HELP!!! --- Can't up my resolution from 640 using Mandrake/KDE!

[darkjester]

Hi all. I just bought a scrappy little Linux system that came with Mandrake. Anyway, after bootup, it doesn't seem possible to up the resolution at all. It might not even be 640, it could be 320! I'm not sure. So the question I humbly ask your assistance with is:

1. How do I find out exactly what resolution I'm currently running at, including color depth, etc?
2. How do I change those settings so that I can get to at least 800x600, or greater?

I've tried looking in the /etc/X11/XF86Config and changing all the Modes in Screen Section to "640x480" and "800x"600" and then hitting Ctrl - +... but nothing happens!

Thanks in advance for helping out a newbie who's trying to expand beyond the MS Empire.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

i would think that mandrake would have a gui configuration tool for this, am i wrong? try looking around i suppose, in the control panel or whatever they call it.

 

[LNXman]

1. How do I find out exactly what resolution I'm currently running at, including color depth, etc?

You can run xdpyinfo | more at the console, or look at your system settings with KDE.

2. How do I change those settings so that I can get to at least 800x600, or greater?

These are located on your XF86Config, and you would change them there (manually) just like you mentioned in your post, however, when you make changes, you have to use Alt+CTR+['+' or '-'] to change the resolutions modes.

I am not sure about Mandrake, but I remember it having a configuration tool for XFree86. . . You may want to play with that as well.

GL

 

[Maverick7241]

Load up the Mandrake Control Center. There is a tool in there for changing resolutions.

Editing /etc/X11/XF86Config or XF86Config-4 (depending on the version of X you're running) and putting in the new resolutions can do it too. If that doesn't go get some information handy about your video card and monitor and SU to root and type xf86config in a terminal. You can configure X from there.