Display size

[acio]

When I go to System Settings -> Monitor & Display, I don't have the option to set the screen resolution I want (1024 x 640). Is there somewhere I can add screen resolutions so that later I can pick it at the System Settings?

Thank you.

[Snowhog]

Re: Display size

1024 x 640

Are you sure you got that right? What are the resolution options available to you in System Settings? What was the max resolution you chose when installing?

[Rog131]

Re: Display size

System Settings -> Monitor & Display edits /etc/X11/xorg.conf. It is text file.

BE Warned: Monitor & Display (sometimes it breaks xorg.conf ):
Topic: Adjusting monitor-power-off-time doesn't work -- again
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3084428


How to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

You can run in the konsole:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

More:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p7.html

Or you can edit xorg.conf with text editor:
Press alt + F2 and type: kdesu kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Available resolutions are in the Section "Screen".

Example from my xorg:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Ati Radeon 9600 XT"
Monitor "VX2235wm"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1680x1050" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1680x1050" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1680x1050" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1680x1050" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1680x1050" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Before you edit xorg.conf:
Topic: HOWTO : Disaster Recovery and xorg.conf
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3082808.0


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