Demon Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) Sounds crazy, but let me explain: I want to set up screen resolution to be default at 1024x768, but to retain 1280x1024 as option. Here are parts of my xorg.conf: ... Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Plug'n Play" ModelName "T710B " HorizSync 30-71 VertRefresh 50-160 # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 # 1024x768 @ 87.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 70.30 kHz; pclk: 96.73 MHz Modeline "1024x768_87.00" 96.73 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 808 -HSync +Vsync # 1280x1024 @ 67.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 71.29 kHz; pclk: 123.19 MHz Modeline "1280x1024_67.00" 123.19 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1064 -HSync +Vsync EndSection ... Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240" EndSubsection EndSection ... I've found that if I switch places for "1280x1024" and "1024x768" in "Display" subsection (setting "1024x768" to be the first) I would get desired effect. But it is not working: it sets resolution 1280x1024 but screen size stays at 1024x768 (o I have to scroll up, down, left, right to see the whole screen). compiz-fusion is enabled. Help is highly appreciated. Edited February 4, 2008 by Demon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I think that the video driver is a better place to do this than X. Have you considered using the video driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I think that the video driver is a better place to do this than X. Have you considered using the video driver? Sorry, I don't understand. What video driver? Where? Graphic card is ATI Radeon 9660XT, using open source drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Ahh. I am so accustomed to Nvidia proprietary drivers, that I forget anything else exists! :lol: The proprietary drivers have adjustments with a utility that can do what you would like. Doing it in X has yielded mixed results for me, but that was long ago and far way. I beleive X defaults to the first setting in the file, but the others should be available. I have not experienced good vibes with ATi products in Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) I have not experienced good vibes with ATi products in Linux. Neither do I, believe me. I'll try disabling 3D, so I'll see what wil happen... Edited February 4, 2008 by Demon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I don't know with KDE. I'm mostly a gnome user. On my "salon" PC, the video card is able to output 1024x768, and I want to be able to use this resolution, but at login, I want to have 800x600. In gnome, I used the "screen resolution" configuration applet, and chose 800x600. It asked confirmation, and now I have 800x600 at login, and I'm able to display a real 1024x768 screen (not a virtual screen that scrolls). That simple... Not obvious conclusion: were I you, I'd look at the xrandr command. :) Yves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Not obvious conclusion: were I you, I'd look at the xrandr command. :) This is my temporary solution, but I want both login screen and account resolution to be set at 1024x768, but still to be able to select 1280x1024 resolution. Apparently, this problem is not due to compiz-fusion: I've tried disabling it and still got, as you say, a "virtual screen that scrolls". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I would like to join the discussion to raise my concerns too. Over the years, I used to change screen resolution and DPI settings (dots per inch) to my liking by adding modelines and DisplaySize settings to XF86config.conf, XF86config-4.conf, and most lately, xorg.conf. But not anymore! I have a laptop with intel x3100 graphics card (in case this is a driver dependent thing), and only way to change DPI is via the KDE control panel which gives me only 2 options, 96 DPI and 120 DPI. Even Windows XP offers more flexibility. Same problem with setting keyboard delay and repeat rate. There used to be xorg.conf option called AutoRepeat, but KDE ignores this settings, and enforces what is set in KDE control panel. I suspect that the problem does not lie with driver manufacturers since they have to adhere to Xorg standards, though I may be wrong of course. So, is it the KDE team or the Mandriva team who decided for me what settings are best for me? My suggestion to the initiator of this post is to try a different desktop such as IceWM, XFCE, and if the problem persists move to another distro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 My suggestion to the initiator of this post is to try a different desktop such as IceWM, XFCE, and if the problem persists move to another distro. Hold on, I'm not gonna give up that easily... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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