Laptops :: lcd resolution

Hi
There is a problem changing X resolution after a hard-drive install. If you are not logged on as root the menu script does not actually change the settings because of permission problems. The settings are actually saved in a file which can only be wriiten to by root. /opt/xsetup
At a shell prompt try sudo xsetup.sh

Then when you make your changes they will actually be saved and used the next time you startx

i used the cheat code knoppix vga=789 but it took me to the shell
mode with very limited commands I dono what to do any more any more I'd really like to have DSL on my laptop due to my limited resourses it'l make a great distro

Hi,
You can put the vga=789 into the file lilo.conf, then that will be the default booting setting.
Good luck!
T

Hi
my problems not with x xvesa works fine, athou it wont work in 1024x768, due to my LCD ( Ihave an OmniBook 900a {the one with the NEOMAGIC Display Chip}) it phyisicaly stuck at 800x600, my problrm it at boot and the Graphical Console sceen for boot time messages , any way to get that to be text or in 800x600, because i dont know debian , i use a home brewed distro based on Yggdrasil and MINIX so ihave little experince in anthing else. so if anyone can help point me either to the info, or give me the info that would be help full.

Naki

I figured it out - in the lilo.conf, on the very top, it shows the vga mode - just had to modify it to 789 not 798 and all was good. Thanks for your help everyone.

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