Re: Changing monitor resolution after installng

2005-11-22 Thread Steven Wheelwright
On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 02:34:36AM -0500, Clint Harshaw wrote: > Steven Wheelwright wrote: > > > I am fairly new, but I was under the impression that you should not edit > > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Rather, you should, as root, do > > > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > > > You can choose a `s

Re: Changing monitor resolution after installng

2005-11-21 Thread Clint Harshaw
Steven Wheelwright wrote: > I am fairly new, but I was under the impression that you should not edit > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Rather, you should, as root, do > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > You can choose a `simple,' `medium,' or `advanced' configuration for > setting the monitor resolu

Re: Changing monitor resolution after installng

2005-11-21 Thread Steven Wheelwright
On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 11:14:59AM -0500, Clint Harshaw wrote: > pinecone wrote: > >Hi folks: > > > >I installed sarge from CD and then upgraded by internet. My monitor is > >capable of higher than 800 x 600 and I indicated so during the > >installation but the Gnome resolution selection shows o

Re: Changing monitor resolution after installng

2005-11-20 Thread Clint Harshaw
Here's how I do it. su to the root user, and edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Locate the following section (it may differ for your current setup): Section "Screen" Identifier"Default Screen" Device"Generic Video Card" Monitor"Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth24 [...] SubSection "

Re: Changing monitor resolution after installng

2005-11-20 Thread Clint Harshaw
pinecone wrote: Hi folks: I installed sarge from CD and then upgraded by internet. My monitor is capable of higher than 800 x 600 and I indicated so during the installation but the Gnome resolution selection shows only 800 x 600 or lower. I assume that I have to change a setting somewhere bu

Changing monitor resolution after installng

2005-11-20 Thread pinecone
Hi folks: I installed sarge from CD and then upgraded by internet. My monitor is capable of higher than 800 x 600 and I indicated so during the installation but the Gnome resolution selection shows only 800 x 600 or lower. I assume that I have to change a setting somewhere but don't know whe