I would try the CTRL-ALT-(PLUS KEY) option first.
If the above fails you, I would then do the following (as root):
1)Open your XF86Config file in your favorite text editor
2)be sure you see entries for the 800x600 resolution listed in the file
3)next, I just put a "#" in front of all the 640x480 lines. You may have to
turn off word wrap on your text editor before doing this. This will force
the x-server to use the 800x600 modes.
4)if your x-server fails to start after this procedure,type "linux 3" when
you see the "boot:" line upon startup. This will drop you into a console
session so that you can edit the settings in the XF86Config file. To edit
the file in the console, first go to the directory by typing "cd /etc/X11"
Then type "pico XF86Config" This will load the XF86Config file using a text
editor called pico. After making changes, do a CTRL-X to exit out of pico.
Answer "y" to save the changes.
>From: "Auroch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Video Settings
>Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 14:30:59 -0200
>
>Jason,
> I usually just keep bashing away changing Xconfigurator settings
>(almost) at random until something works.
>CTRL-ALT-+ will change screen resolution on the fly (if you select several
>in Xconfigurator), but this has not worked with an Intel 3D video board I
>have at work.
>CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE, fortunately, does work at bailing out from a
>"glitched" X-windows session.
>
>Antonio C T Rocha
>Brasilia, Brasil
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: Jason Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Data: Sexta-feira, 5 de Novembro de 1999 17:03
> Assunto: [newbie] Video Settings
>
>
> Hello all -
> I'm happy to have a working Mandrake system on the first try - except
>I
>can't get the video to 800x600. I'm stuck at 640x480 8bits - making the
>KDE
>too small to work with... sometimes i can't see the "ok" buttons!
>
> When I set this up (using Linux - 4 - windows) and tried using 800x600
>8bits (i didn't try 16bits, giving me 65536 colors) and it said "problem
>with X windows" and brought me back to the video setup where I put in
>640x480, and it worked.
>
> ***>>>Now that I have the KDE installed at 640x480, how do i change
>this
>to 800x600 16 bits??? I couldn't find anything in the menus on the K
>"start" menu.
>
> ...and is X Windows referred to in the setup the same as the KDE that
>is
>actually used?
>
> thanks for your help!
>
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