No...you have to restart X every time there changes made to your
resolution. the changes are made the same way using 4.0x as they are with
the older version.
--
Mark
** Registered Linux user # 182496 **
On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Stephen Boulet wrote:
I have the same
I have the same problem. Unfortunately, not using XFree 4.01 is not really an
issue, since I have a Geforce2 card.
Just how do you change the resolution in XFree 4? Aren't you able to change
both the resolution and the color depth without restarting X?
-- Stephen
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, you
, July 26, 2000 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] "Change X-Resolution" Fails
Ben,
Actually yes. I have a real good idea what's going on. X 4.0 is still very
buggy and it might be a real good idea to install and use X 3.x until they
get the bugs worked out of X 4.0. I tried X 4.0 the fi
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Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] "Change X-Resolution" Fails
Ben,
Actually yes. I have a real good idea what's going on. X 4.0 is still very
buggy and it might be a real good idea to install and use X
Jeff Malka wrote:
Newbie dumb question:
How do you find out which version you are running?
$ X -probeonly
will tell you all about your X server.
(as the output is rather lengthy, better redirect it
to a file ...)
--
Jean-Louis Debert[EMAIL PROTECTED]
74 Annemasse France
Dear Mark:
You are absolutely right! I just finished a fresh new install of 7.1 and
I chose to keep the old reliable XFree86 3.3.6 and all those video
problems have disappeared. No problem changing resolution in DrakConf.
Thanks again.
Benjamin
Mark Weaver wrote:
Ben,
Actually yes. I
Dear friends:
Just installed LM 7.1 from CD.
DrakConf's "Change X-Resolution" does not work. It shows a little
screen that says: " Preparing to change resolution." And that's it. The
actual dialogue box for changing the X-Resolution never shows up. It
freezes and I have to turn it off with
Ben,
Actually yes. I have a real good idea what's going on. X 4.0 is still very
buggy and it might be a real good idea to install and use X 3.x until they
get the bugs worked out of X 4.0. I tried X 4.0 the first time I tried
Mandrake 7.1 and it didn't work very well. I had a terrible time
