RE: TO CHANGE SCREEN RESOLUTION

[Manivannan. M]

Hi,

I need to resize my monitor resolution to make the icons appear small.
In the "preference" >> "screen resolution" I can only see 800 X 600 with
60 Hz. The other one is with 640 X 480 which is even worst.

Can anyone help me with this.

Thanks

TO CHANGE SCREEN RESOLUTION

On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 07:24:49PM +0800, Manivannan. M wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to resize my monitor resolution to make the icons appear small.
> In the "preference" >> "screen resolution" I can only see 800 X 600 with
> 60 Hz. The other one is with 640 X 480 which is even worst.
>
> Can anyone help me with this.
>
> Thanks

I suspect you are seeing only the resolutions that are currently in
the xorg.conf file. You could edit the file and restart X. Or you
could go to init level 3 and use system-config-display to configure
the xorg for the resolution you want. Then return to init level 5.
This assumes you have FC2 or FC3. If you have FC1 respond back for
a slightly different answer.

TO CHANGE SCREEN RESOLUTION

[Manivannan. M]

On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 07:11 -0500, [e-mail] wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 07:24:49PM +0800, Manivannan. M wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I need to resize my monitor resolution to make the icons appear small.
> > In the "preference" >> "screen resolution" I can only see 800 X 600 with
> > 60 Hz. The other one is with 640 X 480 which is even worst.
> >
> > Can anyone help me with this.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> I suspect you are seeing only the resolutions that are currently in
> the xorg.conf file. You could edit the file and restart X. Or you
> could go to init level 3 and use system-config-display to configure
> the xorg for the resolution you want. Then return to init level 5.
> This assumes you have FC2 or FC3. If you have FC1 respond back for
> a slightly different answer.
> --
>
> =======================================================================
> I'm wearing PAMPERS!!
>
> Aaron Konstam
> Computer Science
> Trinity University
> One Trinity Place.
> San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
>
> telephone: [phone]
> email:[e-mail]

Hi,

Step by step guide on how to go about doing it would be very helpfull. I
am using FC3 and a newbie. Please help !

Thanks

To Change Screen Resolution

[Jim Cornette]

Manivannan. M wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 07:11 -0500, [e-mail] wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 07:24:49PM +0800, Manivannan. M wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I need to resize my monitor resolution to make the icons appear small.
> > > In the "preference" >> "screen resolution" I can only see 800 X 600 with
> > > 60 Hz. The other one is with 640 X 480 which is even worst.
> > >
> > > Can anyone help me with this.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> > I suspect you are seeing only the resolutions that are currently in
> > the xorg.conf file. You could edit the file and restart X. Or you
> > could go to init level 3 and use system-config-display to configure
> > the xorg for the resolution you want. Then return to init level 5.
> > This assumes you have FC2 or FC3. If you have FC1 respond back for
> > a slightly different answer.
> > --
> >
> > =======================================================================
> > I'm wearing PAMPERS!!
> >
> > Aaron Konstam
> > Computer Science
> > Trinity University
> > One Trinity Place.
> > San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
> >
> > telephone: [phone]
> > email:[e-mail]
>
> Hi,
>
> Step by step guide on how to go about doing it would be very helpfull. I
> am using FC3 and a newbie. Please help !
>
> Thanks

If you want to use the tools that come with Fedora, go to system 
settings  and then the display choice. You will be asked for the root 
(admin) password to launch the program.
Once the program comes up, you will have displayed what your video card 
and your monitor is selected as.
If your video card is recognized properly, it will display what type of 
card you are using. If so, the display selection could be your problem.
Go to the hardware tab and click on the display button. If you have an 
LCD or if you have a CRT type display, select the appropriate choice. 
When you click either selection, it should expand to show different 
resolutions. Choose the resolution that the display is capable of. 
1024x768 or whatever the monitor can handle.
After you complete this process and save the choices that you made, 
these screen resolutions should now be avaiilasble under preferences 
-->> Screen Resolution.

With the first program, you might need to restart X. Close all active 
programs, then zap the server with ctl-alt-backspace. This should 
restart the login manager with the new resolutions available.
The second step under Prefrences -->> Screen Resolution will need to be 
done after performing the System Settings -->> Display portion and 
zapping the server for display manager to restart.

I hope this helps. The other method involves setting the line in the 
/etc/X11/xorg.conf file with an editor. You could add additional 
resolutions with an editor into the display section of the file. the 
excerpt looks similar to the below.

