Can't retain my resolution or choose my graphic manager in Slackware 12.1
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Can't retain my resolution or choose my graphic manager in Slackware 12.1
I installed Slackware 12.1 using the "full" option. The installation was successful. After I logged on, I typed startx but I got some No screen error. I browsed for help and found that I could get my graphic manager working by typing xorgsetup and choosing a few basic settings. After doing this I could start my X server. I logged in at 1024 x 768 resolution in KDE (chose this as my default manager during setup). I went to the KDE Control Center and changed the resolution to 1280 x 768. When I logged out and logged back in I found that the resolution had been restored to 1024 X 768. I changed the resolution again, but this time the screen went black and there was nothing I could do. I repeated this procedure several times and the screen went black a few of the times. It hasn't happened now for a long time and I think that the black screen problem has gone away. However, I still have to change the resolution every time I log in.
Besides this, I do not get the option of choosing the graphic manager at startup. I know that the full installation of Slackware gives you 4-5 graphic managers.
I went through the threads and added HorizSync, VertRefresh and the resolutions. I still have the same problem. It's not that I can't achieve the 1280 x 1024 resolution. It's just that it goes back to the 1024 x 768 when I log back. Even if I set it at 800 x 600, it goes back to 1024 x 768 as if that's the default resolution.
I don't understand why it defaults to 1024 x 768 every time I log in. Don't know if it's related but I chose Frame Buffer Console 1024 x 768 during setup. That's what it chose for me.
I didn't do that. Since the modes were not present in the original xorg.conf file, I didn't expect it to have an effect. I can set resolutions even higher than 1280 x 1024 even though they're not there in the file.
I hope there's a way. Changing the display resolution every time I startx is tiresome. If Ctrl Alt + worked, it wouldn't have been so bad, but even that doesn't work for me.
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