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

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