Hi all.
--- On Thu, 12/10/09, Rex Dieter <rdieter(a)math.unl.edu> wrote:
> Installed Fedora 12 on a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop,
dual-boot with Windows
> XP. I want to use a different resolution than
what KDE comes up with by
> default (default is ~1900x~1200, I want
1280x800). However, the KDE tool
> for changing resolution doesn't appear to do
anything. I googled around,
> and found suggestions for using xrandr; that attempts
to change the
> resolution, but the only working, usable resolution
with this method
> appears to be the default. The desired
resolution works under Windows XP.
>
> Any suggestions?
(As root):
$ yum install system-config-display
$ system-config-display
Thank you for the suggestion. I installed system-config-display, and
after running it, if I use the KDE tool to change the resolution,
it now attempts to do so. Unfortunately, I get the same results as
I got with xrandr; most of the resolutions just give me a black
screen. If I use system-config-display to change the resolution,
I also get the same result, with the added problem of having to
boot single-user to delete the xorg.conf file to get the display
back.