how to define MONITOR in Fedora Core 10

DarkpawT · 12-02-2008, 09:00 PM

I just installed FC10 from scratch (after being stupid enough to attempt an upgrade from FC9, which trashed my entire setup anyways!). My monitor isn't auto-detected (it's a Proview 17G), so my max screen resolution is 800x600. There doesn't appear to be a setting in "Preferences / Hardware / Screen Resolution" to be able to define the monitor. Where do I specify my monitor type, so that I can get my display up to a more usable resolution? I'm sure there was a button in FC9 in the "Screen Resolution" that allowed you to select the monitor type...but alas, not in FC10. Or am I just overlooking the obvious somewhere?

watcher69b · 12-03-2008, 08:37 PM

via command line then you can edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

DarkpawT · 12-03-2008, 09:34 PM

That file doesn't exist:

[root@localhost X11]# ls
applnk fontpath.d prefdm xdm xinit Xmodmap Xresources
[root@localhost X11]# grep -i monitor */*
[root@localhost X11]# grep -i monitor *
[root@localhost X11]# pwd
/etc/X11
[root@localhost X11]# find / -name xorg.conf -print
[root@localhost X11]#

No xorg.conf anywhere in on the drive. I have both Gnome and KDE installed, though Gnome is my default manager.

BTW, what does the "All your base are belongs to us" mean in your .sig? I have a Compaq desktop that has this line on the screen during POST. I found it curious to see it elsewhere.

watcher69b · 12-04-2008, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkpawT

BTW, what does the "All your base are belongs to us" mean in your .sig? I have a Compaq desktop that has this line on the screen during POST. I found it curious to see it elsewhere.

lol too funny :-)

the fun answer is here...
http://www.allyourbasearebelongtous.com/flash/

the definition is here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_you...e_belong_to_us

its stupid i know but its a lot of fun, you will notice it everywhere.
Over the years it has made it into every piece of code that i have written, website, every ghost image... Its my favorite easteregg

watcher69b · 12-04-2008, 04:38 AM

Oh BTW i checked my F10 system and there is no xorg.conf in /etc/X11 on mine either. Strange, it has always been there.
but fear not I did find on another site
http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=204921
this for a suggestion

$ su -c "yum install system-config-display"

DarkpawT · 12-06-2008, 07:57 PM

That works great. Thanks for the help.

BTW, also thanks for the explanation of that line. That is hilarious.

I can't believe I haven't seen the source for it before now.