[plug] Trouble with kubuntu and laptop video

[caston at arach.net.au]

Hello,

I installed the latest Kubuntu 8.10 on my Twinhead Durabook 14k notebook.

Running from both the live cd and the installed system for some reason it didn't
detect my video card properly and the screen only shows the top left hand corner.
e.g. the login screen is down the bottom right instead of being in the center of
the screen. The screen looks the same when I plug in my 19" LCD.

Running commands like xrandr just give cannot open display.
doing a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg only asks for keyboard data and asks for
nothing about my monitor, screen, graphics card, resolution etc!

My graphics is a Via/S3 unichrome pro according to everest.

If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this and get my display working properly
please let me know.

thanks,

Chris
 
Here is my xorg.conf file.

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
	Option		"HorizEdgeScroll"	"0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection