Change screen resolution

2006-05-31 Thread lmyho
All, 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

Re: Change screen resolution

2006-05-31 Thread Christopher Nelson
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

Re: Change screen resolution

2006-05-31 Thread Roby
lmyho wrote: All, 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

Re: Change screen resolution

2006-05-31 Thread lmyho
--- Roby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: lmyho wrote: All, 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

Re: Change screen resolution

2006-05-31 Thread lmyho
--- Christopher Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: Change screen resolution

2006-05-31 Thread lmyho
--- Christopher Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: Change screen resolution

2006-05-31 Thread Christopher Nelson
On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 06:41:21PM -0700, lmyho wrote: --- Christopher Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: Change screen resolution

2006-05-31 Thread lmyho
, 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

Re: Problem setting the screen resolution with Gnome and X-Windows

2006-05-17 Thread Florian Kulzer
to follow-up posts. You can also google for the subject line, with the additional qualifier site:debian.org appended to your query. Anyway, I'm having the same issue with screen resolution as Scott Huey describes in message ID: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/11/msg00573.html Did you

Re: Problem setting the screen resolution with Gnome and X-Windows

2006-05-16 Thread Philip Stephens
Hi, I don't know who is going to see this. The Debian list isn't that user-friendly (brace for incoming mortar). For instance, how do I know if this user problem was responded to? Anyway, I'm having the same issue with screen resolution as Scott Huey describes in message ID: http

Screen resolution

2006-05-15 Thread Hector Oron
Hello, I'm trying to run X on my computer but i can't get desired resolution. I've also review /etc/X11/xorg.conf and dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg.I give you some output configuration:$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf # xorg.conf (Xorg X Window System server configuration file)## This file was generated

Re: Screen resolution

2006-05-15 Thread Digby Tarvin
On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 10:41:13AM +0200, Hector Oron wrote: Hello, I'm trying to run X on my computer but i can't get desired resolution. I've also review /etc/X11/xorg.conf and dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. I give you some output configuration: $ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf snip

Re: Screen resolution

2006-05-15 Thread Kent West
Digby Tarvin wrote: On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 10:41:13AM +0200, Hector Oron wrote: Hello, I'm trying to run X on my computer but i can't get desired resolution. I've also review /etc/X11/xorg.conf and dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. I give you some output configuration: $ cat

Re: Screen resolution

2006-04-30 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Rodolfo Medina wrote: I strongly suspect that my screen resolution is lower than it should be: everything appears very big. Is there a way to check up the real performed resolution? And a way to make it be what it should? When I run 'dpkg-reconfigure -pmedium xserver-xfree86

Re: Screen resolution

2006-04-30 Thread Anthony Chaumas-Pellet
On Sunday 30 April 2006 11:41, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Stephen Cormier writes: Get out the manual/search online for the specifications for the horizontal and vertical refresh rates for the screen/monitor. Then use advanced when reconfiguring and put in the values when asked, Debian always

Screen resolution

2006-04-29 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Hi, Debian users. I strongly suspect that my screen resolution is lower than it should be: everything appears very big. Is there a way to check up the real performed resolution? And a way to make it be what it should? When I run 'dpkg-reconfigure -pmedium xserver-xfree86', the resolution

Re: Screen resolution

2006-04-29 Thread Felix C. Stegerman
* Rodolfo Medina [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006-04-29 23:05]: I strongly suspect that my screen resolution is lower than it should be: everything appears very big. Is there a way to check up the real performed resolution? Try $ xrandr - Felix -- Felix C. Stegerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any

Re: Screen resolution

2006-04-29 Thread Digby Tarvin
On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 11:05:52PM +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Hi, Debian users. I strongly suspect that my screen resolution is lower than it should be: everything appears very big. Is there a way to check up the real performed resolution? And a way to make it be what it should? When I

Re: Screen resolution

2006-04-29 Thread Stephen Cormier
On Saturday 29 April 2006 18:05, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Hi, Debian users. I strongly suspect that my screen resolution is lower than it should be: everything appears very big. Is there a way to check up the real performed resolution? And a way to make it be what it should? When I run 'dpkg

Re: Screen resolution

2006-04-29 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Rodolfo Medina wrote: I strongly suspect that my screen resolution is lower than it should be: everything appears very big. Is there a way to check up the real performed resolution? And a way to make it be what it should? When I run 'dpkg-reconfigure -pmedium xserver-xfree86

Re: Screen resolution

2006-04-29 Thread Digby Tarvin
On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 12:46:41AM +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Rodolfo Medina wrote: I strongly suspect that my screen resolution is lower than it should be: everything appears very big. Is there a way to check up the real performed resolution? And a way to make it be what it should

Re: Screen resolution problem / unstable

2006-04-14 Thread Steve Sheldon
tweaking I can do in the X server config? I appreciate your help. Regards Steve Sheldon On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 09:56:26AM +0100, Steve Sheldon wrote: Where my screen resolution has always been stable under SuSE or Fedora, it doesnt appear to be with Debian. Do you recall if you also used the nv

Re: Screen resolution problem / unstable

2006-04-14 Thread Matthew R. Dempsky
(I'm subscribed to the list, so you don't need to send me duplicate copies. It's also advisable to avoid top posting your replies.) On Fri, Apr 14, 2006 at 09:54:30PM +0100, Steve Sheldon wrote: I daren't go to the KDE desktop settings here as it will go directly to 800 x 600 max .. grin Oh,

Screen resolution problem / unstable

2006-04-12 Thread Steve Sheldon
Hi All, I am new to Debian (previously SuSE and Fedora user :()and have set Debian up on my AMD-64 - 1Gb ram - N-Vidia video card - and HP 1024*768 res LCD display. Where my screen resolution has always been stable under SuSE or Fedora, it doesnt appear to be with Debian. I set the system up

Re: Screen resolution problem / unstable

2006-04-12 Thread Matthew R. Dempsky
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 09:56:26AM +0100, Steve Sheldon wrote: Where my screen resolution has always been stable under SuSE or Fedora, it doesnt appear to be with Debian. Do you recall if you also used the nv driver on SuSE/Fedora, or did you use nvidia or something else? Also, it would

Re: Problem setting the screen resolution with Gnome and X-Windows

2005-12-22 Thread Rich Gosselin
Very same problem...did anyone every msg you off-list with the solution? I went out and grabbed the most recent linux driver for the video on this box, but don't even have a clue in this os how to install... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble?

Re: screen resolution in GUI

2005-12-16 Thread David R. Litwin
On 15/12/05, Dan Sheffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I keep trying to get Debian to load a GUI to 1280X1024 resolution. I run the install and select the correct driver for my video card. Then when it asks about my monitor I select the medium option and select 1280X1024 @ 75. I know this resolution

Re: screen resolution in GUI

2005-12-16 Thread Paulo Marcel Coelho Aragao
David R. Litwin wrote on Dec, 16: I keep trying to get Debian to load a GUI to 1280X1024 resolution. I run the install and select the correct driver for my video card. Then when it asks about my monitor I select the medium option and select 1280X1024 @ 75. I know this resolution is

Re: screen resolution in GUI

2005-12-16 Thread David R. Litwin
On 16/12/05, Paulo Marcel Coelho Aragao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David R. Litwin wrote on Dec, 16: I keep trying to get Debian to load a GUI to 1280X1024 resolution.I run the install and select the correct driver for my video card.Then when it asks about my monitor I select the medium option

screen resolution in GUI

2005-12-15 Thread Dan Sheffner
I keep trying to get Debian to load a GUI to 1280X1024 resolution. I run the install and select the correct driver for my video card. Then when it asks about my monitor I select the medium option and select 1280X1024 @ 75. I know this resolution is supported for this monitor but I continue to get

Re: screen resolution

2005-11-27 Thread Seeker5528
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:58:51 + Bob Hynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can someone remind me how to change the screen resolution in Debian when the Configure - Desktop application doesn't have the option for 1024 X 768? I can't get anything higher than 832 X 624 at 75Hz. I know the system

Re: screen resolution

2005-11-26 Thread steef
Bob Hynes wrote: Can someone remind me how to change the screen resolution in Debian when the Configure - Desktop application doesn't have the option for 1024 X 768? I can't get anything higher than 832 X 624 at 75Hz. I know the system is capable of it with Windows. with # dpkg

RE: screen resolution

2005-11-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You could edit XFree86 config file: /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 --- Bob Hynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Can someone remind me how to change the screen resolution in Debian when the Configure - Desktop application doesn't have the option for 1024 X 768? I can't get anything higher than 832 X

screen resolution

2005-11-25 Thread Bob Hynes
Can someone remind me how to change the screen resolution in Debian when the Configure - Desktop application doesn't have the option for 1024 X 768? I can't get anything higher than 832 X 624 at 75Hz. I know the system is capable of it with Windows. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Problem setting the screen resolution with Gnome and X-Windows

2005-11-04 Thread Redefined Horizons
I'm having some trouble setting the screen resolution on the Debian Sargebox I have installed at work. (I did get it inside, working with my workstation's monitor and keyboard, and running on the switch. Now I can just toggle back and forth between the two computers!) Gnome shows only two

Howto set the login screen resolution?

2005-10-28 Thread Ulrich Scholz
tells me that I use incorrect values. Where can I set the login screen resolution? Thank you, Uli Debian Linux kiste 2.4.26-1-k7 KDE 3.3.2 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Can't save screen resolution in Gnome

2005-10-26 Thread Peter Milne
Using Sarge. Have chosen a higher screen resolution (1024 x 768) in Gnome 2.8.3 but Gnome reverts back to 800 x 600 each time I log out. Have ticked box to save settings. gdm appears to run in the higher resolution mode OK Any advice welcome? /var.log/XFree86.0.log attached XFree86 Version

gnome: problem saving screen resolution

2005-10-26 Thread Peter Milne
Using Sarge. Have chosen a higher screen resolution (1024 x 768) in Gnome 2.8.3 but Gnome reverts back to 800 x 600 each time I log out. Have ticked box to save settings. gdm appears to run in the higher resolution mode OK Any advice welcome? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: screen resolution

2005-09-14 Thread Chris Parker
On Tuesday 13 September 2005 03:17 pm, Joseph H. Fry wrote: Chris Parker wrote: On Tuesday 13 September 2005 01:36 pm, Joseph H. Fry wrote: Chris Parker wrote: First off - kern = 2.6.8-2-i686 Package: xserver-xfree86 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: x11

Re: screen resolution

2005-09-14 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
Chris Parker wrote: massive snipping Section Device Identifier Generic Video Card Driver vesa BusID PCI:0:2:0 # VideoRam16384 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier MX70 HorizSync 30-70 VertRefresh 47-120

Re: Re: screen resolution

2005-09-14 Thread Ralph Katz
On 09/14/2005 03:10 PM, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: only thing I can think of is that your monitor settings aren't right. I had similar problems for a while with my envision en-710e. my horiz sync and vert refresh ranges weren't right and consequently it couldn't get a good set-up for the

Re: Re: screen resolution

2005-09-14 Thread Leonardo Sá
Did you try to check the X log? It usually has useful information regarding problems with the video. LeoOn 9/14/05, Ralph Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 09/14/2005 03:10 PM, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: only thing I can think of is that your monitor settings aren't right. I had similar problems

screen resolution

2005-09-13 Thread Chris Parker
First off - kern = 2.6.8-2-i686 Package: xserver-xfree86 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: x11 Installed-Size: 15616 Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force debian-x@lists.debian.org Architecture: i386 Source: xfree86 Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 --

Re: screen resolution

2005-09-13 Thread Joseph H. Fry
Chris Parker wrote: First off - kern = 2.6.8-2-i686 Package: xserver-xfree86 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: x11 Installed-Size: 15616 Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force debian-x@lists.debian.org Architecture: i386 Source: xfree86 Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14

Re: screen resolution

2005-09-13 Thread Chris Parker
On Tuesday 13 September 2005 01:36 pm, Joseph H. Fry wrote: Chris Parker wrote: First off - kern = 2.6.8-2-i686 Package: xserver-xfree86 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: x11 Installed-Size: 15616 Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force debian-x@lists.debian.org

Re: screen resolution

2005-09-13 Thread Joseph H. Fry
Chris Parker wrote: On Tuesday 13 September 2005 01:36 pm, Joseph H. Fry wrote: Chris Parker wrote: First off - kern = 2.6.8-2-i686 Package: xserver-xfree86 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: x11 Installed-Size: 15616 Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force

Re: screen resolution

2005-09-13 Thread Chris Parker
On Tuesday 13 September 2005 03:17 pm, Joseph H. Fry wrote: Chris Parker wrote: On Tuesday 13 September 2005 01:36 pm, Joseph H. Fry wrote: Chris Parker wrote: First off - kern = 2.6.8-2-i686 Package: xserver-xfree86 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: x11

Re: newbie KDE screen resolution?

