Re: How to Change resolution?

[Laurent de Segur <ldesegur@mac.com>]

Russel,

Why vi? Can't you just use emacs? ;-)

su -
cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.OLD (you never know)
open /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 with your fav editor.
look for Section "Screen", and for each SubSection "Display",
change the Modes lines with your monitor value (i.e. "800x600")

I used Ctrl-Alt- Keypad +/- under KDE on a PeeSee to switch resolutions on
the fly. I don't know if this will work for you. YMMV.


Cheers,

Laurent

> From: Russell Hires <rhires@earthlink.net>
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 22:25:46 -0400
> To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: How to Change resolution?
> Resent-From: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> 
> Well, silly me. I should have also asked this question as well: what
> exactly do I need to change in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to get the
> resolution to change? Also, is there a utility I could use to do that,
> not that I mind typing in vi to do the dirty work...
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> Russell