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Old 08-14-2004, 09:52 PM   #1
ChevyBoy
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Stuck in 640, how can I change my monitor type?


During install i specified a 640x480 LCD just to be sure everything worked.
Now I cant change resolution and its small as heck. Wher ecan i change my monitor type?

Im using RedHat: Fedora
 
Old 08-14-2004, 11:30 PM   #2
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Code:
 # Any number of screen sections may be present.  Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen.  A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.
Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen 1"
    Device      "GeForce2 GTS"
    Monitor     "Gateway EV910"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1152x864"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection
/etc/X11/XF86Config I use XFree yours might be Xorgconf
maybe, not sure

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