RedHat 9.0 - Resolution Problem
 

Hello everybody,
I have a problem with my resolution on my Linux 9.0 operation system.
I can't change it from 800x600 to 1024x768.
After I change it (both from GUI and from X8F6Config) and I restart the computer, the old resolution 800x600 comes back.


Thanks,
ddaas

How did you try to change it?

Btw, Red Hat Linux 9.0 does not exist. ;)

wtf you mean does not exist?
I am having the same problem and I change it from system settings, display. it tells me to restart X, I do and I get same 800x600

It's 9, not 9.0. There is no 9.0 version of Red Hat Linux.

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What do you have in /etc/X11/XF86Config?

OK problem fixed

here's what I did to fix the problem. First I updated my bios, I dunno if it helped or anything but I did it. I contacted DELL, since I have Inspiron 8600 and theu referred me to the link where I found my Bios update, I assume you can just do a search online. then I added :

Section "Modes"

# 1280x800 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 62.62 kHz; pclk: 107.21 MHz
Identifier "16:10"
ModeLine "1280x800" 107.2 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 835
# 1280x800 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 71.40 kHz; pclk: 123.38 MHz
ModeLine "1280x800" 123.4 1280 1368 1504 1728 800 801 804 840
# 1280x800 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 84.80 kHz; pclk: 147.89 MHz
ModeLine "1280x800" 147.9 1280 1376 1512 1744 800 801 804 848
# 1680x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk: 147.14 MHz
ModeLine "1680x1050" 147.1 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087
# 1680x1050 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 82.20 kHz; pclk: 188.07 MHz
ModeLine "1680x1050" 188.1 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1096
# 1680x1050 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 93.76 kHz; pclk: 214.51 MHz
ModeLine "1680x1050" 214.5 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1103
# 1680x1050 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 111.20 kHz; pclk: 256.20 MHz
ModeLine "1680x1050" 256.2 1680 1808 1992 2304 1050 1051 1054 1112
# 1920x1200 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 93.97 kHz; pclk: 246.59 MHz
ModeLine "1920x1200" 246.6 1920 2064 2272 2624 1200 1201 1204 1253
# 1920x1200 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 107.10 kHz; pclk: 282.74 MHz
ModeLine "1920x1200" 282.7 1920 2072 2280 2640 1200 1201 1204 1260
# 1920x1200 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 127.10 kHz; pclk: 337.58 MHz
ModeLine "1920x1200" 337.6 1920 2072 2288 2656 1200 1201 1204 1271
EndSection

to my XF86Config. Inder section monitor, I changed my horizontal and verical rate and also added the UseModes line so it is :

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Unknown monitor"
UseModes "16:10"
HorizSync 31.5 - 100.0
VertRefresh 30.0 - 90.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

also under section screen I typed the desired resolution on the first place:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

that was it, it works fine now