 | | | Screen resolution. | Screen resolution. 2004-02-06 - By James Moberg
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Hi Reuben. I first tried manually changing the files as you mentioned
and nothing changed with the resolution. So I ran Xconfigurator and got
the resolution to change. When I tried to change the resolution via the
keystroke commands nothing changed. So to make a long story short I
wanted to just put the settings back to where I thought they were to
begin with. I set the dimensions back to 1024x768 but the colors are
grainier now and am not sure why. Would you have any idea what setting
this would be? Also, when I finish with Xconfigurator it tries to test
out the new settings but just turns the screen black. Does it take a
while to come back to life or should it be right away?
Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
>On Thursday 29 January 2004 01:39 pm, James Moberg wrote:
>
>
> >I am running version 7.3. By "No luck " I mean that when I try to run
> >the programs:
> >
> >redhat-config-xfree86
> >
> >
>
>redhat-config-xfree86 does not exist in Redhat 7.3 (not until RH 8 or maybe
>9). That 's why it is important to always include the redhat vesion so that
>people don 't give irrelevant suggestion.
>
>
>
>
> >etc/X11/XF86Config
> >
> >
>
>This is not a program, it is a configuration file. Here what you can do (as
>root):
>1. If you have the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, edit that file, otherwise edit
>the file /etc/X11/XF86Config with your favorite editor:
>(NOTE: Make backup copy of the file first in case you mess something up)
>
>2. Go to the section Screen, and edit the lines that says Modes, then just add
>the resolution you want eg: "800x600 ". Change nothing else.
>For example, here is my "Screen " section in file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
>
> Section "Screen "
> Identifier "Screen0 "
> Device "My Video Card "
> Monitor "DELL P991 "
> DefaultDepth 16
> Subsection "Display "
> Depth 16
> Modes "1400x1050 " "1280x1024 " "1152x864 " "1024x768 "
> EndSubSection
>EndSection
>
>3. Then restart X. Now, you should be able to increase / decrease resolution
>with the combination of : control-alt-plus or control-alt-minus key as I
>mentioned before. X will try to use the highest resolution setting available,
>so if you only want 800x600, then just remove the rest of the resolution
>defined in the file.
>
>--- OR : Another way to do it:
>
>1. Login as root and run Xconfigurator (that 's exactly the program name, with
>capital X). Here is the absolute path to the program:
>$ which Xconfigurator
>/usr/X11R6/bin/Xconfigurator
>
>It 's probably not installed by default, but the RPM is included with the RH
>7.3 distro, so you can install the RPM : Xconfigurator-4.10.7-1.rpm
>
>2. Then just follow the on screen instruction, and when you get to the section
>of selecting resolution, select the resolution you want, including 800x600.
>
>3. Restart X and you should be good to go (again, you can increase / decrease
>resolution as long you 've specified them).
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>RDB
>
>
>
>
> >It just says that the command is not found. The permissions are set
> >correctly too.
> >
> >Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
> >
> >
> > >On Thursday 29 January 2004 12:22 pm, James Moberg wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >Thanks for the reply. I think I need a little more help though. I am
> > > >trying to run these and having no luck. Even logged in as root.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >define "having no luck "
> > >
> > >What version of RH are you running?
> > >If you already set it up, you can just press "Ctrl+Alt+- " ( pressing
> > >control, alt, and minus key at that same time). Try that anyway, it 's
> > >harmless. To increase screen resolution, use ctrl,alt,plus key instead.
> > >
> > >RDB
> > >
> > > <snip >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
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