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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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> 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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