twinview resolution problem

astroboiii · 02-06-2004, 05:32 AM

just got my twinview working after a bitch load of tweaking *turns out my monitor doesn't support 1024x768, oki well my problem is this

my monitor is on 1024,768 and my tv is displaying at 800x640 so when i try to watch say a movie i have to restart X at 800x640, is there ne way i can change the resolution without having to restart X ?? or even is there a way my monitor can display my entire desktop at 800x640 while i work on my crt at 1024x768?

thanx

Caeda · 02-06-2004, 08:42 AM

No hardware info.. no xconfig file posting, no video card info. no distro posted...

How about you go back and actually post all the things your supposed to first, and not expect everyone to magically guess what system your on.

astroboiii · 02-06-2004, 01:03 PM

all i need to kno is how to chante the resolution of x without restarting...

Phorem · 02-06-2004, 03:14 PM

There are keystrokes for that....look it up on the Xfree website, but i think it's " shift and the + or - key " . In other words, hold shift and hit the + or - key to increase or decrease the resolution. That's the only way i know how. I think it just cycles the settings you have in your XF86Config for your monitor resolutions. And maybe next time, post your specs. Believe it or not (even for a little problem like this) it helps :-)

Cheers.