Restoring display

shof515 · 11-22-2005, 04:55 PM

I just installed Fedora Core4 on one of my computers. Everything works but the displayed. It used to be on 800x600 so then i changed it to something like 1024x768(My XP computer uses this on the same montior). It said to restart some service. I do not know how to do that,so i thought restarting the computer will do that,when it does NOT....what to do!!.. Everything is cut off.

bosewicht · 11-22-2005, 05:22 PM

are you at a prompt? x isn't starting? if so, login as ur regular user and edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf with nano(easier for noobs).
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf (as root)
type ctrl+w 1024x768 and hit enter
make the changes back to 800x600
then ctrl+x and y to save.
then exit and that will dump you back into ur user and
type startx then ur desktop should start up.

shof515 · 11-22-2005, 06:02 PM

I need help changing the display back to 800x600.. I can do all there but my screen is cut off so i cant get to the menu

shof515 · 11-22-2005, 06:22 PM

Can anyone help me change my resoultion to 800x600 so everything is not cut off

bosewicht · 11-22-2005, 07:39 PM

ctrl+alt+bcksp then follow my directions