Re: Changing monitor resolution after installng

[Clint Harshaw <charshaw@presby.edu>]

pinecone wrote:
> Hi folks:
>
> I installed sarge from CD and then upgraded by internet.  My monitor is 
> capable of higher than 800 x 600 and I indicated so during the 
> installation but the Gnome resolution selection shows only 800 x 600 or 
> lower. I assume that I have to change a setting somewhere but don't know 
> where or how. Please assist.
>
> pinecone

Here's how I do it. su to the root user, and edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
Locate the following section (it may differ for your current setup):

Section "Screen"
Identifier	"Default Screen"
Device		"Generic Video Card"
Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth	24
SubSection "Display"
	Depth		1
	Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Depth		4
	Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Depth		8
	Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Depth		15
	Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Depth		16
	Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
	Depth		24
	Modes		"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Notice how I've manually edited the Modes on each of these lines. I've 
added the display sizes that I want to be capable of using. I don't know 
if I even need the Depth 1, 4, 8, 15, 16 sections, since I'm using the 
default depth of 24. be sure to consult your monitor's specs before 
messing with this, however.

Hope this helps,
Clint