November 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM, "Erling Westenvik" <[email protected] mailto:[email protected]?to=%22Erling%20Westenvik%22%20%3Cerling.westenvik%40gmail.com%3E > wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > wrote: > > > > > I installed 7.8 amd64 from iso. I would like to have 1920x1080 or 1360x768 > > monitor resolution, > > but the max allowed is 1024x768. These modes are found by X, but disabled > > (see log below). > > > > How can I force the system to use a higher resolution? I am using the vesa > > driver. > > > I believe it can be achieved using /etc/xorg.conf > It's been a long time since I was forced to mess around with that stuff. > Try checking out "man xorg.conf" and "man cvt" (for calculating VESA mode > lines). > > Good luck, > Erling > Thank you Erling. The cvt program was useful. I have it working now. I may also purchase an AMD card for future builds. I wish I could find one not intended for gaming, but most seem to be. $ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 1920 x 1080 default connected 1920x1080+0+0 0mm x 0mm 1920x1080 60.00* 1280x1024 61.00 1360x768 0.00 1024x768 71.00 800x600 73.00 640x480 60.00 Best, Brad
