[NTLUG:Discuss] Slackware Video Question

[Dennis Myhand]

Dennis Myhand wrote:
>> 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
> 
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Sorry.  Forgot to add this is a PCI Express card