Screen Resolution

raybakk · 05-23-2006, 02:46 PM

I use Fedora 5

Is there a possibillity to set a higher screen resolution than the two options I got from
System->Preferences->"Screen Resolution" (800x600 and 640x480)?

My screen is 19' but things are still to big to fit in the window.

Raymond

Centinul · 05-23-2006, 03:47 PM

Open the terminal and type "su" then the root password.
Use the text editor of your choice and open the file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Scroll down to the section labeled "Screen" and look for a sub section called "Display". Under "Display" there should be a line called "Modes" and it should list the resolutions. Add the ones you need and then reboot the X Server (try Ctrl-Alt-Backspace). You should be able to change resolutions now. Good luck

Here is an excerpt from my xorg.conf file.

Code:

Section "Screen" 
    Identifier "Screen0" 
    Device "Card0" 
    Monitor "Monitor0" 
    DefaultDepth 24 
    SubSection "Display" 
        Viewport 0 0 
        Depth 16 
        Modes "1280x760" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
    EndSubSection 
    SubSection "Display" 
        Viewport 0 0 
        Depth 24 
        Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
    EndSubSection 
EndSection

raybakk · 05-24-2006, 12:48 PM

My file look like this now:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1280x760" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x760" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

But I still only have the two options

Raymond

vancel35 · 05-24-2006, 01:27 PM

I use Fedora 4, but this may work on Fedora 5 as well.

Go into system tools "Display". It'll prompt you for the root password. In the Hardware tab you should find an option for your monitor and graphics card. Make sure both of those are set correctly. I know on the systems that I've installed this configuration gives the rest of the display options.

I'm using a 19" LCD monitor, and the monitor selection isn't exact, but it got all of my resolutions, and I'm using 1280x1024.

Hope this helps

dubz_444 · 05-24-2006, 01:29 PM

try pressing ctrl-alt-+ and ctrl-alt-- (minus)
this changes your screen resolutiopn on the fly

and make sure you've restarted X (ctrl-alt-backspace)

please report back

raybakk · 05-24-2006, 01:40 PM

I changed my horisontal and vertical sync in the xorg.conf file and it works

thanks everybody

Raymond