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On Sun, 2009-04-19 at 13:45 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote: |
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> Michael Sullivan writes: |
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> > On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 18:03 +0100, Robert Bridge wrote: |
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> > > Michael Sullivan wrote: |
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> > > > A few months ago my wife switched from gnome to xfce because gnome |
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> > > > was just too slow. I performed the X upgrade on her computer last |
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> > > > night, and now she can't get her usual screen resolution of |
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> > > > 1024x768 because it's not on "the list". Is there a way I can get |
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> > > > it on "the list"? She doesn't have an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, as |
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> > > > the upgrade guide recommended getting rid of it. Several sites on |
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> > > > the 'Net suggested using the xf86Config file, but she doesn't seem |
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> > > > to have one. |
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> Does she still have the old xorg.conf file somewhere? I'd try if X still |
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> works with it. |
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> > > Is there an entry, default, at the top of the list? What resolution |
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> > > is it using for that? |
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> > |
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> > I don't know what resolution default is. It doesn't say. How do I |
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> > find out? |
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> Try it, and then call xdpyinfo|grep dimensions in an xterm. Emerge |
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> xdpyinfo if it is not installed yet. |
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> Many monitors also have a memnu option to display resolution and |
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> frequency. |
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> Wonko |
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amy@catherine ~ $ xdpyinfo|grep dimensions |
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dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (306x230 millimeters) |
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But it's NOT 1024x768! Her icon for main menu doesn't even show up. |
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And 1024x768 is still not available from Settings->Display Settings when |
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I right-click on the desktop. |
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