On 31/07/05, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David R. Litwin wrote: > > >I know it isn't the Monitor because I screwed up a bit when > >re-installing. It asks the default size and I gave one that was once > >size too big. > > > >I found the said file and the bits pertaining. But, there seem to be > >quite a few. Should I change them all or only some? > > > >Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "Generic Monitor" > > HorizSync 28-48 > > VertRefresh 43-72 > > Option "DPMS" > >EndSection > > > >Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Default Screen" > > Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. 3D Rage IIC 215IIC [Mach64 GT > > IIC]" > > Monitor "Generic Monitor" > > DefaultDepth 24 > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 1 > > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 4 > > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 8 > > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 15 > > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 16 > > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 24 > > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > > EndSubSection > >EndSection > > > >Thank you Kindly in advance. > > > > > >(And, by the bye, my Screen is not what it has listed (I. E.: ATI > >Technologies, Inc. 3D Rage IIC 215IIC [Mach64 GT IIC].). Does it > >really matter or should I change it?) > > > > > Be aware that if you manually tweak this file, running "dpkg-reconfigure > xserver-xfree86" will no longer have any effect until you do the steps > listed at the top of the file. So if you haven't already manually > modified this file, you might want to run the dpkg-reconfigure command > instead.
I tried to run that three times making a change only when it asks what the default size should be. I un-choose 800x600 and choose 640x840. However, it does not make any changes to the XFree86Config-4 file. I still have that Modes "800x600" "640x480" for each entry. I would rather do it the logical way (using dpkg-reconfigure), but this is getting a little tiring and quite small (I. E.: The size of the plisply on my moniter.) > > Your default depth is 24, so you can just change that section, provided > you never switch depths; otherwise, just change them all (which is what > I'd do anyway, to be consistent). > > You can also change resolution on-the-fly with > Ctrl-Alt-PlusSignOnNumberPad (or Ctrl-Alt-Ctrl-Alt-MinusSignOnNumberPad). That only causes the displayed image to get bigger: The actual area remains the same. But, it is a good thing to know about. Thanks. > > The ATI description is just a description for human eyes; it's > irrelevant to X. What matters is the driver line. I have left that bit alone. So, I hope there is still some thing I can do. Thank you kindly in advance.
