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In the file, at all color depths, they're listed as:
"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
but 1024 is ignored. Doing the switch you provided just seems to "zoom in".
Distribution: Gentoo 2004.2: Who needs exmmpkg when you have emerge?
Posts: 1,795
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If it still doesnt cooperate, it could be that your monitor vsync and hsync isnt setup properly. Youll need to look at your manual, or, if you dont have that, theres a good chance youll find your monitors specs on the vendor website. Once you find those, enter the correct values in the monitor section.
xFce currently starting up at 640x480, but I'm on a non-interlaced SVGA monitor which can handle 1024x768.
How do I change the screen resolution? Do I need to change something in the xf86config file?
Pleas help!
for xfce v4.0: go to you home directory, in the ".config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml" subdirectory you'll find the file "displays.xml", edit it with the appropriate resolution and frequency, you'll be fine.
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml - I was looking all over for that! I set a bad refresh rate - no way to revert. Edit this file, service gdm restart, and it's fixed.
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