Red Hat screen problem

[stretchjn]

I installed RH 7.0 without hitch, but my video resolution is way to high leaving me with miniscule fonts and icons. I ran Xconfigurator and despite my changes my desktop remained at the same resolution after reboot. I went into the /etc/X11/XF86Config file and edited out all Modes in the "Display" subsection of "Screen", except "800x600" and "640X480". I did this for all the displays and at every depth. No change after reboot. So then I went back in and edited out all the mode lines in the Monitor section except those above. No change still. BTW Xconfigurator makes the appropriate changes in
/etc/X11/XF86Config.
Soo..I went looking for another XF86Config file and found it in
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config. This file changes when I change the one in
/etc/X11/XF86Config with no effect on the screen.
Changing resolutions with ctrl & alt & + works but then the screen doesn't fit on the monitor and I have to scroll around my desktop and windows.
Using ideas from the XFree86 FAQ I added the line
Virtual 800 600
after the mode lines in the Display subsection of Screen, again no luck
I'm running Gnome using sawfish as the window manager. I have a voodoo3 3000 video card-agp 16bit with 128Mb.
Is is possible that sawfish or Gnome are using another file beside XF86Config for video settings?
I've gotten this far from a search on this BBS, but I've used all the suggestions I can find. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Stretch

[mongrel]

Have you tried editing XF86Config-4? I too use RH7 and that is the file that I have to edit.

[jbstew32]

yeah its weird....i couldnt change mine either. I just deleted my XF86Config file (it was bad anyway) and I ran XConfigurator to get the sync rates and crap in there, then I customized it

:cool: Option "FastVRam" :cool:

[stretchjn]

Editing the XF86Config-4 file did the trick. I never saw this suggestion in any instruction or FAQs, but things work great. Now onto bigger and better things. Thanks for the help.

Stretch

[trekker]

Yep.. that will depend on which verson of XFree86 you are running. I believe XF86 4.x.x uses XF86Config-4. The rest of the config files are probably from an earlier verson of XF86.