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 but don't know
where or how. Please assist.
pinecone
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"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Notice how I've manually edited the Modes on each of these lines. I've
added the display sizes that I want to be capable of using. I don't know
if I even need the Depth 1, 4, 8, 15, 16 sections, since I'm using the
default depth of 24. be sure to consult your monitor's specs before
messing with this, however.
Hope this helps,
Clint
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