Graphics card reconfiguration - *SOLVED*

[Michael Satterwhite]

Got it back. I booted the LiveCD and checked it's driver settings. I then went 
back to my production setup and made the driver there match what the LiveCD 
said. Then the dpkg-reconfigure worked. There ought to be a way to tell the 
system to rescan the video card. Actually, there probably is ... I just don't 
know what it is.

Thanks to those that responded.
---Michael

On Wednesday 13 June 2007 14:45:57 Michael Satterwhite wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 June 2007 14:41:43 Rashkae wrote:
> > Michael Satterwhite wrote:
> > > After a forced reboot, my system lost it's video configuration and is
> > > stuck at 640 x 480. I know it's possible to use dpkg-reconfigure to
> > > tell the system to set things up again, but I don't know what
> > > package(s) I need to use to get it to do everything - including (to be
> > > safe) resetting the graphics card.
> > >
> > > Would someone be so kind as to let me know what the magic words are? If
> > > I need to reconfigure more than one package, that doesn't bother me in
> > > the least - as long as I get my display back.
> >
> > sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
>
> I'd already tried that one. That doesn't cause it to rescan the graphics
> card. For some reason, it no longer thinks my graphics card can handle more
> than 640x480. When I call up the system administration screen, that's the
> only resolution it shows. I know it handles this correctly at installation.
> Note: I have a Dell Optiplex GX260 and am using the onboard graphics card.
>
> Any and all help greatly appreciated.
> ---Michael