Need help with Linux video setup

Article View: ahn.tech.linux

Article #4020

#4020

From: Tim Reiter
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00

14 lines
1161 bytes

Hi.  I've just installed Linux (RHL version 5.2) for the first time and
am experiencing
some problems with the video setup in X Windows.  For some reason the
screen displays in 640 x 480, although I can scroll around in the
desktop for a much larger area.

I tried running "xf86config" - the display server was listed as
supporting many screen resolutions larger than 640 x 480.  The problem
is I just can't figure out how to access them.

I also tried using "xvidtune" - I could change just about every aspect
of the video **except** the screen resolution (aargh...).

Could anyone help?  Thanks.

Technical Details

Message-ID: <369ADC2D.23B7A965@erols.com>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 11033e,32df760844f033f2,start
X-Google-Attributes: gid11033e,public
From: Tim Reiter <treiter@erols.com>
Subject: Need help with Linux video setup
Date: 1999/01/12
Message-ID: <369ADC2D.23B7A965@erols.com>
X-Deja-AN: 431528249
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
X-Complaints-To: abuse@rcn.com
X-Trace: on8xO8iYSLurLPkA1iyX2uTUesmsTzuC2YseyCHMPxc=
Mime-Version: 1.0
NNTP-Posting-Date: 12 Jan 1999 05:25:05 GMT
Newsgroups: ahn.tech.linux