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Hey, very new to linux here so PLEASE excuse my cluelessness . I installed Red hat 9 and was having problems with the resolution. I posted somewhere else and they told me how to edit the Xsomething86 thing (forget what it is called). But anyway, it is now showing in the display control panel that the desktop should be scaled properly to my moniter (does this make sense?). BUT, my moniter when I check the resolution on it is still 640X480@60hz but I know my moniter can support 1024x768@85hrtz which I would like. So, my suspicion is the moniter is not being told to "change" resolutions properly in Linux. I have tried ctrl+alt+ (+)(-) btw. So what I get is Linux displays at 1024X768 but my moniter is stuck at 640x480 so I am zoomed in on parts of the screen and I have to move my mouse cursor to the edge of the screen to have it scroll around. My moniter is a Samsung SyncMaster 753df, does anyone have any idea how to fix this and why it is happening?
# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
# If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then
# this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you
# also use USB mice at the same time.
Identifier "DevInputMice"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
Talk about getting way to involved in a problem with a pretty simple answer!
ya I agree with mondaypickle.
I would try that first before changing the drivers.
I tried that, and now it can't load the X GUI. It says the dimensions defined were incorrect and then failed to load X. I tried drivers before and the same thing happened but I did it for an earlier version (forget these Linux terms :\ ). Maybe that was the problem. I should add the screen did the refreshing clicking thing 3 times trying to load X then gave me the error. Man, I am so confused ROFL. Did I mention it only recognizes the right video card connecter too? But I am not going to even worry about making dual moniters work yet , this is confusing enough as it is.
ya X is supposed to check each screen mode from the highest to lowest resolution keeping the first one that works. did you say that you tried both suggestions? It was a little hard to understand your message. sorry.
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. I installed Red hat 9 and was having problems with the resolution. I posted somewhere else and they told me how to edit the Xsomething86 thing (forget what it is called). But anyway, it is now showing in the display control panel that the desktop should be scaled properly to my moniter (does this make sense?). BUT, my moniter when I check the resolution on it is still 640X480@60hz but I know my moniter can support 1024x768@85hrtz which I would like. So, my suspicion is the moniter is not being told to "change" resolutions properly in Linux. I have tried ctrl+alt+ (+)(-) btw. So what I get is Linux displays at 1024X768 but my moniter is stuck at 640x480 so I am zoomed in on parts of the screen and I have to move my mouse cursor to the edge of the screen to have it scroll around. My moniter is a Samsung SyncMaster 753df, does anyone have any idea how to fix this and why it is happening?
). Maybe that was the problem. I should add the screen did the refreshing clicking thing 3 times trying to load X then gave me the error. Man, I am so confused ROFL. Did I mention it only recognizes the right video card connecter too? But I am not going to even worry about making dual moniters work yet 
