On Thu, 2003-05-01 at 11:11, Metod Kolla wrote: > Hello, > I'm stuck with this one. How can I change the screen resolution to > 800X600? I tried : xf86cfg > xconfigurator > trl-alt -+ > with no results. Any help would be appreciated
Laptops can be difficult to change the resolution in sometimes. For starters, make sure that in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 you have "800x600" defined as a mode for your colordepth. If you don't know where to look, it's in Section "Screen"->Subsection "Display". If you have multiple "Display" subsections, look for the one where "Depth" matches your current color depth (or DefaultDepth if its set). If that's all ok, then you push Ctrl-Alt + or -. This is where the laptop part gets tricky. On my Dell Inspiron 8000, I have a "Font" button (Alt+F7 I think) which switches between the real resolution of my screen, and stretching the display to fill the screen at any resolution. I usually have to switch to the resolution while in the native resolution (so I get black borders around the window) and then push the Font button to get it to stretch. Unfortunately since all laptops are different in that regard, you'll have to figure out what works for you. Good luck. -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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