2005-07-27 Thread Roger Creasy
--- kamaraju kusumanchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:15:55 -0400 From: kamaraju kusumanchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian user debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: newbie KDE screen resolution? Roger Creasy wrote: I just installed sarge. The screen

Re: Re: newbie KDE screen resolution?

2005-07-26 Thread Roger Creasy
PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:15:55 -0400 From: kamaraju kusumanchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian user debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: newbie KDE screen resolution? Roger Creasy wrote: I just installed sarge. The screen is very pixelated. How can I

Re: screen resolution for desktop

2005-07-24 Thread Kent West
Ganeshram Iyer wrote: On 7/23/05, michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 09:57 -0400, Rajiv Vyas wrote: How do I change the screen resolution in Debian. Assuming you're using XF86/XFree86, you need to amend Screen-Display values in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (see

screen resolution for desktop

2005-07-23 Thread Rajiv Vyas
Newbie question: How do I change the screen resolution in Debian. I have 800*600 now and want to take it higher to 1068*720 or something like that. I went to the Gnome pannel and tried changing it but it does not give me an option higher than 800*600. Rajiv

Re: screen resolution for desktop

2005-07-23 Thread michael
On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 09:57 -0400, Rajiv Vyas wrote: Newbie question: How do I change the screen resolution in Debian. I have 800*600 now and want to take it higher to 1068*720 or something like that. I went to the Gnome pannel and tried changing it but it does not give me an option higher

Re: screen resolution for desktop

2005-07-23 Thread Ganeshram Iyer
On 7/23/05, michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 09:57 -0400, Rajiv Vyas wrote: Newbie question: How do I change the screen resolution in Debian. I have 800*600 now and want to take it higher to 1068*720 or something like that. I went to the Gnome pannel and tried

Re: Re: newbie KDE screen resolution?

2005-07-22 Thread Roger Creasy
On 7/22/05, Roger Creasy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- kamaraju kusumanchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:15:55 -0400 From: kamaraju kusumanchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian user debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: newbie KDE screen resolution? Roger

newbie KDE screen resolution?

2005-07-11 Thread Roger Creasy
I just installed sarge. The screen is very pixelated. How can I correct this? Sell on Yahoo! Auctions – no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: newbie KDE screen resolution?

2005-07-11 Thread kamaraju kusumanchi
Roger Creasy wrote: I just installed sarge. The screen is very pixelated. How can I correct this? You need to configure X properly. Try running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 as root. If that does not solve the problem, please post information about 1) What your graphics card is? You

Screen Resolution (DeLL)

2005-06-10 Thread disciple
Hi everyone. I have a DeLL Latitude c610(Laptop). Installed Sarge. My screen will not properly display 1024 x 768. I have a 14.1 TFT display ATI RADEON Mobility (Dell), chip M6 (LY) Here is my XF86Config-4: # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was

Re: Screen Resolution (DeLL)

2005-06-10 Thread M. Maas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: in this section: Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Device Generic Video Card Monitor Generic Monitor DefaultDepth24 SubSection Display

Re: Screen Resolution (DeLL)

2005-06-10 Thread Lee Braiden
On Friday 10 Jun 2005 12:21, M. Maas wrote: Change all the 800x600 640x480 lines into: 1024x768 800x600 640x480 lines. Yep :) SubSection Display Depth x # and x beeing - 1, 4, 8, 15, 16 or 24. (I'd go for 16, just as pretty, but a faster system.) On this, 16 is

Re: Screen Resolution (DeLL)

