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Stuey wrote:
> 
> Hi All.   I have installed redhat 4.2 and x windows.  I can start
> xwindows with startx, however the resolution is desktop of 1024x768
> with a viewport of 640x480.
> 
> How can I change this to a desktop & viewport of 800x600.
> 
> TIA

You need to change the `Virtual' entry in the file
/usr/lib/X11/XF86Config.  In RedHat, a more direct route to the same
file is /etc/X11/XF86Config.

The Virtual (and the ViewPort) entry is in the Screen section.  From
memory, X11 come up in the first mode defined in this section, so move
your 800x600 definition to the top.  If you have a 1024x768 definition,
set the Virtual entry to 800x600.  The ViewPort if only relevant when
you are start up a window whose virutal mode is larger than the actual
mode.  It defines the top left hand corner for the actual display in the
virtual window.  If its not present, the display centres in the virtual
window.

Yours faithfully,
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