Re: Screen resolution (still)

[Kevin Colby <kevinc grainsystems com>]

Chris Mitchell wrote:
> 
> Dear Gurus.rpm,
> 
> I hate to clutter the list up with this when I'm sure it's
> been answered 1K times, but the archive search engine is
> kaput, so here goes...
> 
> > Can you 'zoom' out:  Try <CTRL><ALT><-> a few times (the minus-key on the
> > keypad). If you can, then you need to re-arrange the Modes section for
> > your 'Screen' section in /etc/X11/XF86Config
> 
> No, I can't.  Keypads don't work.  Changing 'Modes' or 'Screen'
> around doesn't seem to have any affect either.  I'm using xdm.
> Please Help.  Thanks.

Bear in mind that only valid, configured modes will switch.
If, for example, your Modeline for a mode requires a dot-clock
that is outside the range of valid dot-clocks for your setup
(as specified earlier in the config), you won't be able to
even try switching to that resolution.

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc grainsystems com