2005-06-10 Thread M. Maas
Lee Braiden wrote: SubSection Display Depth x # and x beeing - 1, 4, 8, 15, 16 or 24. (I'd go for 16, just as pretty, but a faster system.) On this, 16 is good enough for general work, but bear in mind that it can be inadequate for graphical work. Also, I hear that

Re: Screen Resolution (DeLL)

2005-06-10 Thread Andrea Benedetto
- Messaggio Originale - Oggetto: Screen Resolution (DeLL) Da: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] A: debian-user@lists.debian.org Data: 10-06-2005 12:53 Hi everyone. I have a DeLL Latitude c610(Laptop). Installed Sarge. My screen will not properly display 1024 x 768. I have

Re: Screen Resolution (DeLL)

2005-06-10 Thread disciple
Thanks Lee Braiden, M. Maas, and Andrea Benedetto... 16 it shall be... (lol) =) ... This place is like a sea of Debian Jedi Knights and I'm just happy to be a Padawan Learner... :o) Thanks again for the help. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe.

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-27 Thread Daniel B.
Rogério Brito wrote: ... For that very reason I'm using 1280x960 at 86Hz of refresh rate for quite some time (thanks to the Colas Modeline Generator [*] for generating good modelines for that). [*] http://koala.ilog.fr/cgi-bin/nph-colas-modelines You young whippersnappers are using modeline

OT: Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-27 Thread Kent West
Daniel B. wrote: Rogério Brito wrote: ... For that very reason I'm using 1280x960 at 86Hz of refresh rate for quite some time (thanks to the Colas Modeline Generator [*] for generating good modelines for that). [*] http://koala.ilog.fr/cgi-bin/nph-colas-modelines You young whippersnappers are

Re: OT: Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-27 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 13:55 -0600, Kent West wrote: Daniel B. wrote: --snip-- You young whippersnappers are using modeline _generators_? Back in the good old days I calculated modeline values by hand. You had hands?! Luxury! We had to do it in our heads. And we enjoyed it! And I suppose

Re: OT: Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-27 Thread Dave Ewart
On Monday, 27.12.2004 at 14:09 -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote: On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 13:55 -0600, Kent West wrote: Daniel B. wrote: --snip-- You young whippersnappers are using modeline _generators_? Back in the good old days I calculated modeline values by hand. You had hands?!

Re: OT: Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-27 Thread Greg Folkert
On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 20:21 +, Dave Ewart wrote: On Monday, 27.12.2004 at 14:09 -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote: On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 13:55 -0600, Kent West wrote: Daniel B. wrote: --snip-- You young whippersnappers are using modeline _generators_? Back in the good old days I

Re: OT: Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-27 Thread cfk
On Monday 27 December 2004 14:36, Greg Folkert wrote: On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 20:21 +, Dave Ewart wrote: On Monday, 27.12.2004 at 14:09 -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote: On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 13:55 -0600, Kent West wrote: Daniel B. wrote: --snip-- You young whippersnappers

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-13 Thread Michal R. Hoffmann
On 10-12-2004 23:26,Steve Block wrote: [] As far as to the 1280x1024 question, I don't know. What I do know is that when I run my 19 Trinitron on 1280x1024 everything looks great, and when I run it at 1280x960 things look strange. Maybe I just got used to the aspect over time. Dave have

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-12 Thread Jon Dowland
On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 03:57:33PM +0100, Shot (Piotr Szotkowski) wrote: Ron Johnson: There will *only* be issues is a 4:3 image is stretched to 5:4. Then, the image will look long/thin. No, if you set a 5:4 LCD (a popular setup) to a full-screen 1024x960 or any other 4:3 resolution,

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-11 Thread Shot (Piotr Szotkowski)
Hello. Ron Johnson: A 400x400 window at resolution 1280x1024 is the exact same size as if the monitor were running at 1280x960, because the monitor (whether LCT or CRT) is designed to run at 1280x1024, and X knows about 1280x1024. The only monitors that are 'designed' to run at certain

Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around]

2004-12-10 Thread Michal R. Hoffmann
On 07-12-2004 17:01,Michal R. Hoffmann wrote: Is any possibility to set gdm login screen resolution 800x600 allowing users to set higher resolutions? For example: gdm: 800x600 user1: 800x600 user2: 1280x1024, virt 1024x768 user3: 1024x768 When I set in XF86Config-4 mode 800x600, I

Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Dave Ewart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday, 10.12.2004 at 09:42 +0100, Michal R. Hoffmann wrote: gdm: 800x600 user1: 800x600 user2: 1280x1024, virt 1024x768 user3: 1024x768 Tangential comment, I know, but ... I never understand why people want 1280x1024. This is a

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Dave Howorth
Dave Ewart wrote: I never understand why people want 1280x1024. This is a different aspect ratio to all the other resolutions listed. Because that's what size our TFT monitors are? Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Jon Dowland
On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 09:43:30AM +, Dave Howorth wrote: Dave Ewart wrote: I never understand why people want 1280x1024. This is a different aspect ratio to all the other resolutions listed. Because that's what size our TFT monitors are? Precicely. I don't really see what the problem

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Michal R. Hoffmann
On 10-12-2004 10:24,Dave Ewart wrote: [cut] If you use that resolution on a conventional monitor, your images and icons will be 'squashed': particularly, look at some photos of faces, and you'll see it's not right. The correct resoltion for 1280xsomething is 1280x960. I'm not just

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Alejandro Matos
If you use that resolution on a conventional monitor, your images and icons will be 'squashed': particularly, look at some photos of faces, and you'll see it's not right. ** Well, if I use 1280x960 I see the pictures 'squashed' when I go back to 1280x1024 it's ok :-\ Saludos --

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Dave Ewart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday, 10.12.2004 at 09:43 +, Dave Howorth wrote: I never understand why people want 1280x1024. This is a different aspect ratio to all the other resolutions listed. Because that's what size our TFT monitors are? That's certainly a a

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Dave Ewart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday, 10.12.2004 at 09:57 +, Jon Dowland wrote: On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 09:43:30AM +, Dave Howorth wrote: Dave Ewart wrote: I never understand why people want 1280x1024. This is a different aspect ratio to all the other

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Dave Ewart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday, 10.12.2004 at 12:13 +0200, Alejandro Matos wrote: Well, if I use 1280x960 I see the pictures 'squashed' when I go back to 1280x1024 it's ok :-\ Hmmm, OK. You got a TFT with native resolution 1280x1024, then? Dave. - -- Dave Ewart -

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 09:24 +, Dave Ewart wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday, 10.12.2004 at 09:42 +0100, Michal R. Hoffmann wrote: gdm: 800x600 user1: 800x600 user2: 1280x1024, virt 1024x768 user3: 1024x768 Tangential comment, I know, but ...

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Alejandro Matos
No, i have an old monitor (maybe not so old...) Saludos -- Alejandro Matos Helsinki - Finland On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:33:10 +, Dave Ewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday, 10.12.2004 at 12:13 +0200, Alejandro Matos wrote: Well, if I use

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Jon Dowland
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:05:14 +, Dave Ewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Found a little comment about this matter here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_display_standard Super XGA, a de facto standard with a resolution of 1280 × 1024

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 11:05 +, Dave Ewart wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Found a little comment about this matter here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_display_standard Super XGA, a de facto standard with a resolution of 1280 × 1024 with 32 bit

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Dave Ewart
On Friday, 10.12.2004 at 11:18 +, Jon Dowland wrote: I just did some measuring in my office: My 17 TFT has a width of 13 1/4 inch, height 10 3/4 My co-worker's 17 (viewable) CRT (so I guess thats a 19 CRT) has width 14 1/3, height 10 2/3 OK, so we have: 17 TFT: 13.25 x 10.75 which is

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 10 Dec 2004, Dave Ewart wrote: On Friday, 10.12.2004 at 12:13 +0200, Alejandro Matos wrote: Well, if I use 1280x960 I see the pictures 'squashed' when I go back to 1280x1024 it's ok :-\ Hmmm, OK. You got a TFT with native resolution 1280x1024, then? Dave. -- Just tried it here.

