On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 05:30:30PM -0700, lmyho wrote: > > I just installed debian on an older computer yesterday, but the screen > resolution is > so poorly set, which is actually different from the resolution I have set > during the > initial system configuration (much lower). It looks really terrible and so > uncomfortable!:(( > > The screen can be set to much higher resolution (it was in a high resolution > before > install debian). But I can't find from where I can re-set the X windown > resolution! > I have both gnome and kde installed, but no where I can find place to change > the > resoluion! > > Please anyone could tell me how can I change it? the current too low > resolution > just kills me.:((
sarge or etch/sid? at any rate what does the output of 'cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf |grep Modes' (sub XF86Config[-4] for sarge) say? Any of those lines have the resolution you want? If so, do they all? -- Christopher Nelson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. -- Andrew S. Tanenbaum -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]