Can't change resolution in VNC on F17

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Thomas Cameron <thomas.cameron at camerontech.com> writes:

> Howdy -
>
> Following the instructions at
> http://zeusville.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/setting-up-vncserver-on-fedora-16/,
> I changed my /usr/lib/systemd/system/vncserver at .service file so it looks
> like:
>
> [Unit]
> Description=Remote desktop service (VNC)
> After=syslog.target network.target
>
> [Service]
> Type=forking
> ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || :'
> ExecStart=/sbin/runuser -l tcameron -c "/usr/bin/vncserver %i -geometry
> 1024x768"
> ExecStop=/sbin/runuser -l tcameron -c "/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i"
>
> [Install]
> WantedBy=multi-user.target
>
> But no matter what I do, the resolution seems to be stuck at the native
> resolution of the laptop I'm connecting to, 1600x900.
>
> How the heck do I change the resolution to something else?

You probably need to change the resolution on the host you are
connecting to, not on the client.

You don't need a vnc server on the client. Just install tigervnc and run
'vncviewer' on the client to connect to the server on the laptop.


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