Mandrake 7.2 Setting Default Resolution

[veletron]

Hi

I am using Mandrake 7.2 with the NVidia drivers on a Geforce2 GTS. I want to change the resolution to 1152x864 from the current 1024x768. I cant use the Mandrake config tools, cause they only work on the 3.3.6 config files, and they reset your symlinks so you are back to running 3.3.6 as default...

I have looked at the /etc/XFConfig-4 file, but there is no where where I can select the resolution that *I* want, just loads of places where I can enter all the supported resolutions. How can I force it to start at 1152x864x24bit ??

Regards

Nigel

[veletron]

Does anyone know?????!!

[thedexman]

I don't know anything about what special things
mandrake does, but you should be able to edit the XF86Config file. Look
for a section called "Screen". Look for where it says DefaultDepth, make
that 24. Then look for a Display subsection that has Depth 24. On the line
under that that says modes, with all the resoulutions listed after it, just
put "1152x864" on the front of that line.


An example for the sake of clarity:

Section "Screen 1"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "GeForce"
Monitor "Sony"
DefaultDepth 24

Subsection "Display
Depth 24
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
.... and so on


If the resolution is supported, the next time you start, it will be at the
new res. Otherwise you'll probably be stuck w/the default options.

[veletron]

Hi

Cheers... I shall try that tonight... The
resolution that I want is at the beginning
of the line, but it still gives me 1024x768. I can get 1280x1024, but thats a little to much for a "17 ins" (5.5 ins viewable!!) monitor.

Perhaps NVidia's driver doesn't work at 1152x864 just like it wont work at 32bit??

Regards

Nigel

[thedexman]

I tried running my GeForce2 GTS at 1152x864 and it worked just fine. Could it be a monitor problem? How can you tell X is not running at 1152x864, does it crash? Try switching between resolutions while x is running with Ctrl-Alt-+, or Ctrl-Alt--.

[veletron]

Hi

Not a problem running at this resolution in Windows. My monitor tells me what resolution and refresh it is doing when the resolution is changed, if I select 1152x864 in XF86Config-4 it gives me 1280x1024 which is too much for a 17 ins monitor.

I shall try the resolution switch @ run time.

Regards

Nigel