Re: screen 1024x768 desktop 1600x1200

[Sean Quinlan <smq@gmx.co.uk>]

* Markus Hansen <markhansen@gmx.de> (2001-07-22 19:30):
> > On Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 01:46:48AM +0200, Markus Hansen wrote:
> > > hi my debian gnu/linux 2.2 potato uses kde2 only with 1600x1200
> > > display.  everything is small and bad to read, so i would like
> > > to change solution to 1024x768, but how can i do
> > that?
> >
> > Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config.  Find the "Screen" section associated
> > with your video driver.  If you're using the SVGA server, the
> > section will begin like this:
> >
> > # The Colour SVGA server
> >
> > Section "Screen" Driver      "svga"
> >
> > Find the subsection that corresponds with the color depth you're
> > running (find out with the 'xdpyinfo' command if you don't know).
> > Then make sure that "1024x768" is the first item in the list of
> > modes for that depth.  When you restart X you'll run at 1024x768.
> >
> > noah
>
> Thank you for your help, but one last question: the solution of my
> display is now 1024x768, but the desktop has still 1600x1200, so it
> scrolls while using it, how can i stop that?  thank you for helping
> me!  markus

Try adding the line

Virtual 1024 768

Under the Modes line in your XF86Config-4.  That should fix it.


Cheers,
Sean

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Sean Quinlan (smq@gmx.co.uk)