look in /etc/X11/ for a file called XF86Config and a second one called XF86Config.dpkg-dist <-- or something like that.
Compare them and see whats in the second thats not in the first. When apt-get is told to replace a config file it moves the old one to a backup name. On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 23:19, Ronald Highet wrote: > I have just upgraded my until now very reliable debian box to gnome 2.0 > (Yes I know this isn't the brightest Idea I have had) but hey it looks > pretty! > > After running a distro-upgrade, installing the correct fonts and then > gnome2. I rebooted and to my horror found I am now stuck in 640x480. > Everything is well.. HUGE and I have trouble simply closing windows as > the OK button is sometimes simply unreachable. > > As I am reasonably new to Linux I have attempted what little I knew > about setting up my X. I have run XF86config with no luck. Then I > manually edited the xf86config file. I have also tried the good old > ctrl- which used to increase my res. All of this has achieved nothing. > So I have come to the conclusion that some evil being dwells within my > computer. > > Any help on how to actually go about changing my resolution would be > greatly appreciated. > > Ron > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
