(1)all right im going to be posting questions for two machines ill start with the one im using the most
(the questions will be the same for both systems just different specs) repeat questions are the same for both systems just different hardware
 
system specs
 
HP A220N
NVIDIA NFORCE 2 chipset
NVIDIA GEFORCE 5200 FX Plus 128 MB
DELL E772c max 1400x??? @? i never made notes on it
DEBIAN SARGE/SID (im running a mixture of the two)
i think those are the main things needed to fix the problems
 
BLASTER PC
i440bx motherboard
NVIDIA GEFORCE 2 MMX 32 MB
DELL 828L MAX 1024x768 @ 72 HZ
DEBIAN SARGE
 
k first and foremost resoultion how do get above 800x640
its such a pain
anyhow i boot up ubuntu and i get the max resolution fedora allowed the max resolution
 
Note following are taken from HP A220N config files
 

Quote:Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
 
the xconfig is the same for both i know i know the modes are only 800x600 but if i try to put in any other resolution like 1024x768 x wont work and i input it like this "1024x768", and by wont work the screen flashes like 5 times just gray to black and then drops me back to the command line no error message, and if i type startx it does it again
 
thing is should it be inputed like this
"800x600" "1024x768" lowest to highest
or "1024x768" "800x600" highest to lowest
note i tried both
 
here is the monitor config
 

Quote:Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 30-92
VertRefresh 50-85
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

 

Quote:Section "Device" Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "nv"
EndSection

 
allright im using xfree 4.3.0
 
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(2)okay next question apt-build
im interested in trying it but i dont know what to put in the options field what should i put in i read the how to and im lost and i plan on doing
#apt-build world
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(3)next question how do i configure gdm to allow me to login and use enlightenment dr16 im using the gdm version that came with gnome 2.6 so im guissing 2.6
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again these are two different systems but the config files look almost exactly alike and all the config excerpts are from the HP A220N
if anything more information is needed just tell me what you need
thanks in advance