Jim

Sample from my generated xorg.conf using the display choice. 
(system-config-display)

Section "Screen"
         Identifier "Screen0"
         Device     "Videocard0"
         Monitor    "Monitor0"
         DefaultDepth     24
         SubSection "Display"
                 Viewport   0 0
                 Depth     16
                 Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
         EndSubSection
         SubSection "Display"
                 Viewport   0 0
                 Depth     24
                 Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
         EndSubSection

To Change Screen Resolution

[Manivannan. M]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Cornette" 
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" 
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: To Change Screen Resolution
> Manivannan. M wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 07:11 -0500, [e-mail] wrote:
> > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 07:24:49PM +0800, Manivannan. M wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I need to resize my monitor resolution to make the icons appear small.
> > > > In the "preference" >> "screen resolution" I can only see 800 X 600 with
> > > > 60 Hz. The other one is with 640 X 480 which is even worst.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone help me with this.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > >
> > > I suspect you are seeing only the resolutions that are currently in
> > > the xorg.conf file. You could edit the file and restart X. Or you
> > > could go to init level 3 and use system-config-display to configure
> > > the xorg for the resolution you want. Then return to init level 5.
> > > This assumes you have FC2 or FC3. If you have FC1 respond back for
> > > a slightly different answer.
> > > --
> > >
> > > =======================================================================
> > > I'm wearing PAMPERS!!
> > >
> > > Aaron Konstam
> > > Computer Science
> > > Trinity University
> > > One Trinity Place.
> > > San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
> > >
> > > telephone: [phone]
> > > email:[e-mail]
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Step by step guide on how to go about doing it would be very helpfull. I
> > am using FC3 and a newbie. Please help !
> >
> > Thanks
>
> If you want to use the tools that come with Fedora, go to system settings 
> and then the display choice. You will be asked for the root (admin) 
> password to launch the program.
> Once the program comes up, you will have displayed what your video card 
> and your monitor is selected as.
> If your video card is recognized properly, it will display what type of 
> card you are using. If so, the display selection could be your problem.
> Go to the hardware tab and click on the display button. If you have an LCD 
> or if you have a CRT type display, select the appropriate choice. When you 
> click either selection, it should expand to show different resolutions. 
> Choose the resolution that the display is capable of. 1024x768 or whatever 
> the monitor can handle.
> After you complete this process and save the choices that you made, these 
> screen resolutions should now be avaiilasble under preferences -->> Screen 
> Resolution.
>
> With the first program, you might need to restart X. Close all active 
> programs, then zap the server with ctl-alt-backspace. This should restart 
> the login manager with the new resolutions available.
> The second step under Prefrences -->> Screen Resolution will need to be 
> done after performing the System Settings -->> Display portion and zapping 
> the server for display manager to restart.
>
> I hope this helps. The other method involves setting the line in the 
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with an editor. You could add additional 
> resolutions with an editor into the display section of the file. the 
> excerpt looks similar to the below.
>
> Jim
>
> Sample from my generated xorg.conf using the display choice. 
> (system-config-display)
>
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier "Screen0"
>         Device     "Videocard0"
>         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>         DefaultDepth     24
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Viewport   0 0
>                 Depth     16
>                 Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Viewport   0 0
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>
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> We are the people our parents warned us about.
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Hi, Jim

when I type the etc/X11/xorg.conf in the terminal it says permission denied. 
Do I need to login to root, if yes, how would I login as root from my normal 
user account.

Thanks.

To Change Screen Resolution

[Rahul Sundaram]

Hi
> Hi, Jim
>
> when I type the etc/X11/xorg.conf in the terminal it says permission 
> denied. Do I need to login to root, if yes, how would I login as root 
> from my normal user account.
>
> Thanks.

Yes. You need to be the root user before editing system configuration 
files such as these . Open a new terminal by right clicking on the 
desktop or Applications => System tools => Terminal and type in the 
following command which will prompt you for the system root password

# su -

regards
Rahul

Networking with other PC

[Manivannan. M]

Friends,

1.    How do I network with other PC (e.g. FC3 to XP ). I have a ADSL 
ethernet modem connected to both PC. Does the internet connection must be 
on?

2.    How do I find out the IP address in the FC3 OS

Thanks !

Networking with other PC

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mo, den 25.04.2005 schrieb Manivannan. M um 13:03:

Please don't hijack other threads. You replied to a different thread
while you start a new topic. And please don't start a new topic with
prefix "Re: " - this is confusing.
> How do I network with other PC (e.g. FC3 to XP ). I have a ADSL
>
> ethernet modem connected to both PC. Does the internet connection must be 
> on?

http://www.fedoranews.org/ghenry/gateway/
> How do I find out the IP address in the FC3 OS

/sbin/ifconfig

Alexander

Networking with other PC

[Manivannan. M]

On Mon, 2005-04-25 at 15:27 +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Am Mo, den 25.04.2005 schrieb Manivannan. M um 13:03:
>
> Please don't hijack other threads. You replied to a different thread
> while you start a new topic. And please don't start a new topic with
> prefix "Re: " - this is confusing.
> > How do I network with other PC (e.g. FC3 to XP ). I have a ADSL
> >
> > ethernet modem connected to both PC. Does the internet connection must be 
> > on?
>
> http://www.fedoranews.org/ghenry/gateway/
> > How do I find out the IP address in the FC3 OS
>
> /sbin/ifconfig
>
> Alexander
>
> -- 
> fedora-list mailing list
> [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list

Didn't meant to hijack or whatsoever, just thought it was alright to
start a new topic in this way. I would say, messing up rather than the
word used "hijack". Is there anything wrong in putting a prefix "RE"
usually letters or emails had this in front of a subject.

