larger screen resolution than 1024x768

Crayoneater · 07-15-2005, 05:57 PM

how can i set up the screen resolution to be higher than 1024x768?

comprookie2000 · 07-15-2005, 06:06 PM

Lets say you want 1280x1024 edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Code:

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "xxxx"
    Device      "yyyy"
    Monitor     "zzzz"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1280x1024"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1280x1024"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1280x1024"
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Then restart x

Crayoneater · 07-15-2005, 06:14 PM

that didn't work, it still used 1024x768

comprookie2000 · 07-15-2005, 06:30 PM

The desktop manager must be overriding it.
what distro?
what desktop?

Crayoneater · 07-15-2005, 06:35 PM

slackware 10.1 kde 3.4

comprookie2000 · 07-15-2005, 06:48 PM

Have you went to Control center > peripherals > display and tried to change the settings there?
or
ctrl alt +

Crayoneater · 07-15-2005, 06:52 PM

yes, i went to control center and tried to change the settings...it didn't work.

ctrl alt + doesn't do anything

kencaz · 07-15-2005, 06:52 PM

Usually problems like this are due to incorrect monitor frequency and or default depth to high... for the video card you have... I would say check your monitors vertical and horizontal frequencies and if are correct, lower your default depth until you get the desired resolution...

KC

AresXP · 07-15-2005, 08:00 PM

Would you mind posting your /var/log/Xorg.0.log (upload somewhere... it's too big for this forum I believe)? It would also help to know what's your monitor

jschiwal · 09-13-2005, 05:17 PM

One thing to try is to create a modeline for the 1280x1024 resolution. You can use the "gtf" program that comes with Xorg.

gtf 1280 1024 60 -x

Here I used a refresh rate of 60 Hz.