dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg doesn't actually configure anything!!!!

[Agent24]

I just installed 8.04 with KDE3 on a machine, but whenever I boot, the resolution is 1280x960 @ 60hz

I changed to it 1024x760 @ 75hz like I wanted, but upon reboot it went back to the default again, which is much too small and runs at 60hz so flickers like a piece of junk.

i tried running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg like usual, but instead of getting anything sensible and configuring my video properly as on this site: http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/...kg-reconfigure

all I get is a question of if I want to use framebuffer or not, and then it does more configuring for my KEYBOARD rather than the VIDEO CARD.

This is really pissing me off

How the heck can I get a SENSIBLE configure utility to do my video card and monitor that actually KEEPS the settings??

[Snowhog]

Re: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg doesn't actually configure anything!!!!

Did you try:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

[Agent24]

Re: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg doesn't actually configure anything!!!!

Yes, I tried that, all it seemed to do was complete the configuration automatically and did not ask me to enter anything. So that is even worse

[Guest]

Re: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg doesn't actually configure anything!!!!

Had the same problem in 7.10.

It always somehow defaulted to 60Hz - which was useless. Adding this line

Option "IncludeImplicitMetaModes" "false"


to xorg.conf's device section solved it. See your Xorg.0.log if there's some errors?