[NBLUG/talk] monitor resolution question

[E Frank Ball]

On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 07:07:11AM -0700, Lynn Sears wrote:
} I just installed RH 7.2 and would like to change the monitor res.I
} have looked around in /etc/X11/X86config and I see lots of commented
} out settings and I haven't got a modem running on that machine or I
} could send a copy of my file.  I'm guessing I'm supposed to edit the
} X86 config file but there are many sections. Would someone please
} give me some help or a link to some help. I'm new at linux
} configuration so have mercy on me ie I need pretty dumbed down
} instruction. Thanks in advance and please let me know if I'm using
} the correct list for this request. thanks..lynn

RH 7.2 has a nice tool called Xconfigurator (which they dropped in 8 or
9).

Get back to a console:  <Cntl><alt>F1
Log in as root.
Stop X:  init 3
run Xconfigurator

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   E Frank Ball                frankb at efball.com