On Saturday 26 February 2005 21:48, peterslinuxbox@ntlworld.com wrote:
Hi all, I'm having a slight problem that I hope some of you 'techie's' can help me with.
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So, how do I get Linux to recognise my monitor, and change the settings? (it's capable of 1280 x 1024 by the way) When I had XP on this computer, I had Mandrake set at 1280 x 1024 with true colour and no problems. I would try selecting different monitor choices to see if any of them worked, but how do I do that? I can't seem to find a way of getting access to that information.
On SuSE 9.1 (haven't had the courage to do an upgrade just yet) I would try the following:
Fire up YAST and select the Hardware | Graphics card option. A window appears labelled Desktop Settings with radio buttons for Text mode and Graphical environments. Select the latter. Hit the Change button, which loads SaX2.
Click Monitor and you'll get a list of currently configured monitors. Click Properties for a list of supported monitor makes and models. On the left, scroll to the top and select LCD, then select the resolution you want from the list on the right. OK that then click Finalize. Do the Test as recommended and save the settings. If the Test gives a blank screen or a total mess, leave the system for 30 seconds and it will revert. If you like what you see click Save. I'm working from memory a little here since I don't want to mess up my own settings. but the procedure is pretty straightforward. Modern monitors are usually able to cope with generic settings; LCD for TFT panels and VESA for CRT monitors. I've yet to see any of mine catered for exactly so I pick something that looks close and see how it goes.
-- GT