On Sun, 2006-09-10 at 17:09 -0400, Dylan Semler wrote: > > > On 9/10/06, Phil Meyer <pmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Most good graphics drivers will ignore the settings for > resolution in > xorg.conf, and query the monitor itself. Check > your /var/log/Xorg.log.0 > file and search for 1920z1200. You will see that it set the > default by > itself. > > Well this wasn't the case at least as recently as fc3 or 4. I had > been running in 4:3 mode for a while as none of the guis had generic > lcd screens for widescreen resulotion. It wasn't until i finilaly > figured out the xorg.conf stuff that I was able to use widescreen. > Well here is a YMMV moment. I have configured my resolution on my laptop to be 1920x1200 both in FC4 and FC5 and never once looked at xorg.conf. -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
