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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Screen resolution problem
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:04:01
Message-Id: 200909152203.56223.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Screen resolution problem by Harry Putnam
1 On Tuesday 15 September 2009, Harry Putnam wrote:
2 > Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> writes:
3 > >> Subsection "Display"
4 > >> Depth 24
5 > >> Modes "1280x1024" #"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
6 > >> Virtual 2048 1536
7 > >> ViewPort 0 0
8 > >> EndSubsection
9 > >> EndSection
10 > >>
11 > >> [...]
12 > >
13 > > Sure, but we're talking about setting modelines and what not in one of
14 > > the new *.fdi files which use xml notation, not the old xorg.conf
15 >
16 > Ahh not exactly...
17 >
18 > >From OP
19 > >Several obvious questions arise:
20 > >
21 > > _Why_ did X select a different resolution today?
22 > > _How_ can I get to the higher resolution?
23 > > _What_ can I do to prevent a recurrence of this problem?
24 >
25 > My suggestion would likely solve all three
26
27 Yes, you're right the OP asked just that and your suggestion will likely fix
28 his problem. However, I had followed up by asking if/how the resolution can
29 be adjusted via the new xml files - so I thought you were responding to my
30 specific question ...
31 --
32 Regards,
33 Mick

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