On Tue, 2010-08-24 at 15:39 -0400, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote: > I'm a multi-boot/multi-desktop user. I've always got at least three linux > ditros installed on which I try to get both e16 & e17 as well as xfce and > occasionaly kde desktops installed. Though I'm not likely to install one > that cant't be had via the distro's package management system. > > My PC has an integrated nvidia card which doesn't respond well to the open > source drivers. So I use a proprietary one. > > I'm also a dedicated startx user who can't stand gui login screens. I boot > to a virtual console (such as traditionally found at runlevel 3) And when/if > I'm ready to use a gui, I copy the appropriate file to ~/.xinitrc... Since I > don't do well with fine print I tend to use vga=normal so that my console > screens are easy to deal with. This results in a default xserver screen > mode of 1280x1024, which with kde, xfce and e17 I can set to the 1024x786 > that works out well for my eyes. > > However if e16 has a screen resolution tool, I can't find it. I think the > traditional way to overide the default screen resolution was to edit the > mode line(s) in the xorg.conf... I'm no expert at configuring an xorg.conf > however. But if I found a line in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf like this: > > Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" > "480x360" "320x240" > > I'd try changing it to this: > > Modes "1024x768" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" > "480x360" "320x240" > > Unfortunately of all my installed linux only PCLinuxOS has any such mode > lines in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf... And PCLinuxOS doesn't have e16 in their > repo. The xorg.conf found in my Arch and Xubuntu installations don't seem > to use such lines, And my OpenSuSE 11.3 doesn't have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf, > but appears to use a system of /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/*.conf files instead. > None of which currently contain any mode lines like the above. > > Could sombody tell me how I can get e16 to use a screen resolution of > 1024x768 instead of 1280x1024???? > > I suppose I could try adding the mode line to the current screen sections > of Arch's and Xubuntu's xorg.conf, right after the depth line of each > 'Subsection "Display"' within it. Maybe that would work but I haven't a clue > what to do for the OpenSuSE one that doesn't seem to use an xorg.conf. I > mean it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d screen.conf only says: > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > > Device "Default Device" > > ## Doesn't help for radeon/radeonhd drivers; use magic in > ## 50-device.conf instead > Monitor "Default Monitor" > > EndSection > > So if the above concept of inserting mode lines in the xorg.conf > files works, Where would I put the mode line for the OpenSuSE's > xorg.conf.d set up? Or is there a different method I should know about???
Hahaha :D I still run openSUSE 11.2 and used sax to give me the needed xorg.conf lines for my Ubuntu installs, that came with this new, annoying configurations. Just 2 cents, to keep it easy, install a small Suse 11.2 or earlier openSUSE, run sax and add the result to your other Linux, with some tweaking, you can't copy it, but you'll be able to merge it manually. AFAIK there are no xorg.conf online calculators able to give the needed information. Phew, good to know, that I should keep my xorg.conf's, resp. to keep openSUSE 11.2 :D. I hate this new Linux X style that makes Linux for this thing more annoying than even Windows is. I'm a tube monitor user, because I prefer it to displays, when doing artwork and there are additional issues, if you need to set up the frequencies for an old tube monitor, that still has got a better quality regarding to colours. Bad, that Linux goes this new way, for the X configuration. GDM, KDM and frame based desktops, e.g. ION, sometimes need a good xorg.conf, whereas DEs like KDE and GNOME sometimes are able to do individual settings, anyway, very often with bad limitations. I wonder if those Linux coders do really work with their distros. So, it's not an E issue, but a modern distribution issue. Again, Suse 11.2 might help you, to fix your other Linux. - Ralf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and speed time-to-market. Join now, and jumpstart your future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-atom-d2d _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
