The file has to be manually tweeked and tweeked and tweeked. Herman
--- "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 17:26:50 -0400 > From: "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian users <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: Re: Screen Size > > 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. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
