On Sun, 2006-11-12 at 18:09 +0530, arnuld wrote: > hai all, > > this is my 1st post here. i installed FC-6 (x86) but it is running in > only "800x600" mode & it does not even show "1024x768" in > "Preferences->Screen Resolution" menu, where as i ran FC-4 in > "1024x768" mode. i also ran "BLAG Linux 50002" in "1024x768" mode. i > checked "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" file, it says "driver" is "via" where as > FC-4 used "vesa" driver for my motherboard. > > Motherboard: ASUS K8V-MX running AMD 64 Athlon. > chipset: VIA K8M800, VIA VT8237R > > i also added "Modes "1024x768" line in "xorg.conf" file but still it > does not work. then i changed the name of driver from "via" to "vesa" > & then on reboot all i get was Black Terminal :-(, NO GDM was there. > then i rolled back to "via" & it worked with "800x600". does anybody > have any idea how can i make my system to run in "1024x768" mode? > > (800x600 shows way-way big icons, i can not even see my screen fully :-( ---- You can always try this... at login screen - press <Control><Alt><F2> to get a text mode virtual console log in as root run 'init 3' # to get into runlevel 3 run 'system-config-display --reconfig' to get the configuration tool see if 1024x768 is offered there, choose it if it is and then click OK run 'init 5' to get back to runlevel 5 I do recall that in KDE, I was able to change the display resolution from the GUI directly but I am not in front of an FC-6 setup at the moment and you are probably in GNOME anyway. By the way, you don't need to reboot to check out 'changed' settings in X. You can simply press <Control><Alt><Shift><Backspace> to kill X - which will then reload and ask you to login again but make sure you save any documents first. Craig
