RE: [PLUG] FC5 and screen resolution

I have a similar problem, the modes in my xorg.conf file have 1280x1024 listed in the Screen section yet my “Screen Resolution” option under System->Preferences does not show that resolution in the list. Now if you go into System->Administration->Display I can choose the 1280x1024 resolution. But this does not take affect on the LCD. I have FC5 installed on a Dell Inspiron 9200 FC4 let me you the high resolution. Strange. Any thoughts?

From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of James F. Fiore
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:57 PM
To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
Subject: Re: [PLUG] FC5 and screen resolution

You will edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. There is a mode line in the "Screen" section of the configuration file that tells X-windows what settings your monitor supports. Like this:

        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection

James

----- Original Message -----
From: George Gallen <ggallen@slackinc.com>
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2006 12:53:26 PM GMT-0500
Subject: [PLUG] FC5 and screen resolution

OK...I just installed FC5 and after I set the screen resolution to 1024 x 768, it turns out the LCD
monitor won't display that (gives me out of range), so I put a CRT on the system and that one
doesn't handle 1280 x 1024 (which the LCD screen keeps telling me to use). What setting can
I hard change (in a non-gui) screen, that will allow me to set it for 1280 x 1024, then reboot.