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mega386

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Saturday, December 6th 2003, 9:29am

screen resolution

im using redhat 9.0, when i installed it i got a window that asked me what resolution i would like to set my screen to. now i have decided i want to change that but cant find where to do it. help!javascript:emoticon(%27%3A?')

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Monday, December 15th 2003, 9:54pm

You can modify the XF86Config file directly

the file you need to edit is probably '/etc/X11/XF86Config-4'

Look for the following section:

<snip>
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "ATI Graphics Adapter connector 0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection
<snip>

You need to modify the 'Modes' line, place the resolution you want to use at the front of the list of resolutions (dont forget o use "'s )

Restart the X server and X should be in the first mode on the list.

You can also cycle the modes whilst in X using Ctrl Alt +/-

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Wednesday, December 17th 2003, 10:37am

It's possible that the XF86Config looks a little bit different, because there are several ways to combine the sections. For a good description go to http://www.xfree86.org or use this link:

http://www.xfree86.org/current/XF86Config.5.html

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