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From: jasee on 20 Dec 2007 07:18
Is there an option to startx with (say) a particular resolution?. Sometimes
the simpler live cds don't get the resolution right: sometimes it's too fine
so you can't read the text or simply (out of range). I've tried man startx
which didn't give much useful information.


From: Will Kemp on 20 Dec 2007 12:45
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:18:23 +0000, jasee wrote:

> Is there an option to startx with (say) a particular resolution?.
> Sometimes the simpler live cds don't get the resolution right: sometimes
> it's too fine so you can't read the text or simply (out of range). I've
> tried man startx which didn't give much useful information.

X configuration is usually in /etc/X11/xorg.conf (or something similar).
If you edit the relevant line in that, you should be able to make X use
the right resolution. However, that's easier said than done sometimes,
and if it's a live CD, it may be even more difficult.

Have a look at the xorg.conf (5) man page for more information.
From: jasee on 20 Dec 2007 14:47

"Will Kemp" <Will(a)xxxx.Swaggie.net> wrote in message
news:mTxaj.38895$wD5.37790(a)newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:18:23 +0000, jasee wrote:
>
>> Is there an option to startx with (say) a particular resolution?.
>> Sometimes the simpler live cds don't get the resolution right: sometimes
>> it's too fine so you can't read the text or simply (out of range). I've
>> tried man startx which didn't give much useful information.
>
> X configuration is usually in /etc/X11/xorg.conf (or something similar).
> If you edit the relevant line in that, you should be able to make X use
> the right resolution. However, that's easier said than done sometimes,
> and if it's a live CD, it may be even more difficult.
>
> Have a look at the xorg.conf (5) man page for more information.

Apparently you can use "rescuecd doxdetect", which does solve the problem
for one live cd at least, although I've managed to stop the configuration
page and see that it is apparently using modes 1024x768, 800x600 and
640x480, it'd be nice to think I could somehow switch to one of the other
modes, but I can't see how.


From: spike1 on 20 Dec 2007 15:03
jasee <jasee(a)btinternet.com> did eloquently scribble:

> "Will Kemp" <Will(a)xxxx.Swaggie.net> wrote in message
> news:mTxaj.38895$wD5.37790(a)newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>> On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:18:23 +0000, jasee wrote:
>>
>>> Is there an option to startx with (say) a particular resolution?.
>>> Sometimes the simpler live cds don't get the resolution right: sometimes
>>> it's too fine so you can't read the text or simply (out of range). I've
>>> tried man startx which didn't give much useful information.
>>
>> X configuration is usually in /etc/X11/xorg.conf (or something similar).
>> If you edit the relevant line in that, you should be able to make X use
>> the right resolution. However, that's easier said than done sometimes,
>> and if it's a live CD, it may be even more difficult.
>>
>> Have a look at the xorg.conf (5) man page for more information.

> Apparently you can use "rescuecd doxdetect", which does solve the problem
> for one live cd at least, although I've managed to stop the configuration
> page and see that it is apparently using modes 1024x768, 800x600 and
> 640x480, it'd be nice to think I could somehow switch to one of the other
> modes, but I can't see how.

ctrl alt + and - on the number pad?
Standard modeswitch. If all those resolutions are listed in the same
line you should be able to switch as simply as that.

Alternatively, you MAY be able to make a copy of the xorg.conf file and
force startx to use the modified copy, it CAN take a filename as a
parameter.
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From: jasee on 20 Dec 2007 15:51
spike1(a)freenet.co.uk wrote:
> jasee <jasee(a)btinternet.com> did eloquently scribble:
>
>> "Will Kemp" <Will(a)xxxx.Swaggie.net> wrote in message
>> news:mTxaj.38895$wD5.37790(a)newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>>> On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:18:23 +0000, jasee wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there an option to startx with (say) a particular resolution?.
>>>> Sometimes the simpler live cds don't get the resolution right:
>>>> sometimes it's too fine so you can't read the text or simply (out
>>>> of range). I've tried man startx which didn't give much useful
>>>> information.
>>>
>>> X configuration is usually in /etc/X11/xorg.conf (or something
>>> similar). If you edit the relevant line in that, you should be able
>>> to make X use the right resolution. However, that's easier said
>>> than done sometimes, and if it's a live CD, it may be even more
>>> difficult.
>>>
>>> Have a look at the xorg.conf (5) man page for more information.
>
>> Apparently you can use "rescuecd doxdetect", which does solve the
>> problem for one live cd at least, although I've managed to stop the
>> configuration page and see that it is apparently using modes
>> 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480, it'd be nice to think I could somehow
>> switch to one of the other modes, but I can't see how.
>
> ctrl alt + and - on the number pad?
> Standard modeswitch. If all those resolutions are listed in the same
> line you should be able to switch as simply as that.

This is good! Thanks.Why isn't this mentioned anywhere! Trying that with the
original (doesn't give fixed sizes) mangnifies the screen so that the
subsequently opened windows are bigger and the text is readable and the
screen itself is scrollable. Great!


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