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Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> writes: |
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> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> wrote: |
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>> I'm also guessing there is some kind of replacement that I need to |
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>> learn about if it effects my longtime reliance on xorg.conf to keep |
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>> using my huge desktops I like to use. For yrs I've |
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>> used. |
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>> Subsection "Display" |
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>> Depth 24 |
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>> Modes "1280x1024" #"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" |
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>> Virtual 2048 1536 |
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>> ViewPort 0 0 |
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>> in /etc/X11/xorg.conf |
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>> To get a 2048x1536 desktop to flop around on. |
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>> I've never seen or heard of a way to get that without using xorg.conf. |
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> I think you would use xrandr to set it, or your desktop environment's |
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> GUI settings panel (or equivalent). |
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I may be using xrandr wrong but it doesn't do the trick used like |
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this: |
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I'm running an `emerge world' so didn't want to close down X so I used |
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Ctrl-alt F1 to leave X and then Ctrl-alt F2 to login on a different |
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virtual terminal. |
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Then commented out the `Virtual' line in xorg.conf: |
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Subsection "Display" |
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Depth 24 |
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Modes "1280x1024" #"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" |
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# Virtual 2048 1536 |
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ViewPort 0 0 |
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Then startx on a different display. |
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startx -- :1 |
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Once X is up: |
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xrandr <no args> |
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shows 1280x1024 as being the highest resolution. |
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xrandr -s 2048x1536 shows: |
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Size 2048x1536 not found in available modes |
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The xfce display setting tool also shows 1280 as the highest possible |
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setting. |
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I've asked before where else this might be set... in more than 1 |
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forum. I think you may find its not all that easy to set a Resolution |
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way higher than your card supports. |
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