How do I set Xvesa screen resolution?

Booting, installing, newbie
Post Reply
Message
Author
Guest

How do I set Xvesa screen resolution?

#1 Post by Guest »

hi, can someone help me with this: My screens should be set at 1500:1050:24
what is the corresponding numbers to put in the Xvesa video app?
thanks
janne

User avatar
Lobster
Official Crustacean
Posts: 15522
Joined: Wed 04 May 2005, 06:06
Location: Paradox Realm
Contact:

#2 Post by Lobster »

run the wizard and see what resolutions are available and put them in

in 1.0.5 click on setup
change the video resolution
and more

and be Kewl

8)
Puppy Raspup 8.2Final 8)
Puppy Links Page http://www.smokey01.com/bruceb/puppy.html :D

Guest

#3 Post by Guest »

ok thanks but there is no such option such as 1500x1050 in the setup...
you cant put in thoose numbers as such
Lobster wrote:run the wizard and see what resolutions are available and put them in

in 1.0.5 click on setup
change the video resolution
and more

and be Kewl

8)

User avatar
MU
Posts: 13649
Joined: Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:52
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Contact:

#4 Post by MU »

as far as I know vesa is a standard with some fixed resolutions.

You can use the X.org-Xserver for userdefined resolutions.

Before you install this quite big dotpup, try xrandr first:
http://www.murga.org/%7Epuppy/viewtopic ... 7671#17671

Mark

Guest

#5 Post by Guest »

thanks :) I shall go on with it //J

Post Reply