On 6/21/2000 11:02, Rob Blomquist at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I need to set a new video driver that will give me better screen resolution.
> My trusty 15" monitor that does WinDoze at 800x600 needs to go higher res to
> 1024x768 or 1280x1024 for Storm.
Your trusty 15" monitor will not do 1280x1024. It might to 1024x768 though.
You need the manual for your monitor to do anything wrt setting up X.
> Now is there a good way to update my video config without reconfiguring the
> whole banana (or penguin)?
First, install the VGA16 xserver. then install XF86Setup. run XF86Setup as
root and you're all set. the interface is pretty straight forward. the only
gotcha is with the mouse setup on Storm. You want to choose busmouse and
/dev/gpmdata as the device. Use the kbd arrow and tab keys to move around
that screen to make the settings and then Apply. After that you can use the
mouse to choose other settings for your monitor.
>
> Now being a newbie, I feel like a schmuck asking questions like this. I
> have read the Idiot's guide v2, and have Linux Unleashed v1 as a reference
> to command line details. Are there some other tomes that would be handy to
> me?
Concise Guide to XFree86 for Linux (Que) might help here. There are many
books to choose from. Also look at Running Linux, 3rd Edition (O'Reilly).
HTH.
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