Please clarify what/why is confusing so that all can learn !

Networking with other PC

[Jim Cornette]

Manivannan. M wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-04-25 at 15:27 +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> > Am Mo, den 25.04.2005 schrieb Manivannan. M um 13:03:
> >
> > Please don't hijack other threads. You replied to a different thread
> > while you start a new topic. And please don't start a new topic with
> > prefix "Re: " - this is confusing.
> > > How do I network with other PC (e.g. FC3 to XP ). I have a ADSL
> > >
> > > ethernet modem connected to both PC. Does the internet connection must be 
> > > on?
> >
> > http://www.fedoranews.org/ghenry/gateway/
> > > How do I find out the IP address in the FC3 OS
> >
> > /sbin/ifconfig
> >
> > Alexander
> >
> > -- 
> > fedora-list mailing list
> > [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
>
> Didn't meant to hijack or whatsoever, just thought it was alright to
> start a new topic in this way. I would say, messing up rather than the
> word used "hijack". Is there anything wrong in putting a prefix "RE"
> usually letters or emails had this in front of a subject.
>
> Please clarify what/why is confusing so that all can learn !

hijacking is pretty much what happens to posts where the subject is 
changed from other topics post. The message will be posted within a 
thread that the message you used was topic changed. You can look through 
the archives available at the link for all messages to see the effects.

Since your message will be in the thread that the message was Hijacked, 
I would say that the message "got on the wrong bus" and is posted in the 
foreign thread.

Jim

Networking with other PC

On 4/27/05, Manivannan. M  wrote:
> Is there anything wrong in putting a prefix "RE"
> usually letters or emails had this in front of a subject.

The prefix "RE" is used as an abbreviation for "Reply".
A reply can only be made, if there has been a message earlier, that
you are replying to.

Since you started a new thread, it`s definitely not a reply to someone
elses messages. Thus, the prefix "RE" is inappropriate.

That`s it.

Cheers,
/dev/loop

Networking with other PC

[Graham Campbell]

On Wed, 2005-04-27 at 13:29 +0200, [e-mail] wrote:
> On 4/27/05, Manivannan. M  wrote:
> > Is there anything wrong in putting a prefix "RE"
> > usually letters or emails had this in front of a subject.

I think that a point the OP missed is that messages are threaded by
means of a (usually hidden) message header line, not the Subject: line.
So when you reply to a message, even if you change the Subject line,
your message will be displayed in the same thread as the message you
reply to. Which is not what you want if you are raising a new point.
> The prefix "RE" is used as an abbreviation for "Reply".
> A reply can only be made, if there has been a message earlier, that
> you are replying to.

I always heard that RE was shorthand for "In Reference To" or
"concerning".
> Since you started a new thread, it`s definitely not a reply to someone
> elses messages. Thus, the prefix "RE" is inappropriate.

Same comment, no matter exactly what RE means.

"Re:" (was Networking with other PC)

[Joel]

> > > Is there anything wrong in putting a prefix "RE"
> > > usually letters or emails had this in front of a subject.
>
> I think that a point the OP missed is that messages are threaded by
> means of a (usually hidden) message header line, not the Subject: line.
> So when you reply to a message, even if you change the Subject line,
> your message will be displayed in the same thread as the message you
> reply to. Which is not what you want if you are raising a new point.

Many of us have been on-line for several years before picking up on this.

Many of the web archives will re-start the thread if the subject line
changes, which helps in the view but not in the education.
> > The prefix "RE" is used as an abbreviation for "Reply".
> > A reply can only be made, if there has been a message earlier, that
> > you are replying to.
>
> I always heard that RE was shorthand for "In Reference To" or
> "concerning".

In the e-mail subject headers I think it is usually understood to mean
reply, whereas in office or legal documents it will be "in reference to".

(You can reference without replying.)

The actual usage is of course, not cast in stone.
> > Since you started a new thread, it`s definitely not a reply to someone
> > elses messages. Thus, the prefix "RE" is inappropriate.
>
> Same comment, no matter exactly what RE means.

(Noting that there are times when it is legitimate to change the subject
line and leave the references headers intact, and even times when it is
semantically correct to enter the "Re:" in the subject line by hand.)

