[NTLUG:Discuss] Slackware Video Question

[terry]

You might first just try xorgconfig and restart the X server, see what
happens.

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 9:30 AM, terry <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Dennis Myhand <dmyhand at suddenlink.net>wrote:
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>> I just loaded Slack 12.1 and the highest resolution I can get is
>> 1024x768 which is okay, except my monitor want 1440x900.  Which file do
>> I need to edit in order to change my resolution to what I need?  Thanks,
>> Dennis in Victoria
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> What display adapter do you have in this machine?
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> If you are using generic driver, that is all you will get, but if you load
> the right driver for your video card, you should get options for higher
> resolution.
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> Once you get the right module loaded, I think the command is xorgconfig  or
> xorgsetup to reconfigure the X server, (it will re-write xorg.conf for you),
> and at that point, it should just auto-detect the monitor and give you a
> proper resolution when you go back and start or re-start the X server.
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> Let us know...
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