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> I recently upgraded to XFree 4.0, and after a little help and a bit of
> experimentation I've managed to get the bloody thing to start my monitor
> in the right resoultion....
>
> but could someone do me a favor and tell me how to change the settings
> so that it will stop having a physical res of 1024x768 and a desktop
> that's drawn to1280x1024?
>
> My monitor can do that resoultion.
>
> but I prefer 1024x768.......  I can see the refresh rate at higher
> resolutions and that annoys the hell outta me.

XFree86 is attempting to use all of your video ram. It has used most
to get you 1024x768 at a certain horizontal and vertical refresh rate
and the rest to expand your virutal desktop (beyond the physical
screen). However, it sounds like your refresh is a little low. If
you've already run XF86Setup, then you have the automatically
generated XF86Config file. This is usually the best you can do, at
least with my experience. Try switching resolution/refresh with
<ALT>-<CTL>-<kpad +/->. If you find one you like, no worries. However,
it sounds like this will not do what you want.

First, to remove the virtual desktop thing, I _think_ all you have to
do is comment out the Virtual line(s) in your Screen section.
Unfortunately, this will not increase your refresh rate. If the
automatically generated XF86Config does not provide an adequate
refresh at 1024x768 you are stuck with attempting to hack your own
video timings. I did this myself a while ago, and because MAG
refused to send me the information I needed about the monitor I
found that I simply could not get all my RAM to help drive a higher
refresh instead of a larger virtual desktop. I didn't break my
hardware, but it just wouldn't go. If you are brave, however, try
starting with the XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO and the man page
for XF86Config. Best of luck to you.


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