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sAvAgE:
Hey Guys and Gals I have a little Problem Somewhere in my XF86Config in /etc/X11/XF86Config

What seems to be happening (And I noticed the same thing in Mandrake 9.0 as well (Perhaps a Bug in Both?) Unlikely but possible.

Resolutions are Fine @ 800x600, 1024x 768, 1152X 864, 1280 X 1024 these are Great. However the Resolutions @ 640 X 480 are not correct on the desktop or in a 3d environment.

I double checked the config of my video card and it is a Matrox G450 single video (However it wants to go by default to the G400) .. I checked for a video Driver by matrox and the Driver is not for this Linux Kernel

Is there a way I can specify a refresh rate for specifically for 640 X 480 and not adjust the rest of my display settings? am I on the right track or is there something I am Missing? or do I have to wait for the right drivers from Matrox that will support this kernel?

all suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance guys

voidmain:
Do you actually *use* 640x480?  I can't imagine using it and actually get anything done. I have to suffer with 800x600 on my old laptop which is the lowest I think I could bear. On my desktop I usually run around 1280x1024. Are you using the drivers that came with the OS or did you download drivers from the vendor?

Centurian:
That is one thing I don't like about X. Under Windows you can easily change your refresh rate, or resolution etc with just a few clicks as needed. (Believe me their are alot of reasons why it is needed.) Under X changing your refresh rate means you have to restart the X server, relogin etc. That is one major gripe I have with X. There should be graphical tools to change all settings and it should be able to be done without having to restart X.

Hell you can't change your windows manager or really in actions other than the resolution without restarting X. The effects don't happen until you restart X.   :(  

I can't complain linux is a nice free OS but having those features would make it much better.

[ October 04, 2002: Message edited by: Centurian ]

voidmain:

quote:Originally posted by Centurian:
That is one thing I don't like about X. Under Windows you can easily change your refresh rate, or resolution etc with just a few clicks as needed. (Believe me their are alot of reasons why it is needed.) Under X changing your refresh rate means you have to restart the X server, relogin etc. That is one major gripe I have with X. There should be graphical tools to change all settings and it should be able to be done without having to restart X.

Hell you can't change your windows manager or really in actions other than the resolution without restarting X. The effects don't happen until you restart X.    :(  

I can't complain linux is a nice free OS but having those features would make it much better.
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Then RedHat 8.0 is for you: "Start Here->System Settings->Display Settings":
http://osnews.daemon.be/img/1842/redhat3.jpg

One thing I like about X is it defaults to the highest refresh rate unlike Windows where a lot of times it defaults to something like 65hz (flicker mania).

Here's a review with lotsa screen shots (not great screenshots):

http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1842

Centurian:
Cool!

Does it auto update and restart X or is it still necessary to restart before the new settings take effect?

I could not get any of the pics to load but I read through the article. Based on it there are still some serious problems with X and nVidia in Redhat 8.0.

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