1024x768 I did it!

[keithblake]

This is probly no BIG deal for you hard core Linux guys, but for me a fairly new Linux convert (still dual boot with XP though) it is a HUMUNGUS deal!
Worked automaticaly in Mandrake 9 and Fedora
Core 1, but in Knoppix 3.3 (hard drive install) it just would not work...
In the "Section Monitor" that was generated by Knoppix 3.3 there was a lot of "stuff" (I am very technical)
After checking out some config files on Google I altered mine to very basic
"Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 30-62
VertRefresh 55-75

I made sure the "Screen Section" was compatible with it and I also added "1024x768" in the mode section and not I have 1024x768 800x600 640x480

Mind you this took days (or was it weeks) to get working I trolled google and some newsgroups...

Then thing that really made it was possible though was the fact that I took the time to be able to edit file from the command line (or should I say the SHELL!), if I have one piece of advice for "Newbies" is learn the shell because when I first started with Linux I had quite a few reinstalls because I changed things I shouldn't !

Anyway thaks for reading...

[gehidore]

first congrats for the achivement,

second its good to here that a "newbee" actually did a search (and on google) before posting some lame error(not that this is a lame problem) and in fact solved it your self.

i personally took 2 years before i had the ba||s to touch my xfree conf file but now i think its fun to do a kernel recompile/install just because i can

and i agree 100% about your CL statement for "newbees" although i started with no gui when i met linux i quickly became illiterate in the world of the Shell after my first install of kde, now i use fluxbox and aterm for almost everything (no more reboots)...

[leonpmu]

CONGRATS, I am really glad that you hung in there to get it to work, I had to talk a friend of mine through that last night over the phone, nearly 20 minutes!!!

Good stuff, and a great start.

It is a helluva feeling to get something like that right, I know exatly how you feel, things can only get easier now!!

C U on the forums.

L