On 27Oct2007 12:20, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>> I made the screen too large and when I reboot it would not come up in
>>> X windows. I can use Ctrl-Alt F1 and get back to level 3 and login as
>>> root.
>>>
>>> But I can't recall the name of the tool that lets you change X window
>>> settings. Does anyone recall the name?
>>
>> Try:
>> system-config-display --reconfig
>>
> I used just system-config-display and it brought up the panel with the odd
> size that the dam nvidia lets you use if you have not got its 5 or 6 rpm
> files and figured out how to load them.
> I got them all and then found out one will only work if I upgrade the
> kernel :-!
> So decided this was just too much for a new F7 and I will wait until F8 is
> available. Then I can FIGHT the dam nvidia for a good reason.
I have an NVidia card at work. I've been using the NVidia driver from
NVidia's web site< and it's worked well.
If you have a working X server whose only problem is the display
resoution the simplest approach is probably just the hack the
/etc/X11/xorg.conf file:
- get out of X, as you have done
- take a copy of the current xorg.conf
- edit the original
There should be a section called "Screen", with a subsection called
"Display". Edit the "Modes line to include the resoution you want;
it must be something your monitor and card are supposed to do.
Here's an example clause form my laptop:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1400x1050" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
I run in 1400x1050 on this machine.
- start a new X server
You can just run the command "startx :1", which will commence a new
X server using id ":1" (because :0 is in use by the "main" X server
just at present).
If this works, you will get a display, probably not running your
normal session. But we are only testing the resolution, so that's
ok. If that's good, we're ready; quit the X server by typing
ctrl-alt-backspace. Then return to your main server (Alt-F7)
and quit it (ctrl-alt-backspace); this should cause it to start a
new server using your new settings.
If not, examine the file /var/log/Xorg.1.log. It should show
the driver trying various resolutions. Search for yours.
For example, for my laptop I would search for 1400x1050.
The driver will only use a resolution it believes that
the card will do and the monitor will accept.
If the above procedure works, you're good to go. Otherwise, there are
more things to try.
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