On 3/1/2013 1:48 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
In a new Fedora-18/64 bit install in a new computer I am unable to set
the resolution above 1024x768 at 60HZ and would like to set it higher.
I found the following:.
[root@box10 ~]# ll /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
total 4
-rw-rw-r--. 1 root root 161 Feb 28 04:42 00-anaconda-keyboard.conf
To which I attempted to add configuration data for this ViewSonic
VX2035WM monitor, trying to increase the resolution to the
manufacturer's spec.
The following does not work. I got a black screen and had to bring up
another terminal and remove the file in order to reboot. The truth is I
don't really know what I'm doing, perhaps someone who understand this
can point out what needs to be done?
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor-conf
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "vesa" #Choose the driver used for
this monitor
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0" #Collapse Monitor and
Device section to Screen section
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16 #Choose the depth (16||24)
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1680x1050_60.00" #Choose the
resolution
EndSubSection
EndSection
Any suggestion appreciated.
Bob
You could use "system-config-display" to do this. But Fedora dropped
it several releases ago.
And now is when you will get message after message chock full of helpful
'try this' suggestions that won't work and many 'what does some cryptic
CLI command say? Followed by more 'try this' suggestions that won't work
either.
Or? You could use "system-config-display" to do this. But as I said
Fedora dropped it several releases ago.
Or? You could try Mageia which will find a generic monitor that will
offer the correct resolution for you. And you can actually use their
configuration suite so that you might actually find the *exact* monitor,
by the name and the model and then find a series of *exact* resolution
settings for your exact monitor.
Or? You can stay here and deal with 'something that almost works'.
--
David