Derek Jennings wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Mandrake Control Centre - Hardware - X Display ,
>>comes up,
>>
>>1024x768 16million colours (24bits)
>>
>>now I can reset here to either,
>>
>>1024x768 4billion colours (32bits)
>>or better still,
>>1280x1024 4billion colours (32bits),
>>
>>both test OK, and it is mandatory before exiting the Xdisplay
>>programme to reboot, which duely happens,
>>
>>But always something has reset Xdisplay back to,
>>1024x768 16million colours (24bits)
>>
>>So no matter how often you attempy a reset you end up back where you
>>came in.
>>
>>Is there any way to prevent to get the better resolution adopted.
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>
>
>Well I do not know where the default screen resolution is set, nor do I know
>why your settings are not sticking. However a look at /etc/XF86Config-4
>shows the screens section contains this in my config
>
>
>Section "Screen"
> Identifier "screen1"
> Device "NVIDIA GeForce 256 (generic)"
> Monitor "Nokia 446Xpro"
> DefaultColorDepth 16
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
>EndSection
>
>
>Notice the colourdepth 24 section has 1024x768 as its max resolution.
>
>Try setting the DefaultColorDepth parameter to 16 or 32 by editing the file
>and see if that improves things. (Just restart X. No need to reboot. This
>isn't Windows :-)
>
>I believe you can add extra resolutions simply by adding them to the Modes
>list, but I have never tried it, and if you were to add a resolution which
>causes the scan rate of the monitor to be too high you could fry your
>monitor.
>
>derek
>
>
>
Before I go altering anything , and get locked out, this
is my /etc/X11//XF86Config-4 file as present.
# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerFlags"
# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging
#NoTrapSignals
# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.
#DontZap
# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.
#DontZoom
# This allows the server to start up even if the
# mouse device can't be opened/initialised.
AllowMouseOpenFail
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Keyboard section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "AutoRepeat" "250 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# Option "ChordMiddle"
EndSection
Section "Module"
# This loads the DBE extension module.
Load "dbe"
# This loads the Video for Linux module.
Load "v4l"
# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
SubSection "extmod"
#Option "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
# This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of monitor sections may be present
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic|High Frequency SVGA, 1024x768 at 70 Hz"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
HorizSync 31.5-57.0
# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
VertRefresh 50-90
# This is a set of extended mode timings typically used for laptop,
# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# These are available along with standard mode timings.
# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563
-hsync -vsync
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic VGA"
Driver "vga"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce3 (generic)"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Driver "nv"
# VideoRam 65536
# Clock lines
# Uncomment following option if you see a big white block
# instead of the cursor!
# Option "sw_cursor"
Option "DPMS" "on"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce3 (generic)"
Monitor "Generic|High Frequency SVGA, 1024x768 at 70 Hz"
DefaultColorDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x400"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
Screen "screen1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
I don't think this is so very different compared to yours,
I'm sure I don't really know what if anything to change.
But just in case you feel confident, see what you think.
by the way there is also a etc/X11/XF86Config not dissimilar, but
no -4 0n the end.
John
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