Re: Still having problems with video mode

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 10:28:06PM -0700, SP wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-05-26 at 19:49, SP wrote:
> > Hello,
> > Can you tell me how I can test various video
> > resolutions with RH9? If I change the res to be too
> > high (e.g. 1024x768 at 16 million) it says "video
> not
> > supported and I don't know how to get it back? Text
> > mode doesn't show up either (ctrl-x at the first
> > redhat screen) It should do what windoze does, where
> 
> Try hitting CtrlAlt+ or CtrlAlt- to cycle through
> the video modes.  CtrlAltBackspace will restart X.
> 
> > it gives you 15 secs before changing to the new
> > resolution. Can someone tell me how to change the
> > video before the boot? 
> 
> You can boot in run level 3.
> Run 'redhat-config-xfree86 -reconfig' from
> the command prompt.  Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to 
> shutdown X.  Once you've configured X the way you
> like it, boot into run level 5 as normal.
> 
> __________________________________
> 
> Hello,
> I want to thank you for helping me before... I'm still
> having problems, see my post below. I tried cycling
> thru the video modes with ctrl+alt+- , but it doesn't
> switch modes. I am still get the monitor message:
> "Picture Management: Out of Range". 640x480 works no
> problem (i.e. on initial install).  I just want
> 800x600.
> 
> I booted into init 3 and tried 'redhat-config-xfree86
> -
> reconfig', but that yields the same error message
> 
> Can someone give me a specific example of how to
> change the video mode to 800x600 at 16 million colors
> at 72 hz? Can I do that with command line parms?  
> 
> 
> Thank you, I appreciate it.
> 
> Sanjay

Run (as root) "xf86config".  It's a more basic tool that's more manual
than automatic.  Select your video card, and you can either select
your monitor or select something like a medium-resolution monitor.
Near the end you can select precisely the resolution(s) you want.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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