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m4mach

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Registered: 2007-06-19

Posts: 2

Screen resolutions

hi

Where are the optional screen resolutions saved? apart form xorg.conf

jonespg

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Registered: 2007-06-17

Posts: 2

Re: Screen resolutions

Hi,
I second the question.  I have kubuntu installed in one partition xubuntu (xfce with gdm) on another.  kde sports 1280x1024, but copying the same xorg.conf over to the xfce partition still yields a 1024x768 resolution, and no apparent way to change it except down to 800x640.  So far this is the only problem I've had with xfce.  Has anybody else had this experience and what did you do?
Thanks! pj

EDIT:
I changed to kdm added kde and kde comes up with 1280x1024, but xfce still defaults to 1024x768.. hmm

auron

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Registered: 2007-07-26

Posts: 1

Re: Screen resolutions

maybe the same:

When i start x with startx i got the resolution 1400x1050 as configured in xorg.conf   ;D

Xorg.0.log (partial) :
...snipped...
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONModeInit()
1400x1050      84.96  1400 1472 1512 1600  1050 1052 1053 1062 (24,32)
1400x1050      84.96  1400 1472 1512 1600  1050 1052 1053 1062 (24,32)
...snipped... The switch below (RADEONSwitchMode()) doesn't appear

but if i start xfce4 with startxfce4 it loads the X and seems to be 1400x1050 but after a while it switch back to 1280x1024.  :cry:

Xorg.0.log (partial) :
...snipped...
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONModeInit()
1400x1050      84.96  1400 1472 1512 1600  1050 1052 1053 1062 (24,32)
1400x1050      84.96  1400 1472 1512 1600  1050 1052 1053 1062 (24,32)
...snipped...
(**) RADEON(0): RADEONSwitchMode() !n(**) RADEON(0): RADEONModeInit()
1280x1024      84.96  1280 1472 1512 1600  1024 1052 1053 1062 (24,32)
1280x1024      84.96  1280 1472 1512 1600  1024 1052 1053 1062 (24,32)
...snipped...

In Settings -> Display Manager i can only choose  Resolutions between 640x350 - 1280x1024  :?
But i like to work with the default resolution of 1400x1050 :-|

... plz  can somebody help....

ps: let me know if you need more log or config files from my environment (which is a gentoo 2.6.21-r4 && xfce4-4.4.1)

Here is my xorg.conf (partital)

Section  "Device"
        Identifier "GFX"
        Driver "radeon"
        BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
        Option "DynamicClocks" "true"
        Option "AGPMode" "4"
EndSection
Section  "Monitor"
        Identifier "LCD"
        HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0
        VertRefresh 59.0 - 75.0
        Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section  "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen"
        Device "GFX"
        Monitor "LCD"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection  "Display"
                Depth 24
                Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" #1280x1024 is only inside because xfce4 fails back to a terrible resolution if this is missing 
        EndSubSection
EndSection

EDIT:

For me the problem is solved.. It was my mistake   

I haven't seen the 'Default' entry in the (Settings -> Display Settings) :oops: