[Tfug] monitor resolution

Glen Pfeiffer glen at thepfeiffers.net
Tue Jul 15 18:36:13 MST 2008


On Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 05:17:17PM -0700, Malcolm Schmerl wrote:
> I later found a ATI Rage 9200 which I'm sure is capable of a 
> much higher resolution but after installing it, I find that I'm 
> still stuck with the low resolution. I assume that something 
> needs to be changed in the system files.

You'll need to update your configuration. If running XOrg, it 
will probably be in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Depending on the distribution you use, there are tools to help 
you reconfigure. For example, on Debian and its derivatives, as 
root you can use:

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

-- 
Glen 





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