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List:       fedora-list
Subject:    Re: Changing resolution on laptop
From:       Anne Wilson <cannewilson () tiscali ! co ! uk>
Date:       2007-02-15 11:00:38
Message-ID: 200702151100.38609.cannewilson () tiscali ! co ! uk
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On Monday 12 February 2007, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I've a Dell E1505 laptop with a 1050*1400 resolution LCD screen, and a
> regular external CRT monitor that can display video up to 768*1024.
> I'd like to plug the monitor into the laptop's output, but I need the
> output to display 768*1024. How would one go about ensuring that the
> correct resolution is used depending on whether or not the monitor is
> connected?
>
> Googling about led me to a bash script that changes screen resolution,
> but I'd prefer something automatic: LCD always get 1050*1400 and the
> CRT always gets 768*1024.
>
> Thanks in advance for any ideas.
>
A year or so back I used a package called gtf, which creates modelines from 
the information it can read from your monitor.  It solved my problem nicely.  
That wasn't with FC, though, so I don't know whether there is an rpm or you 
will have to build it.  It's worth a try, though.

Anne



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