But, yeah, it can be a bit of an eyesore to see a thread start with "Re:",
and it can be frustrating to scan a thread back looking for the top and
not finding a post without the "Re:"

(And I'm being verbose again. Back to work.)

To Change Screen Resolution

[Bob Chiodini]

On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 23:45 +0800, Manivannan. M wrote:
> Hi, Jim
>
> when I type the etc/X11/xorg.conf in the terminal it says permission denied. 
> Do I need to login to root, if yes, how would I login as root from my normal 
> user account.
>
> Thanks.

You do not want to execute the file you want to edit it.

Bob...

To Change Screen Resolution

[Michael Hennebry]

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005, Jim Cornette wrote:
> > > =======================================================================
> > > I'm wearing PAMPERS!!
> > >
> > > Aaron Konstam
> > > Computer Science
> > > Trinity University
> > > One Trinity Place.
> > > San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
> > >
> > > telephone: [phone]
> > > email:[e-mail]

Why was this quoted?
> If you want to use the tools that come with Fedora, go to system
> settings  and then the display choice. You will be asked for the root
> (admin) password to launch the program.
> Once the program comes up, you will have displayed what your video card
> and your monitor is selected as.
> If your video card is recognized properly, it will display what type of
> card you are using. If so, the display selection could be your problem.
> Go to the hardware tab and click on the display button. If you have an
> LCD or if you have a CRT type display, select the appropriate choice.
> When you click either selection, it should expand to show different
> resolutions. Choose the resolution that the display is capable of.
> 1024x768 or whatever the monitor can handle.
> After you complete this process and save the choices that you made,
> these screen resolutions should now be avaiilasble under preferences
> -->> Screen Resolution.

It's worth noting that some choices might result in no-square pixels.
800:600 = 1024:768 = 640:480 = 4:3
1280:1024 = 5:4

There seems to be an epidemic of things
that should have been trimmed but weren't.

To Change Screen Resolution

[K. Richard Pixley]

Is there an easy way to ask X11 to just probe my monitor?

My monitor doesn't seem to be listed in the manual options and I move 
machines back and forth between monitors periodically anyway.

--rich

To Change Screen Resolution

[John Wendel]

K. Richard Pixley wrote:
> Is there an easy way to ask X11 to just probe my monitor?
>
> My monitor doesn't seem to be listed in the manual options and I move 
> machines back and forth between monitors periodically anyway.
>
> --rich

Try
> sudo /usr/sbin/ddcprobe

Regards,

John

TO CHANGE SCREEN RESOLUTION

[The Eye In The Sky]

On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 07:11 -0500, [e-mail] wrote:
> I suspect you are seeing only the resolutions that are currently in
> the xorg.conf file. You could edit the file and restart X. Or you
> could go to init level 3 and use system-config-display to configure
> the xorg for the resolution you want. Then return to init level 5.
> This assumes you have FC2 or FC3. If you have FC1 respond back for
> a slightly different answer.
> --

any idea how to set the refresh rate in the system-config-display other
than editing the xorg.conf manually? Mine is always dropping to
sickening 60Hz when I set to 1280x1024, while I know that in Windows I
can get 85Hz for that resolution.

Thanks in advance,

TEITS

TO CHANGE SCREEN RESOLUTION

[Paul]

On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 22:17 +0800, The_Eye_In_The_Sky wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 07:11 -0500, [e-mail] wrote:
> > I suspect you are seeing only the resolutions that are currently in
> > the xorg.conf file. You could edit the file and restart X. Or you
> > could go to init level 3 and use system-config-display to configure
> > the xorg for the resolution you want. Then return to init level 5.
> > This assumes you have FC2 or FC3. If you have FC1 respond back for
> > a slightly different answer.
> > --
>
> any idea how to set the refresh rate in the system-config-display other
> than editing the xorg.conf manually? Mine is always dropping to
> sickening 60Hz when I set to 1280x1024, while I know that in Windows I
> can get 85Hz for that resolution.

You may want to double check the monitor you are selecting to make sure
it's correct ... if there is not a direct listing of your monitor you
may want to select one of the "Generic CRT Display" options.

Paul

TO CHANGE SCREEN RESOLUTION

[M.Rudra]

On 4/23/05, [e-mail]  wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 07:24:49PM +0800, Manivannan. M wrote:
> > I need to resize my monitor resolution to make the icons appear small.
> > In the "preference" >> "screen resolution" I can only see 800 X 600 with
> > 60 Hz. The other one is with 640 X 480 which is even worst.
>
> This assumes you have FC2 or FC3. If you have FC1 respond back for
> a slightly different answer.

I use FC1 , so how can I the resolution here ?
thanks,-- 
MR