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From: Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT - gdm screen resolution problem
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 04:20:57
Message-Id: 1157343154.9575.3.camel@orpheus
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] OT - gdm screen resolution problem by Michael Sullivan
1 On Sun, 2006-09-03 at 17:07 -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote:
2 > I've done some research, but haven't been able to find anything that
3 > works for my sitch. I use the themed gdm screen as my login to GNOME.
4 > The problem is that the only thing I can see on the gdm screen is the
5 > username and password boxes. I think the screen resolution is too low
6 > (possibly 640x480?)
7 [snip]
8 >
9 > Section "Screen"
10 [snip]
11 > EndSection
12
13 I'd recommend getting rid the low low depth's: 1, 4, 15. Also, add:
14 DefaultDepth 24
15 near the top, and in each subsection "Display", add the resolutions your
16 monitor can handle, in order you want to use them. eg, mine is:
17
18 Section "Screen"
19 Identifier "Screen0"
20 Device "Card0"
21 Monitor "Monitor0"
22 DefaultDepth 24
23
24 Subsection "Display"
25 Depth 8
26 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
27 ViewPort 0 0
28 EndSubsection
29 Subsection "Display"
30 Depth 16
31 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
32 ViewPort 0 0
33 EndSubsection
34 Subsection "Display"
35 Depth 24
36 Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768"
37 "800x600" "640x480"
38 ViewPort 0 0
39 EndSubsection
40 EndSection
41
42 then restart xdm and see how that goes...
43
44 HTH,
45 --
46 Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>
47
48 "Not Hercules could have knock'd out his brains, for he had none."
49 -- Shakespeare
50
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Re: [gentoo-user] OT - gdm screen resolution problem [SOLVED] Michael Sullivan <michael@××××××××××××.com>