On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Scorpion wrote:
> All I can get out of X is a 1024xwhateveritis I want 800x600. I can
> hardly see the text. I have netscape set to use a 18 point font, just
> so I can easily read it, but it's still hard. I used XF86Setup to get
> where I am. Can anyone help me out on getting to 800x600?
What I do is edit the XF86Config file by hand. In fact I only found out
about these setup utilities after I had my X working properly. I started
by reading the XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO. The important parts are
knowing what your hardware can handle, especially your monitor.
If you need any specific help, feel free to mail me about it.
> Later
> Scorpion
>
Frank