Re: Screen Resolutions ----Too BIG-- HELP ME-- I dont want to go back to WINDOWS

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From: MinT
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 00:00

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try reconfiguring your xserver, select 800x600 at each level of the 
resolution panel. i forget whether they're 8 bit, 16 bit, 24/32 bit.

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In article <7nee4q$jlo$1@oak.prod.itd.earthlink.net>, "Cameron Haines"
<camhaines@earthlink.net> wrote:


> I have red hat 5.2 installed. All went fine and all seems to work with
> exception of one thing.. My screen is way oversized and can get it at a
> smaller resolution. I think the resolution is at 320 range..I have already
> went through the xf86config stuff and no good.. This is way to big and i
> would love to get at least 800X600.. My video car is a Guillemot with a
> Vodoo Banshee chipset, 16MB and so on. Is a great card in windows but what
> gives with Linux? Any help is appreciated. I just dont want to give up on it
> till i have too.. Thanks cameron
>
>
>

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Subject: Re: Screen Resolutions ----Too BIG-- HELP ME-- I dont want to go back to WINDOWS
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