Video driver problem

[Hampelmann91]

Hello, I've installed TC Linux on Thin Client (HP T5630W).
When I change my graphics resolution to 1280x768 everything is fine.
But when I change my graphics resolution to 1440x900 and I know my hardware supports as ubuntu worked with the resolution, screen is bigger than monitor.

Is there a way to fix this problem?

[Hampelmann91]

Hello,
If I use dvi instead of vga cable it works with tiny core linux too.

[Juanito]

Are you using Xvesa, Xfbdev or Xorg-7.7?

[Hampelmann91]

Hello Juanito,

I use standard ( Xvesa, isn't is?).

[Juanito]

You can use Xorg-7.7 together with the xf86-video-* driver for your hardware, which will usually give the native resolution for your graphics hardware/display without configuration.

Of course this will take up more space/use more ram...

[Hampelmann91]

Hello Juanito,
my hardware is "VIA Chrome9 HC3" and I installed xf86-video-openchrome.tcz.
Is there anything else I have to do?

[Juanito]

load Xorg-7.7 and restart the gui - you can look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log to check if everything is working OK

[pq5190362]

I installed xf86-video-openchrome.tcz

Then you are using an old version of Tiny Core Linux.

The last release of Tiny Core Linux which did have xf86-video-openchrome.tcz was Tiny Core Linux 6.x.

And Tiny Core Linux 6.x has a very old version of xf86-video-openchrome (0.3.3), see:

http://tinycorelinux.net/6.x/x86/tcz/xf86-video-openchrome.tcz.info

The latest version however is 0.4.188, see:

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/openchrome/xf86-video-openchrome/

You should probaby update to Tiny Core Linux 7.x and ask Juanito to add the latest version of xf86-video-openchrome (0.4.188 at the time of writing this) to the Tiny Core Linux 7.x repo:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=95059

 

[curaga]

You should probaby update to Tiny Core Linux 7.x and ask Juanito to add build and submit the latest version of xf86-video-openchrome (0.4.188 at the time of writing this) to the Tiny Core Linux 7.x repo

FTFY

[Hampelmann91]

Hello,
@pq5190362
After I got video problems first time I tried out older version and forgot change back to version 7.x, sorry. 

@Juanito
Thank you for yout help! 
Can you please tell me how to restart gui?
I installed Xorg-7.7. After reboot I see Tiny Core starting but get a blinking cursor then. 

[Juanito]

To restart X, use the exit gui applet and chose "exit to prompt" and then at the prompt type"startx".

Note that the Xorg-7.7 extension from tc-7.x will not work with the xf86-video-openchrome extension from tc-6.x since the xorg-server abi has changed from 1.17.x to 1.18.x

[Hampelmann91]

Hello Juanito
where can I find "exit gui applet"?

[Juanito]

If you move the mouse pointer over the icons in the wbar tray at the bottom of the screen, the one of the left will be labelled "exit".

[Hampelmann91]

Hello,
I installed TC7.1 to hard disk.
Then i installed Xorg-7.7.tcz.
After that I exit to prompt (thank you, now I know where it is  ).
Finally I type "startx" but I get a blinking cursor then.
After reboot the blinking cursor comes up again.

[Juanito]

I updated xf86-video-openchrome for tc-7.x

You need to update it using the apps gui, reboot and load both Xorg-7.7 and xf86-video-open-chrome