[ILUG] Linux Virgin

[John P. Looney]

On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 04:10:10PM +0100, Garreth Malone mentioned:
> So do you answer real basic problems (by basic i mean i just figured out 
> how to change my screen resolution and i was real pleased with myself ! )

 You can use Xconfigurator xf86setup or - if you are well-hard, you can do
it manually. (BTW, you can sometimes toggle through resolutions, by
hitting ctrl-alt-keypadplus and ctrl-alt-keypadplus).

 There is a file, /etc/X11/XF86config that has the screen resolutions
defined in it. There is a "Screen" section or two; you have to find the
definition for your setup.

 It may look like this (if you are using an "SVGA" card - do tell what
video card you have, so we can be sure);

Section "Screen"
    Driver      "svga"
    # Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
    #Device      "Generic VGA"
    Device      "My Video Card"
    Monitor     "My Monitor"
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1600x1200" "800x600"  
#        Virtual     800 600
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Driver      "svga"
    # Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
    #Device      "Generic VGA"
    Device      "My Video Card"
    Monitor     "My Monitor"
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1600x1200" "800x600"  
#        Virtual     800 600
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

 The section you are interested in would be the "Modes" section. You
should choose something that's listed in the "Modeline" section. It's all
a bit complex, so maybe stick to the configuration programs for the moment
;)

Kate

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