On 19 Nov 2002, Simon Wong wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 22:58, Daniel Pittman wrote:
>> 5. Set the resolution to 800x600 or less.[2]
>
> Could you show me how to set that resolution?
It just works for me, using the built-in VESA modes. Try removing all
the modeline statements from your monitor configuration or, if that
doesn't work, adding the 800x600 from the file
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/examples/vesamodes.gz
[...]
> When I use gvidm (thanks for that tip) I only get 1400x1050 offered
> and ctrl-alt-+/- don't do anything either.
gvidm only presents a menu of the available resolutions; since I don't
have a keypad plus on my laptop, this is the only way I can switch
resolution.
Have a look at the X log file if using the VESA modes fails and see why
X doesn't like the mode.
Daniel
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