Re: [newbie] KDE Resolution problem
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Pete Clapham wrote: HI, all -- I am having a weird problem with my KDE resolution. Currently using 7.0 (Air). I changed the resolution from 1024x768 to 1280x1024, using DrakeConf and did the test to verify that the higher resolution would work. All seemed OK until I tried to relogin using the higher resolution. My monitor proceeded to click away, all black. Had to reboot and come up as Linux 3 and use XF86config to reconfigure the X file. Now what happens is that it comes up in 640x480. I can change the resolution by ctrl-alt-+ to get to 1280x1024 (the only resolution that gets the whole desktop in), but this is a pain. If I try again using DrakeConf to change the resolution to what the KDE thinks it is, I get the same thing. The error message is that it can't start the default font. Has anybody else ever seen this? And what is it that DrakeConf doesn't change when going from one resolution to another? Perhaps there is some problem with the horizontal/vertical frequencies that got inside your XF86Config file. Certainly 'sounds' like it. If you have the proper numbers for that, edit the file and see if you can get them right. I have heard that this happens often. Paul -- Exceptions confirm the rule and ruin the budget. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21+Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
[newbie] KDE Resolution problem
HI, all -- I am having a weird problem with my KDE resolution. Currently using 7.0 (Air). I changed the resolution from 1024x768 to 1280x1024, using DrakeConf and did the test to verify that the higher resolution would work. All seemed OK until I tried to relogin using the higher resolution. My monitor proceeded to click away, all black. Had to reboot and come up as Linux 3 and use XF86config to reconfigure the X file. Now what happens is that it comes up in 640x480. I can change the resolution by ctrl-alt-+ to get to 1280x1024 (the only resolution that gets the whole desktop in), but this is a pain. If I try again using DrakeConf to change the resolution to what the KDE thinks it is, I get the same thing. The error message is that it can't start the default font. Has anybody else ever seen this? And what is it that DrakeConf doesn't change when going from one resolution to another? Thanks pete Pete Clapham Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio, 44115 Voice: [216] 687-4820 Fax: [216] 523-7200 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
