the two dell laptops i have, i had to set the monitor to dell laptop 1024x768 you may try looking at www.linux-laptop.net for more specifics.. Doug Linux user #299439 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Robinson" <awrobinson@xxxxxxx> To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 6:18 PM Subject: Laptop display settings > I have Red Hat 9 installed on my Dell Latitude CPi laptop. When booted into > Linux, the best settings I get for the display are 800x600 resolution with > what looks like 16-bit color. In Windoze, I can set the display to 1024x768 > with 24-bit color. That's what I would like to get to in Linux as well. I > tried changing a setting in an X configuration file that has worked for me > in the past, but didn't seem to help this time. This is a process I don't > understand well (to say the least). My display adapter is a NeoMagic > MagicGraph256AV. All this leads me to ask three questions: > > 1. What settings do I make to get this laptop to work at 1024x768 > resolution with 24-bit color? > > 2. Is there a tutorial someplace that explains what X settings to make > given the parameters of a particular display adapter? In other words, is > there a tutorial or how-to on how to set up X for a given display? > > 3. A co-worker once showed me a web site that listed parameters for many, > many monitors and display adapters. Anyone know what that site might be? > > Thanks! > > Andrew Robinson > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
