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Newbie screen resolution setting
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| Guus Ellenkamp 2004-10-05, 2:47 am |
| Hello,
I just installed Linux Fedora on a Virtual PC with standard settings. How
can I set the screen resolution higher? The program in the menu only allows
maximum 800*600.
Guus
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| Lenard 2004-10-05, 2:47 am |
| On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 11:51:21 +0800, Guus Ellenkamp wrote:
> Hello,
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> I just installed Linux Fedora on a Virtual PC with standard settings.
> How can I set the screen resolution higher? The program in the menu only
> allows maximum 800*600.
You posted this question two days ago, please read my response.
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| Jean-David Beyer 2004-10-07, 11:17 am |
| Lenard wrote:
> On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 11:51:21 +0800, Guus Ellenkamp wrote:
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> You posted this question two days ago, please read my response.
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I am not the O.P., but was glad to see your response (even though
supernews does not handle that newsgroup so I had to use google).
I could set the resolution simply by adding 1024x768 to the list, and,
strangely enough, it gave me lots more choices when I did that, not just
the one I added.
But it makes little difference. When I go to Start->Preferences->Screen
Resolution, here too it gives me only 800x600 and 600x480. I assume there
is a corresponding file for this. Where might it be?
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| Lenard 2004-10-07, 11:17 am |
| On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 10:24:34 -0400, Jean-David Beyer wrote:
> I am not the O.P.,
That's OK
> I could set the resolution simply by adding 1024x768 to the list, and,
> strangely enough, it gave me lots more choices when I did that, not just
> the one I added.
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> But it makes little difference. When I go to Start->Preferences->Screen
> Resolution, here too it gives me only 800x600 and 600x480. I assume
> there is a corresponding file for this. Where might it be?
Actually the same package is called, open a xterm session and simply type
'/usr/bin/system-config-displayed' without the quotes, if your not root
you will be asked to supply the password.
The hardware database (hwdata-0.140-1.noarch.rpm is the latest version)
holds the information you might be looking for.
$ rpm -qli hwdata-0.140-1 (in your case use hwdata-0.120-1 here)
Summary : hardware identification data.
Description :
hwdata contains various hardware identification and configuration data,
such as the pci.ids database, or the XFree86 compatibility database.
/etc/hotplug/blacklist
/etc/pcmcia
/etc/pcmcia/config
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards
/usr/share/doc/hwdata-0.140
/usr/share/doc/hwdata-0.140/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/hwdata-0.140/LICENSE
/usr/share/hwdata
/usr/share/hwdata/CardMonitorCombos
/usr/share/hwdata/Cards
/usr/share/hwdata/MonitorsDB
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| Jean-David Beyer 2004-10-07, 11:17 am |
| Lenard wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 10:24:34 -0400, Jean-David Beyer wrote:
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> That's OK
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> Actually the same package is called, open a xterm session and simply type
> '/usr/bin/system-config-displayed' without the quotes, if your not root
> you will be asked to supply the password.
Yes, but it gives me only the old two small choices. I did not have to be
root. Maybe I should try it as root?
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> The hardware database (hwdata-0.140-1.noarch.rpm is the latest version)
> holds the information you might be looking for.
Perhaps. I downloaded it, but it will not install because it conflicts
with kudzu. I do not want to start monkeying around by replacing kudzu as
I fear the dragons from dependency hell that way.
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> $ rpm -qli hwdata-0.140-1 (in your case use hwdata-0.120-1 here)
I did that and got a similar list.
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards looked like it might matter, but it is just a
symlink to /usr/share/hwdata/Cards. That is concerned only with the video
boards and not with the screen resolution desired by individual users.
/usr/share/hwdata/MonitorsDB is concerned only with sweep rates.
/usr/share/hwdata/CardMonitorCombos does not refer to many monitor-cards.
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> Summary : hardware identification data.
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> Description :
> hwdata contains various hardware identification and configuration data,
> such as the pci.ids database, or the XFree86 compatibility database.
> /etc/hotplug/blacklist
> /etc/pcmcia
> /etc/pcmcia/config
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards
> /usr/share/doc/hwdata-0.140
> /usr/share/doc/hwdata-0.140/COPYING
> /usr/share/doc/hwdata-0.140/LICENSE
> /usr/share/hwdata
> /usr/share/hwdata/CardMonitorCombos
> /usr/share/hwdata/Cards
> /usr/share/hwdata/MonitorsDB
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