with it now

 

Well, you want to backup that file first. did you do that> That was a warning I had posted up above.

WHile in super user

cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf xorg.conf.bak

Then back to Nano
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Edit the section mentioned. Reboot, and hope. If it cant boot to a desktop, you will have to rename the backup file to xorg.conf.

Logged in as root.

rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak xorg.conf

Reboot.



Nano manual
http://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v1.2/nano.html

 

Adryn> Orange bars means Ubuntu user

The command is login first to login as kevin or as root.


Then

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

I think that may help some.

Kevin- www.ubuntuforums.com will be able to help you some too. They do have a newbie section.

 

He was logged into su. He never came back. So either he didnt follow my instructions, and screwed up royally, or maybe it fixed his problem.

 

We trust it is the latter.

 

I feel the pain. I was nearly kicking my Debian (Linux) server yeserday. Eventually sorted, but it was a long time comming.rolleyes