Screen Resolution in FC5

brian_rbk

I'm trying to get a resolution of 1280x800 on my laptop, running Fedora Core 5 and KDE ...
I seem to be only getting 1024x768 even though in display settings i have chosen 1280x800.
ive also looked at the xorg.conf file, and any references to screen resolution are to 1280x800.

when i type xrandr into the console i get this ...

SZ: Pixels Physical Refresh
*0 1024 x 768 ( 333mm x 212mm ) *60
1 800 x 600 ( 333mm x 212mm ) 60
2 640 x 480 ( 333mm x 212mm ) 60
Current rotation - normal
Current reflection - none
Rotations possible - normal
Reflections possible - none

typing xrandr -s 1280x800 doesnt change anything
im a complete newbie so any help would be appreciated

regards,
bri

Khannie

You need to restart the X server after making the xorg.conf changes AFAIK. ctrl+alt+backspace (this will close all open windows so save your work)

brian_rbk

I've done that ... still no difference (1024x768 with black bars either side of screen)

bri

brian_rbk

Got it sorted ... for anyone who's interested this little program did the trick 855resolution, you can download it at ..
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/apoirier/

bri