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darcu

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Posted: April 26 2006,21:27

I'm fairly new to Linux so please bare with me.
1.How can I chose my resolution+refresh rate .I have a hd install ,XFree86.dsl installed and ,finaly, I have it working at 800x600/85Hz after spending a long time trying to get runing at this resolution . I'm using the XFree86_config-4_svgafb (if I recall corectly) that I modified to work with my matrox video card.My question is how can I choose the resolution+refresh rate the display uses manualy?
2.How can I spoof my mac address at boot time . I know how to change it once I log on but I have to do it every time I restart.I have a cable modem with dhcp.I've seen some info on the net but I need to change the ifcfg-eth0 file wich I don`t have .
Any help would be appreciated.I'm trying to find some answears on the net but most of them are not dsl specific so they're not really usefull.

mikshaw

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Posted: April 27 2006,01:11

You can change the resolution by running the xvesa script (System -> Xvesa in the fluxbox menu). You cannot change the refresh rate with the tiny X server. You'll need to install XFree86, which is available through myDSL.

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darcu

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Posted: April 27 2006,11:20

I have xfree86.dsl instaled like I said .I know you can't chage the resolution with the tiny X server , that's why I changed it.I can change my resolution with Ctrl+Alt+'+' but I can't get 1024 ,but I think I know how to do it.Also I've changed the /etc/network/interfaces file but it still doesn't change the mac at boot.

mikshaw

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Posted: April 27 2006,15:37

I don't know any specifics about changing the mac address, but if it's something you can do from the command line you can probably add those commands to /opt/bootlocal.sh, or back up any files that you changed.

For changing your resolution and refresh rate, you'd modify /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. You can find lots of info on the web about configuring XFree. There is also a mydsl package for xf86config, which is a script that will help you create a new config file by selecting choices from lists of hardware and other settings..

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