[CentOS] X defaults

Stephen John Smoogen
Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:31:58 -0000

On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 at 15:51, Michael Hennebry <
hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Oct 2020, Stephen John Smoogen wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 at 13:20, Michael Hennebry <
> > hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> I've been trying to move from Centos 7 to fedora.
> >> My monitor is 1440x900, but fedora only believes it's 640x480.
>
> > 1. What kind of video card is this?
> > 2.How is the video connected to the monitor?
(DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort/VGA)
> > 3. What kind of monitor is it?
> > 4. What version of Fedora and is Fedora trying to do X or Wayland?
>
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q33 Express
> Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
>
>
OK most of the references I see to this card are before 2014, so I am not
sure if this gets any testing in Fedora anymore. The resolution on the
monitor is 'odd' compared to what the various drivers are listed to
support
(640x480, 1024x768, 1920x1080) so again I am not much help here.


> Acer V193w
>
> Fedora 32, X
>
> > Sometimes if Fedora can only go to generic 640x480 the video card is
no
> > longer 'supported' by the various X11 drivers.. or the data
that the
> > monitor is returning to say what it can support is coming back as
> 640x480.
> > Finally this may do better on a fedora mailing list (but they will ask
> the
> > same questions). For a CentOS viewpoint I would ask if it happens if
you
> > run CentOS-8 (try via a live cd) on the box. If it does happen, then
it
> is
> > a problem between Fedora-18 and Fedora-28. If it doesn't happen
then it
> is
> > a problem between Fedora 28 and the version of Fedora you are trying.
>
> IIRC Centos 8 does not have a live version.
>

Fudge, I should know that. Sorry for a wild goose chase. I would see if the
CentOS8 installer goes into X with a larger than 640x480



> I expect Fedora-18 to 32 do.
>

Yes.. that might help figure out in a binary search method.. though
downloading archive isos might be a lot to ask.


>
> Just rediscoverd Xorg --configure .
> Do not remember how I used it.
> Not sure how I should.
>

I don't remember using it since 2004 so I'm not sure myself. I am sorry
I
can't be of more help.


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