Setting resolution with default X

07-10-2007	#1 (permalink)
sentralorigin Just Joined! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 57	Setting resolution with default X Okay, so I have X and Enlightenment DR16 as my desktop thing and I don't have a Xorg.conf and X just uses the defaults I guess or whatever. So it works fine without the Xorg.conf even though I hear many people configure the file and use it, but I think it's too complicated and it's working fine for me now anyway. But now I want to set a certain resolution to my defaults right now. Is there a way I can just set a certain resolution without having to create a Xorg.conf and going through the trouble of configuring the stuff?

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digitalis_vulgaris Just Joined! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: //europe/serbia Posts: 5	Greetings mighty Sentralorigin. I 'just joined' to. Can you help me with samething, please? I don't now how to post a new thread...

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sentralorigin Just Joined! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 57	Erm...Near the top left of the forum there should be a button image that says "New Thread"...just click on that...

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sentralorigin

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So this is the very last section in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Code:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
       DefaultDepth  24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     1
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     4
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     8
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     15
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     16
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
               Modes     "1024x768"
        EndSubSection

I did X -configure and the 2 lines in BOLD are the lines are added to the already default config.
Did I put this correctly for 1024x768 resolution? And if I want 1280x900 I can just replace the number Mode?

07-10-2007	#6 (permalink)
Juan Pablo Linux Guru Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: /home/south_america/ecuador/quito Posts: 2,060	If you want a different resolution just change it to the one you want, if you want to test with various resolution. Add all them in the same Mode line separated by spaces __________________ Put your hand in an oven for a minute and it will be like an hour, sit beside a beautiful woman for an hour and it will be like a minute, that is relativity. --Albert Einstein Linux User #425940 Don't PM me with questions, instead post in the forums

07-10-2007	#7 (permalink)
sentralorigin Just Joined! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 57	What about the DefaultDepth?

07-11-2007	#8 (permalink)
Juan Pablo Linux Guru Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: /home/south_america/ecuador/quito Posts: 2,060	It depends what you want, the color depth have some resolution that can be used with that specific color depth. Not all monitor can do their highest resolution with their highest color depth. Be aware that 24 bits is in fact 32 bits in Windows 'words', because Linux omits the 8 gray scale bits, hence 16 bit is in fact 24 in Windows 'words' __________________ Put your hand in an oven for a minute and it will be like an hour, sit beside a beautiful woman for an hour and it will be like a minute, that is relativity. --Albert Einstein Linux User #425940 Don't PM me with questions, instead post in the forums

07-11-2007	#9 (permalink)
sentralorigin Just Joined! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 57	Thank you Juan Pablo How can I tell how much max resolution my monitor can go up to?

07-11-2007	#10 (permalink)
Juan Pablo Linux Guru Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: /home/south_america/ecuador/quito Posts: 2,060	Test it, or just look in the manual __________________ Put your hand in an oven for a minute and it will be like an hour, sit beside a beautiful woman for an hour and it will be like a minute, that is relativity. --Albert Einstein Linux User #425940 Don't PM me with questions, instead post in the forums