 | | | Screen resolution. | Screen resolution. 2004-02-06 - By James Moberg
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James Moberg wrote:
Here 's yet another update on this. I looked in the README file and
figured out why the I couldn 't get the screen resolutions to change. It
says that you need to use the ctrl-alt-+(on the numeric keypad). I was
hitting the plus key next to the backspace key. Now all is fine and I
can switch the resolutions as needed. Thanks for the help.
> Here 's an update on this. I figured out why the colors looked
> grainier. I had not told Xconfigurator the monitor type and amount of
> memory the video card has. That fixed this problem. I still can 't
> use the keyboard to switch to different resolutions. In Xconfigurator
> I did select multiple resoutions. I guess I will look at the README
> file and see that that can tell me. Again, any suggestions will be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> James Moberg wrote:
>
> > 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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