Re: Can't change resolution in VNC on F17

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On 11/12/2012 05:17 AM, lee wrote:
> Thomas Cameron <thomas.cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> Howdy -
>>
>> Following the instructions at
>> http://zeusville.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/setting-up-vncserver-on-fedora-16/,
>> I changed my /usr/lib/systemd/system/vncserver@.service file so it looks
>> like:
>>
>> [Unit]
>> Description=Remote desktop service (VNC)
>> After=syslog.target network.target
>>
>> [Service]
>> Type=forking
>> ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || :'
>> ExecStart=/sbin/runuser -l tcameron -c "/usr/bin/vncserver %i -geometry
>> 1024x768"
>> ExecStop=/sbin/runuser -l tcameron -c "/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i"
>>
>> [Install]
>> WantedBy=multi-user.target
>>
>> But no matter what I do, the resolution seems to be stuck at the native
>> resolution of the laptop I'm connecting to, 1600x900.
>>
>> How the heck do I change the resolution to something else?
> 
> You probably need to change the resolution on the host you are
> connecting to, not on the client.

That's exactly what I said: "But no matter what I do, the resolution
seems to be stuck at the native resolution of the laptop I'm connecting
to, 1600x900." Note that I said the laptop I'm connecting *to* - not the
one I'm connecting from.

> You don't need a vnc server on the client. Just install tigervnc and run
> 'vncviewer' on the client to connect to the server on the laptop.

Yeah, I get that. As I said, the configuration file I modified above is
the one on the system to which I am connecting - the vnc server, if you
will.
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