On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:25:54 -0500 Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > mickey wrote: > > >I had the same issue with my laptop, (1680x1050) > > > >Edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > > >Go down to the Modes "1024x768" 800x600" ... > >change it to Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" etc > > > >then save and hit CTRL-ALT-BKSPACE to restart x > > > NOTE: ctrl-alt-bksp will NOT restart X if you are in runlevel 5. You > will need to 1) reboot or 2) from a console screen as root use "telinit > 3" to get a non-graphics screen then "telinit 5" to go back to the > graphics mode. > Jeff, I'm coming in a bit late on this thread, but ctrl-alt-bksp will restart X and pickup any changes made in the xorg.conf file. No need to reboot or change init levels. Cheers, Sean
