setting default screen resolution for Gnome desktop

Hi, Is there a way to set the default screen resolution (to 1280x768. perhaps) for a debian Gnome desktop ? I have 4 machines, but I have only 1 monitor. Currently, I am using a Belkin monitor switching device to switch from one machine to another whenever I need to see or work on a machine. The

Can not change Screen Resolution

Hi, I was using 1280x768. But after a reboot, my scrren changed to 640x480. Then, I went to Desktop | preference | Screen Resolution and tried to change the resolution back. But the drop down box did not work. The entry just stayed blue and did not show the rest of selections for the screen resolut

Re: setting in /etc/profile in debian

Liam, I think you have a good point. So how do I change its default if I want the file to be sourced when I login using GDM. Thanks Yong --- Liam O'Toole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:55:37 -0600 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) wrote: >

Re: JAVA AWT exception in debian

Yes, I am able to run a Swing application from a terminal window. Yong --- Liam O'Toole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:13:19 -0700 (PDT) > yong lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I got a following exception when I ran a JAVA > progra

JAVA AWT exception in debian

I got a following exception when I ran a JAVA program which uses AWT in a terminal window. The same program works in Windows environment. Do I miss some configuration settings in debian environment ? Thanks -Yong java.awt.HeadlessException at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.checkHeadless(Unk

setting in /etc/profile in debian

I add new entry in /etc/profile.(see below) #add java variable JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jre1.6.0_01 export JAVA_HOME #add JAVA_HOME to the PATH PATH="${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${PATH}" export PATH I thought these new entries would be effective after I reopen a new terminal window. But it did not. I have to m

how to get a working .config kernel config file

Hi, I am trying to build a custom kernel with openMosix patches for my debian 4.0 system. I copied an existing config file from /boot/config-2.6.18-4-686 to my new kernel source tree folder and renamed it to be .config. Then I ran 'make-kpkg kernel_image' to build the kernel. But when I reboot wi

Got a boot error when starting up

Hi, I am not a Linux expert. I hope someone would kindly help me or give me some suggestions to fix the problem. I just installed a pre-made/customized Linux 2.6.x kernel. I converted its installation package from the .rpm format to a .deb format using alien command. After the installation and a

download and install older version of debian

Hi, I am new to Debian. I would greatly appreciate if someone can show me how to get an older version of debian which runs kernel 2.4.X version. I would prefer either download an ISO image or via a netinstall method. Many thanks. Yong _