Re: [SLUG] Novel SuSE Video irritant

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Tue Aug 24 2004 - 23:45:29 EDT


On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, Chuck Hast wrote:

> One by one, things are getting fixed, the only thing right now that is a
> recurrent issue is with the video.
>
> When I set the system up it was set at 800 X 600, the screen is a 1024
> X 768. So when it asked me if I wanted to set a different video res I did
> so. I also selected LCD as it had selected VESA. I then proceeded to
> step through the process to the point where it asked to test the screen.

Once I log into X and start KDE, I can run K -> Control Center ->
Peripherals -> Display. Under the "Size & Orientation" tab, there's
"Screen Size". Somewhere in the process of changing it I'll have to
supply the root password, I'm sure.

Failing that, you could always sic your favorite editor on
/etc/X11/XF86Config:

Section "Modes"
  Identifier "Modes[0]"
...
  Modeline "1024x768" 61.89 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 794
...
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 16
...
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth 16
    Modes "1024x768"
  EndSubSection
...
  Device "Device[0]"
  Identifier "Screen[0]"
  Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

You won't be able to copy my mode definition (probably), but maybe there's
one in yours you could hijack.

Can't see what good it would do me to have multiple modes defined, when
(a) LCDs look rather bad in other modes; and (b) I have no keypad to
switch easily among them.

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