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Re: resolution

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From: Zebee Johnstone
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 00:00
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In aus.computers.linux on Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:22:36 +1100
Tom <hammerheads@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>its me tom here again
>well as you know i have rh6.1
>how do you change the screen resolution, after installation?
>it is set on 640x480 but any way it is crap, open programs do not fit
>on the screen they hang off, i can not resize them either.
>i need to set it on 600x800 to fix it
>when i had rh6.0 i did not have this problem, i just fiddle with it in the
>installation.

Quit X.

If you have to change /etc/inittab to boot up without X in order to
get a non-X window, do it.

Run Xconfigurator and fiddle till you get what you want.


Zebee
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From: zebee@zip.com.au (Zebee Johnstone)
Subject: Re: resolution
Date: 2000/03/19
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