On Wednesday 04 February 2004 19:37, Eric Evans wrote: > Hi again Stuart et al, > > >hah! > >I actually think I have the answer... > >have you checked if your monitor settings are correct? > >the advanced tab in redhat-config-xfree86 is your friend here. > >If it says unprobed monitor, or a monitor that is not the same model as > >yours, > >then it'll never allow you to change resolutions beyond restrictive > > settings. if you can't find your monitor in the list then choose one of > > the Generic monitors that matches aresolution that you _know_ it is > > capable of save and test with startx. > > Well that was the problem all along! I am a newcomer to Linux and I didn't > realize the crucial importance of having a valid monitor type defined in > the display configuration. I guess I had assumed that since the linux > installation procedure correctly identified the graphics card type, that > ought to be sufficient. So I did as you suggested and all is well > now. Thanks very much. Sorry I was such a whiner.... > > Eric No worries. Glad you've got it sorted now. -- Stuart Sears RHCE, RHCX -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
