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i have a new dell 1100 inspiron laptop with a intel 82845(G) display device. in installed red hat 9 and all i get is a 800* 600 resolution which doesnt ...
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  1. 05-05-2003 #1
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    redhat 9 resolution problems

    i have a new dell 1100 inspiron laptop with a intel 82845(G) display device. in installed red hat 9 and all i get is a 800* 600 resolution which doesnt fill the screen....i get a max of 1024*768 ....can anyone help? :o
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    Open your /etc/X11/XF86Config, and look for your "Screen" section. In it, you will find a "Display" subsection, in which you will find a line beginning with "Modes". Add "1024x768" to the beginning of the other modes. For example if your Modes line looks like this:
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    Modes "800x600" "640x480"
    Change it to this:
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    Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
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    hmm...tried that

    thanx for replying..infact i tried that eariler.

    i added "1024x768" and saved the file...however it didnt work..when i restarted the system the file got modified and it has no "1024x768" which
    i added and the resolution is still the one i got now(800x600)..

    any more suggestions?
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    How do you mean? Did you try it without rebooting? What do you mean that "the file got modified"? Was it just reset to what it was before you modified it?
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    yeah i rebooted and the file got reset to what it was before it was modified...
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    Are you sure that it was successfully saved? You will need to be root to do that.
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    thanx for your patient replies

    yes i managed to change it to what you said ..now i have " 1024x768" in my config file...
    but still i dont get the full screen when i use linux...
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    Check your /var/log/XFree86.0.log, and see what you can find about 1024x768 in there.
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