Re: Screen Resolution


Subject: Re: Screen Resolution
From: antadam (antadam@lunch-lady.com)
Date: Sun Aug 13 2000 - 21:18:31 MDT


if you're looking to just reset your resolution to something just be
lazy and run Xconfigurator

>Have a look at /etc/X11/XF86Config
>especially down at the bottom in the section called "Screen".
>That should help.
>
>On 8/13/00 at 2:19 PM, hshere@greendragon.com (Howard Shere) wrote:
>
> >
> > This should be a simple question.
> >
> > I have Linux running. I am at the command line. I remember putting some
> > params in the bootx control panel to specify the resolution, but I don't
> > remember what those commands are.
> >
> > How can I tell from the command line what the current res and scan rate are
> > set to? I'd rather not have to reboot into MacOS to check the params. There
> > must be a way to tell.
> >
> > I know it is in the x configuration file somewhere, but I don't remember
> > where that config file is hiding.
> >
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