On 2005-05-15, N. Ross penned: > Hi, > > I installed Woody and have a problem when I start X. During the > installation I specified that I use an LCD monitor with a native > resolution of 1280x1024, but when I load twm or fvwm, the display is > set to 1280x960. In addition, the desktop image appears as a series > of alternating grey/dark grey horizontal lines (is it supposed to be > a solid color?). I tried using CTRL+ALT+{+,-} with no effect. > Anyhow, I just want to set the resolution to 1280x1024. > > Here is the "Monitor" and "Screen" section in my > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (I haven't changed it since the install):
[snip] > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Generic Monitor" > HorizSync 30-60 > VertRefresh 50-75 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection [more snip] I believe X spits out a bunch of stuff to the screen when it loads. It should tell you whether or not it likes various resolutions, and why. You can typically take a look at that screen by using ctrl+alt+F1 once the GUI has loaded; then use alt+F7 (I think; maybe some other F-key) to get back to the GUI. What does your monitor's booklet say about horizontal sync and vertical refresh? Mine had very specific values for these. I also had some trouble getting X to play nice with my LCD monitor. The settings from the monitor's book weren't great. I googled for my monitor, found some modeline stuff, and then used xvidtune to tweak it. Here's what I ended up with (note that the specific values are almost certainly WRONG for your monitor; this is just an idea of the general form): HorizSync 63.53 VertRefresh 59.59 ModeLine "1280x1024" 108 1280 1344 1656 1700 1024 1029 1032 1066 Note that rather than having a range of values for HS and VR, I have a single value. -- monique Ask smart questions, get good answers: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]