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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: smokey on 19 April 2003, 12:52

Title: linux display resolutions
Post by: smokey on 19 April 2003, 12:52: I'm helping someone to set up linux on their box, however I cannot find how to use a different resolution than those that are available.

His screen (A SGI flatpanel) needs the resolution 1600x1024. He is also using a Geforce3 TI200.

What do I have to modify to get support for this resolution?

Thanks in advance
Title: linux display resolutions
Post by: Doogee on 19 April 2003, 16:20: /etc/X11/XF86Config.

Down around the bottom, theres the reso you can do at each depth, try to keep as many avalable as possible
Title: linux display resolutions
Post by: smokey on 19 April 2003, 17:56: quote:
Originally posted by Doogee : t3h sl4(k i5 1337:
/etc/X11/XF86Config.

Down around the bottom, theres the reso you can do at each depth, try to keep as many avalable as possible

I tried that - it just dumped me at the one below it (1024x768).
Title: linux display resolutions
Post by: Doogee on 19 April 2003, 19:04: buggered if i know then.
sorry mate.
Title: linux display resolutions
Post by: Doogee on 19 April 2003, 19:12: how about try removing all the others, or something, i heard someone got it working that way, if it doesnt work im sure yoiu can get yaself around a command line and put a resolution back in that works (just comment it out so its easier to fix)
Title: linux display resolutions
Post by: TheQuirk on 19 April 2003, 22:45: Uh. Find out the specs for his monitor, then, as root (su -) (from command line) run "xf86config" and answer all the questions with the correct specs. Make sure to backup /etc/X1/XF86Config before running that command. If you have KDE and you can run X properly at a lower resolution, run "kxconfig" and modify the monitor stuff.