[NTLUG:Discuss] Slackware Video Question

[Dennis Myhand]

terry wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Dennis Myhand <dmyhand at suddenlink.net>wrote:
> 
>> I just loaded Slack 12.1 and the highest resolution I can get is
>> 1024x768 which is okay, except my monitor want 1440x900.  Which file do
>> I need to edit in order to change my resolution to what I need?  Thanks,
>> Dennis in Victoria
>>
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> 
> 
> What display adapter do you have in this machine?
> 
> If you are using generic driver, that is all you will get, but if you load
> the right driver for your video card, you should get options for higher
> resolution.
> 
> Once you get the right module loaded, I think the command is xorgconfig  or
> xorgsetup to reconfigure the X server, (it will re-write xorg.conf for you),
> and at that point, it should just auto-detect the monitor and give you a
> proper resolution when you go back and start or re-start the X server.
> 
> Let us know...

Here is the adapter and the vertical refresh rate for the monitor.

radeon x1550

512 megs ram

61Hz

Stupid question 2, is there a special way to load the driver other than 
just doing the xorgconfig?  That did not seem to work, nor did editing 
the xorg.conf file, either before or after running xorgconfig and 
restarting the xserver.  Thanks, Dennis