Linux RedHat 6.2

gabel · 02-22-2003, 04:13 AM

I just discover Linux. I have install RedHat on an Pentium 200 MMX, with 32 MB RAM, ELSA WINNER 1000 TRIO, AXION CK4148 monitor. I can't adjust my monitor. How can I do that?

acid_kewpie · 02-22-2003, 04:26 AM

adjust? as in what?

gabel · 02-22-2003, 04:31 AM

Sorry! I don't speak a verry good English.
800/600, 32b colors ... that I want.

acid_kewpie · 02-22-2003, 04:37 AM

ok, firstly redhat 6.2 is OLD......... upgrade!

secondly please use more useful thread titles "e.g changing resultion and colour depth on redhat 6.2"

thirdly...

ok, this does get asked an awful lot, so have a serach on this site as well, but all you should need to do is to open /etc/X11/XF86Config in a text file and find the "Screen" section. there you should have a DefaultColorDepth option which you can change to 2 4 8 15 16 24 or 32. then in the relevant depth Subsection enter the right resolution. the one at the front of the list is the one that will be used first.

Code:

Section "Screen"
    Driver "accel"
    Device      "SiS 6326 1"
    Monitor     "Monitor0"
    DefaultColorDepth 16
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       15
        Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       32
        Modes       "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

gabel · 02-22-2003, 04:41 AM

Thanks!

acid_kewpie · 02-22-2003, 04:44 AM

oh, that's an OLD config file (X 3.3.6 not X 4) you'll be using that older version i assume. the new config is pretty similar though

gabel · 02-22-2003, 04:49 AM

I try RedHat 6.2, SuSe 6.2, Mandrake 8.0 and Slackware 9.0. The problem with my monitor resultion and colour depth is the same.