Screen Resolution
 

OK, first question using openSUSE 10.1 :)

I have an LG 22” widescreen monitor capable of 1680 x 1050 but my screen configuration is currently 1440 x 900 which is all I could get to during the install, when I tried for native configuration it rejected it completely. Unfortunately the screen looks really rather poor at this resolution, text and objects on the screen are slightly blurred and it is a bit of a strain on the eyes (especially 50 year old ones like mine). If I run SAX2 I get much the same issue as I did in install ... yes I have an ATI card.

How do I go about getting to my native resolution of 1680 x 1050?

Kyu

Edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf put in the correct Vertical and Horizontal Refreshrate, for your monitor.

Then put in the refreshrate you want to the left in the desired mode.

I'm not that up on SuSE but you may have to download and run the ATI installer from ATI's site.

Indeed I did have to ... this is what I did (based on what you said and some information):

• Downloaded the driver (from ATI) and put it in my install folder.
• Changed its properties, checking the box that makes it "executable"
• From the command line, as super user, I ran the program (in this case./ati-driver-installer-8.40.4-x86.x86_64.run (details here: https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2...at711-inst.html)
• Finally I ran /usr/X11R6/bin/aticonfig --initial to configure it all.

Kyu