> Actually, there's something weird with the latest xf86config. > A few days ago i got rid of my old 15" monitor and got a 17", so I made a > backup copy of my /etc/X11/XF86Config file and ran xf86config.
> It seemed to work perfectly. I set the mouse, keyboard, video card, > monitor (filled in the values from the manual which came with it). Then > it ran the X server to test the settings. Perfect! 1280x1024. Clicked > on OK, and saved the configuration. > > However, when I restarted xdm, I got an 800x600 screen. When I looked in > /var/log/xdm-errors, I saw that it was discarding all the higher > resolutions. I've lost the actual error messages - forgot to keep a copy > of the log file - but i'm sure I'll see them again this weekend when i > have time to get it running in 1280x1024. what i did that finally worked was to choose the "monitor can do 1280x1024 @60hz" option; this worked where entering my own specifics failed. Also, i used XF86Setup, which ultimately gave me the best results. Then, however, i had to edit out an aweful lot of extra modes . . . > So, something is wrong with what it saved. I *SAW* X running my new > screen in 1280x1024 mode. yes, i saw this with some cases in which i still ended up with a useless configureation file. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
