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james kilty wrote: > On Sat, 2007-11-03 at 21:59 +0000, Rob Beard wrote: >> from a terminal window type the following: >> >> cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Driver >> >> My PC comes back with a load of drivers including the line... >> >> Driver "ati" > > and mine. As I said it is a Radeon X300 and there is indeed a > proprietary driver. What I don't know is either if this is in the > install or if it would give 1440x900. > > I looked at the page > http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.16.20.html#172579 > > and it says > > Note: The following 32 bit packages must be installed in order for 64 > bit drivers to install and work properly: > · XFree86-Mesa-libGL > · libstdc++ > · libgcc > · XFree86-libs > · fontconfig > · expat > · freetype > · zlib > > These are not all present and in some cases are not listed in the > repositories. > > Can I take this firther to investigate how to get the recommended > resolution (ViewSonic VA1912w)? > I'm pretty certain it will support 1440x900, it does on my dad's Radeon 9200SE using the ATI driver and also on my mate's Geforce card using the open source Nvidia driver. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html