I have Fedora Core 1 installed. When I installed it, I was running on a 23' CRT monitor. I switched monitors (to a 13' CRT). Before I switched, I changed the resolution down to 800x600, and the colors down from millions to the lowest setting (I don't remember what that is though).

When it loads to the GUI logon screen, the display is distorted. I can swtich between three resolution options with cnt+alt+plus/minus, but nothing fixes the problem. However, the 800x600 resolution is the most readable of the three options.

I don't know what to modify to fix this. I was hoping that the system would automatically probe for the monitor when I booted up, but it doesn't seem to be doing what I thought it would.

My /etc/X11/XF86Config file says:
<
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "NEC MultiSync 6FG"
HorizSync 27.0 - 79.0
VertRefresh 55.0 - 90.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "tdfx"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "Voodoo3 (generic)"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 8
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
>

By looking at this, it leads me to believe that the settings for the old monitor are there (the '23 CRT was a NEC), but I don't know what to change it to for the smaller monitor.

I thought I would ask rather than mess something up and not be able to fix it. Thanks for your help in advance!



Okay... I found some information on the monitor setting requirments in the XF86Config file, and found out that there is only one required field. So, I commented out the other fields, restarted, and presto. Easy as pie. Makes me feel pretty silly. Anyway, thanks for reading the post!