Dont Laugh! RH8 Resolution How-To???

[DaMaxx]

Ok I have an LG 915FT 19" monitor capable of 1600x1200@85Hz. For some reason RH8 cant probe the monitor so the highest resolution I can get is 1024x768x24bit color. I had to update the video driver to get the 24bit color.

Can someone tell me how to change the resolution capabilities of XFree86? I am sure I have to edit the XFree86Config file. I am quite comfortable doing this but I just dont know what to put in it. Thanx.

[bustamelon]

not sure about RedHat -- i use Slackware -- but look in XF86Config for a section called "Screen".

somewhere right under that you should have a setting for "DefaultDepth". now look for the SubSection called "Display" that matches the DefaultDepth. the "Modes" option for the default screen is where you will put your possible modes. for instance:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Geforce"
Monitor "915FT"
DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1600x1200"
ViewPort 0 0
End SubSection

End Section

i dont like the virtual desktop thing so i have only one mode entered.

[bwkaz]

And note that the first mode in the list is the one that will be used by default. So if you use the list given above, X will probably come up in 1280x1024, not 1600x1200. Switch them around to get 1600x1200. ;)