On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> I've tried various X-windows interfaces and I am amazed to find that after
> browsing through KDE, GNOME, XFCE3, WindowMaker, Afterstep, ICEWM, and
> Plain_X11.. NONE of them have a windows properties selection that allows
> for the editing of screen resolution! Unless it is hidden in some quiet
> corner of the X-windows design of each, there is no such utility!
>
> I am familiar with Xconfigurator, but while using Mandrake 7.02 I have
> found that my configurator will not allow me to set my resolution size
> manually.. it gives me an error even though it works (sort of) if I exit
> after settings have been made. Though, I can't select 800x600 at high
> resolution.. so I have to settle with 8 bit default.
>
What video card / monitor do you have and how much RAM do
you have on the video card? That would explain why your
computer isn't allowing 800x600 at 32bpp. Or, you can try
this...manually edit your XF86Config file. Make 800x600
your FIRST option on each color depth, then, assuming you
boot to console and then to X, try "startx -- -bpp 16"
(minus quotes) and that should give you 16bpp at 800x600.
Then, if that works, shut down and re-run startx with a
"-bpp 24" instead of 16. Then try it with -bpp 32 for
32bits per pixel.
John