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Steve Block
Jon Dowland wrote: I just did some measuring in my office: My 17 TFT has a width of 13 1/4 inch, height 10 3/4 My co-worker's 17 (viewable) CRT (so I guess thats a 19 CRT) has width 14 1/3, height 10 2/3 LCD displays these days are often running far stranger resolutions than 1280x1024. If the

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Rogério Brito
On Dec 10 2004, Dave Ewart wrote: Apart from anything else, 1280x960 should work faster than 1280x1024: less to redraw for each screen refresh! For that very reason I'm using 1280x960 at 86Hz of refresh rate for quite some time (thanks to the Colas Modeline Generator [*] for generating good

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Dave Ewart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Found a little comment about this matter here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_display_standard Super XGA, a de facto standard with a resolution of 1280 1024 with 32 bit pixels, true colour. This is an unusual resolution because

Re: Why do people use 1280x1024? (was Re: custom gdm screen resolution? [SOLVED - work around])

2004-12-10 Thread Steve Lamb
Steve Block wrote: As far as to the 1280x1024 question, I don't know. What I do know is that when I run my 19 Trinitron on 1280x1024 everything looks great, and when I run it at 1280x960 things look strange. Maybe I just got used to the aspect over time. Because of this discussion I decided

custom gdm screen resolution?

2004-12-07 Thread Michal R. Hoffmann
Is any possibility to set gdm login screen resolution 800x600 allowing users to set higher resolutions? For example: gdm: 800x600 user1: 800x600 user2: 1280x1024, virt 1024x768 user3: 1024x768 When I set in XF86Config-4 mode 800x600, I couldn't change the user screen resolution to higher than

screen resolution

2004-10-16 Thread Aniruddha Kibey
hi all I have a Philips 107E5 monitor with a vesa card am am runing SARGE. My screen resolution is stuck with 800X600 or 640X480 . I want to change it to a higher resolution . Is it possible for my hardware configuration. regards

Re: screen resolution

2004-10-16 Thread Andrea Vettorello
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 16:33:50 +0530, Aniruddha Kibey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi all I have a Philips 107E5 monitor with a vesa card am am runing SARGE. My screen resolution is stuck with 800X600 or 640X480 . I want to change it to a higher resolution . Is it possible for my hardware

Altering screen resolution (was: Help)

2004-10-03 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Olav Sindre Vik Støylen: Hi :) Hi. Please use a better subject line next time. Thanks. I've just installed Debian on my computer laptop, but the screen size is disapointingly small.. What can i do, i've searched all over the web for drivers, but cannot find anything. As

Screen Resolution

2004-09-07 Thread Dan Arico
I just installed Debian via Knoppix 3.6. It all went pretty smoothly, but I notice that I'm running a 800X600 screen. I know the system can do better than that, bit I don't know how to tweak it. Can someone point me in the right direction? Dan Arico -- One OS to rule them all, One OS to find

Re: Screen Resolution

2004-09-07 Thread Kent West
Dan Arico wrote: I just installed Debian via Knoppix 3.6. It all went pretty smoothly, but I notice that I'm running a 800X600 screen. I know the system can do better than that, bit I don't know how to tweak it. Can someone point me in the right direction? Dan Arico If it were pure Debian,

Re: Screen Resolution

2004-09-07 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
If using Gnome or KDE you can go to START HERE, SETTING, SCREEN RESOLUTION and change resolution from there, similar to the way windows works. Otherwise, Check your /etc/X11/XFree86-4 file Look for a line similar to: Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device ATI Graphics Adapter

Increasing Screen Resolution

2004-06-07 Thread Robert Tilley
My screen resolution is currently 1024x768. The desired resolution is 1280x1024. I have dpkg-reconfigure'd xserver-xfree86, edited /etc/X11/XF86Config, edited /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, and experimented with KRandR. The only mode that is still present is 1280x1024, however 1024x768 is still used

Re: Increasing Screen Resolution

2004-06-07 Thread Kent West
Robert Tilley wrote: My screen resolution is currently 1024x768. The desired resolution is 1280x1024. I have dpkg-reconfigure'd xserver-xfree86, edited /etc/X11/XF86Config, edited /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, and experimented with KRandR. The only mode that is still present is 1280x1024, however

Re: Increasing Screen Resolution

2004-06-07 Thread Lee Braiden
changed this. Needless to say, I need help. What can I do to increase my screen resolution to 1280x1024? Bob, You may need to check your monitor specifications, and set the monitor frequencies accordingly using dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86. dpkg-reconfigure asks you how simple you want

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