X and Fluxbox :: Resolution Change at boot



emaynard, if you are using windows you can download a trial for Microsoft's Virtual PC. you can set it up to use an iso file as a cd on a virtual computer. this will greatly reduce the amount of coasters u make. the only problem is it works fine in 1024 x 768. also QEMU  would probably work, does kind of the same thing, only its a little funky to use at first.

mikshaw, i know about the skel thing, :) i changed .xserverrc in skel before and it didn't help any. below is what I have:

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exec /usr/bin/X11/Xvesa -mouse "/dev/psaux",5 -screen 800x600x16 -shadow -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev/null
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emaynard, if you are using windows you can download a trial for Microsoft's Virtual PC. you can set it up to use an iso file as a cd on a virtual computer. this will greatly reduce the amount of coasters u make. the only problem is it works fine in 1024 x 768. also QEMU  would probably work, does kind of the same thing, only its a little funky to use at first.

My trial has already expired.  I guess I just need to buy the damn thing, but I not sure if that would help anyways, since I am testing in QEMU and it seems to always use 800x600 mode on the Debian box that I use.  

The problem shows up once I burn the ISO to disc and boot from that.  The wierd thing is that, the PC I boot the disc from is the same machine that I remaster and run QEMU from as well.  

Booting from CD defaults to DSL 1024x768. Booting DSL from QEMU on the same box runnning debian loads 800x600.

Go figure....
hmm, well you could try to get your debian box to load up in 640x480 while your testing in qemu, so that it will change. just an idea...
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hmm, well you could try to get your debian box to load up in 640x480 while your testing in qemu, so that it will change. just an idea...

Yeah, that's probably an easier way to test the change instead of constantly burning.  I just have been so focused on getting the changes made to the right files that I haven't stop to see the forest for the trees so to speak.

You have any luck finding the correct file to change??  I wasn't able to locate any .xcserv file in my /skel directory to even try.
emaynard, i am thinking again that it is the .xserverrc file, but whenever I change it, it gets overwritten. I have changed it every place i found it before remastering. also look here
if you want to boot from an iso without using an emulator, didnt try it myself, just came across it in the forums.
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