Re: How do I change my settings to use a different monitor?
On Thu, 15 May 1997, Paul McDermott wrote:
> I hope you are using xdm. If not then this won't help you. You have to
> edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file. There is a section in it called
> Screen. There you should have the settings for your current monitor.
> You can edit that section with the new monitor settings. I hope this helps.
> Make sure to have all the monitor settings.
> Paul
Why wouldn't this help unless he's using xdm? That file effects the
Xserver it's self. It has nothing to do with xdm.
>
> On Thu, 15 May 1997, Alberto Ruiz wrote:
>
> > Hi again,
> >
> > I installed Xwindows using an old monitor. I now have a new monitor which has more resolutions. How do I go in changing the settings to the new monitor? Would I loose my window if I'm making the changes on Xwindows? Is it better to do it through a telnet session? What about when I'm installing new Xwindows addons,is it a problem running dselect from within Xwindows?
> >
> > Alberto Ruiz
> > aruiz@debian1.sssys.com
> >
> >
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