Michael Sullivan writes:
> On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 18:03 +0100, Robert Bridge wrote:
> > Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > A few months ago my wife switched from gnome to xfce because gnome
> > > was just too slow. I performed the X upgrade on her computer last
> > > night, and now she can't get her usual screen resolution of
> > > 1024x768 because it's not on "the list". Is there a way I can get
> > > it on "the list"? She doesn't have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, as
> > > the upgrade guide recommended getting rid of it. Several sites on
> > > the 'Net suggested using the xf86Config file, but she doesn't seem
> > > to have one.
Does she still have the old xorg.conf file somewhere? I'd try if X still
works with it.
> > Is there an entry, default, at the top of the list? What resolution
> > is it using for that?
>
> I don't know what resolution default is. It doesn't say. How do I
> find out?
Try it, and then call xdpyinfo|grep dimensions in an xterm. Emerge
xdpyinfo if it is not installed yet.
Many monitors also have a memnu option to display resolution and
frequency.
Wonko
