On Wed Oct 30 2002 at 13:30, Ryan McDougall wrote: > Ok so I tried to use the xf86config but that screwed things up worse than I > before, I don't think I know my stuff well enough in Linux to use that tool. I > did install the NVIDIA drivers and they are working but not with resolutions > higher that 800x600 :-(. What determines that maximum "allowable" resolution capability of your system (ie, the "limiting factor") is the capabilities of your monitor. Also, you need to specify the modes you want in the screen section. > Thomas here are the things you wanted me to post: > XF86Config: > # File generated by anaconda. [ ... ] > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > ModelName "Gateway EV700" > HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0 > Option "dpms" > EndSection Check the hsync and vrefresh figures with the specs for your monitor (although with dpms, they should have been correctly auto-detected). > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "NVIDIA Riva TNT2" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 16 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection There's your problem... replace the Modes line with this (or similar): Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" The X server will simply ignore any resolutions that the card or the monitor is not capable of displaying. > Sorry it took me so long to post. But thanx for your help. Cheers Tony -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
