Thanks. I knew you were supposed to be able to control - alt - keypad+/- to
change those, but it's never worked for me. I never needed it enough to
figure out why.
Joseph Red
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rusty Carruth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 7:46 AM
Subject: Re[2]: [expert] URGENT - Problems with a laptop projector linked to
Linux laptop
> "Joseph Red" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > ... I
> > don't know how you would set up Xwindows to switch between the two. At
> > worst you could create 2 X config files & rename them depending on which
> > display you're using.
>
> (Taking a deep breath to calm himself)
>
> Um, hold on there.
>
> Look at section "Screen" in your XF86Config (well, ok, this is from mine
;-)
>
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "svga"
> # Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
> Device "Chips & Tech ct65550"
> Monitor "Laptop Monitor"
> DefaultColorDepth 16
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 8
> # Omit the Modes line for the "Generic VGA" device
> Modes "800x600" "1024x768" "1152x864" "1280x1024"
> ViewPort 0 0
> # Use Virtual 320 200 for Generic VGA
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "800x600" "1024x768" "1152x864" "1280x1024"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> ...more stuff...
>
> Its the 'modes' lines, in each 'Display' subsection, that gives you
> the ability to switch to different resolutions.
>
> I'd rather not go into an entire xf86config tutorial here (look on google
> or linuxdoc or wherever for that) - but I do want to cover a few important
> details.
>
> 1 - note that you (can) have more than one 'Subsection "Display"'
subsection -
> each one is for a different color depth.
>
> 2 - the default display subsection/color depth is chosen by that
"DefaultColorDepth 16"
> thingy up there.
>
> 3 - the default resolution you come up in is the first entry in the
'Modes' line,
> e.g. 800x600 for both 8bit depth and 16bit depth (its an old laptop, what
can I say?)
>
> 4 - switching from one screen resolution to another is (supposed to be)
simply a
> matter of hitting control/alt/keypad+ to go UP the list (wrapped), and
> control/alt/keypad'-' to go down the list (wrapped) (at least I think it
has
> to be the + and - keys on the keypad...)
>
> Yow - more than anyone wanted to know!
>
> rc
>
>
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