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List:       mandrake-cooker
Subject:    Re: [Cooker] XFdrake/X problem: X does not use set resolution
From:       frame <fm_home () gmx ! net>
Date:       2002-08-08 16:37:22
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On Thursday 08 August 2002 16:06, Frederik Himpe wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I encountered a strange problem today. I tried changing the default
> resolution from 1024x768 to 1152x768. So I started XFdrake and choose
> this resolution with a colour depth of 16 bit, I also choose to use
> XFree86 4.2.0 with 3D acceleration. But now when restarting X, it still
> uses the 1024x768 resolution, although the XF86Config and XF86Config-4
> files were changed. I've added my XF86Config-4 file.
>
> Could it be that X is somehow using another configfile? Is there a way
> to verify which configfile X uses?
>
> I have a Matrox Millenium G400 and Philips 107B monitor.
>
> Frederik Himpe

Hi,
have the same problem, too. Look into /var/log/XFree86.*.log.
There's the indication for the reason:
(II) NV(0): Not using mode "1152x768" (no mode of this name).
Just a modeline for 1152x768 is missing in the XF86Config-4.

Frank.



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