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by rarelyread 1 view

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I tried to change the resolution of my monitor from 600*400 to 800*600 with Xconfigurators. Every time I chose something else except 600*400, I got an error message syggest me to go back and change it to 600*400. My computer is a dual boot and I have no problem setting up 800*600 from the Windows side. Can someone help?

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by magetower

Sounds more like a driver problem. Make sure the video and monitor drivers are correct for what you are using. (may require getting current ones from vendor)

by mtuppen

I have had similar kinds of problems when setting up RedHat. Different PC's seem to give me different results - depending on what video card is installed. It may be a driver problem, or it may be a problem with linux recognising the capabilities of the video card. Maybe linux is just more "graphics hungry" (if there is such a thing) than Windows. The only PC that seemed to run at a decent resolution in linux has a PCI based Matrox video card - I think it has more memory on it than the others.
I wouldn't mind knowing the answer when you find out. Wish I could be more help.

Regards,
Mike

by linuxforworldliberation

I agree that it's more a driver problem. There's a utility on RedHat Linux that can probe your VGA card:

SuperProbe

be warned that this utility could hang your machine, though. But it will tell you the current setting that's appropriate for your VGA card.

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