On Sunday 05 Jan 2003 5:45 pm, et wrote: > On Saturday 04 January 2003 05:46 pm, brak23 wrote: > > On Saturday 04 January 2003 02:56 pm, brak23 wrote: > > > I have Mandrake 9.0 and problems with resolution :-P. Actualy it is > > > > 800x600 > > > > > but i want 1024x768. I tried to change it in Gnome Control Panel with > > > no effects (it returns to 800x600). I have GF4Ti (but drivers for > > > GeForce1 > > > > not > > > > > generic, because it doesn work when i set it to GF4 generic - i don't > > > know why), monitor samtron which does 100Hz in 1024x768, so what should > > > i do ?? is it caused by drivers ?? raq > > > > I had the same problem. What I found out is that some of the PNP monitors > > do not respond correctly when interrogated by the OS. When you set the > > resolution to 1024X768 the monitor will incorrectly tell the OS that it > > cannot do that resolution and the OS will default back to 800X600. > > Anyway.. this is the problem that I had with my monitor. > > So, goto Mandrake Control Center -> Hardware -> Monitor, > > and select a generic monitor resolution that is compatible with your > > monitor. > > (You may need the monitor specs to do this.) Then you can go to the > > Resolution setting (same place) and select the higher resolution that you > > want. > > Hope this helps -- It fixed my problem. > > David > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >-- - ------ > > > > OK but how to change it if Xwindow doesn't work ?? > > how to change it in console ?? > > in console, as root, without the quotes, noting the caps, type XFdrake > remember, one can easily fry (more like a single POP) a good monitor (in > Linux more than windows,,, welcome to choice = responsibility) by choosing > monitor specs that the video card can do, that the monitor can not.
Assuming that you know your video card can do what you want, it is definitely a case of getting the correct monitor set-up. As I said before, if your model is not on the list, choose a generic one that has the right settings, but as Et says, do make sure that you have read the manual for your monitor, and are certain of its settings. Anne
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