-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Craig White Sent: 21 September 2004 02:05 To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: RE: Copy + Paste in Quanta (FC2) On Mon, 2004-09-20 at 10:56, Graham Cossey wrote: > > > > > > > > Suggest that you paste the contents of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf (the > > > > contents of "Device" (videocard) and "Screen" > > > > > > Section "Monitor" > > > Identifier "Monitor0" > > > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > > > ModelName "L1910B" > > > DisplaySize 380 300 > > > HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0 > > > VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0 > > > Option "dpms" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Device" > > > Identifier "Videocard0" > > > Driver "nv" > > > VendorName "Videocard vendor" > > > BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 3 (generic)" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Screen" > > > Identifier "Screen0" > > > Device "Videocard0" > > > Monitor "Monitor0" > > > DefaultDepth 24 > > > SubSection "Display" > > > Viewport 0 0 > > > Depth 24 > > > Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" > > > "800x600" "640x480" > > > EndSubSection > > > EndSection > > ---- > > have you installed the 3d driver for nVidia per ? > > <http://www.fedorafaq.org/#nvidia> > > No I have not. Do I need to, even if I don't really need 3D? This is > basically a server, on which I also want to maintain some PHP code. My > 'resolution' problem is simply to do with font and general window rendering > which appears much less defined than in windose. I would like this problem > resolved as I have a spare PC that I was going to install FC2 as a > workstation for general use. > > > > > Can you switch between the various resolutions with Control-Alt-{numeric > > - | numeric +} ? > > I can, thanks, I didn't know about that. However, it's not quite like > changing it through system-config-display and restarting X as when the > resolution is decreased I only see a portion of the desktop. I would have > assumed to have been shown a full desktop with larger icons and fonts. ---- I don't know about 'having' to update to the nVidia driver since I haven't done it but I have to assume that the nVidia driver would provide much better performance than the open source driver from xorg. The video card vendors keep their 'secrets' close to their chest and the open source drivers are less than optimal (perhaps more so with nVidia than ATI). More importantly though, from your previous email regarding Quanta and Copy/Paste, you left the distinct impression that you haven't installed all of the various updates which really need to be installed for performance and security reasons. I believe that a complete update of KDE and xorg stuff has happened since last May when FC-2 was released. You have to keep in mind that Fedora by design is meant to be a less tested, more to the leading edge of Linux software. This means that the bugs tend to be more numerous than 'stable' products and it is participatory. I generally wouldn't recommend that you use Fedora for servers but that's just me, I use RHEL and have begun using whiteboxlinux for servers. These are 'stable' products (more tested). Lastly, note that the line in xorg.conf Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" can be re-arranged. As I understand things, the first number listed will be the desktop that loads at startup (if possible). Make a backup of the file first cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.saved before editing and perhaps try the 1280x1024 first and see what happens. -----Reply----- Thanks Craig for all your assistance. I will attempt an update in a week or so as I do not want to mess up the FC2 box as it is being used as a development server at present and if I can't access it for some reason I'll be in big trouble. Actually I may simply try it out on a spare box first. I did check the shortcut key bindings in Control Center and all looks as I would expect. Graham
