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zoolander
07-28-2003, 06:52 PM
how to modify screen resolution and refreshrate???question says it all

situation:
knoppix installed on hd (NOT running from cd)
everything works fine with 19" monitor but the original monitor is a 14" witch needs a res of 640x480
gimme a howto with clear steps

And I buy you a pizza!

rickenbacherus
07-28-2003, 08:30 PM
situation:
knoppix installed on hd (NOT running from cd)
everything works fine with 19" monitor but the original monitor is a 14" witch needs a res of 640x480
gimme a howto with clear steps

To change the resolutionj on the fly:

CTRL+ALT+ +/-

The configuration file for the resolution and refresh rate is

/etc/X11/XF86Config-4

aay
07-29-2003, 03:04 AM
You can also do this with a gui by running kxconfig as root. You'll need to restart X after making the changes.

zoolander
07-29-2003, 12:24 PM
It works, no more problems...
only.... my cd and floppy are not detected in the graphical mode...