As ROOT have you tried "xf86config" <---w/o quotes, it's a text setup but you should have very good knowledge of your hardware, vid card and monitor in particular. When you finally get the settings you want ie:preference of resolutions edited to the FIRST of each color depth setting default settings are... 1: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 8Bit 2: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 16Bit 3: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 24Bit 4: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 32Bit 5: Change settings use the "Change setting" to edit your default resolution eg: 1: 1024x768, 800x600 8Bit then goto /etc/X11/xdm/xservers add a "-bpp 24" <---with this spacing and your color depth to line "0 local /usr/X11RS/bin/X " so that it looks like this one :0 local /usr/X11RS/bin/X -bpp 24 HTH Jaguar James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've tried various X-windows interfaces and I am amazed to find that after > browsing through KDE, GNOME, XFCE3, WindowMaker, Afterstep, ICEWM, and > Plain_X11.. NONE of them have a windows properties selection that allows > for the editing of screen resolution! Unless it is hidden in some quiet > corner of the X-windows design of each, there is no such utility! > > I am familiar with Xconfigurator, but while using Mandrake 7.02 I have > found that my configurator will not allow me to set my resolution size > manually.. it gives me an error even though it works (sort of) if I exit > after settings have been made. Though, I can't select 800x600 at high > resolution.. so I have to settle with 8 bit default. > > Can someone please tell me why none of these wonderful X-windows programs > have a setting to change screen resolution like Windows does? Don't get > me wrong, I am happier with Linux overall than I am with Windows.. but one > would think the Linux community would have enough brains to make things > easier to deal with than they currently are. > > Ok.. gripe is over. Thanks. > > james ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
