On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 11:02 -0500, Lanny Marcus wrote: > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Lanny Marcus <lmmailinglists at gmail.com> wrote: > > If I use "system-config-display" or "system-config-display --reconfig" > > although I get a message that I need to log out of GNOME, to have the > > new file written, for new Display Resolution, logging out or > > restarting the box does not result in the new settings for the Display > > taking hold. Sometimes, the number of colors is updated, but *never* > > the Resolution. Below is my xorg.conf file. What do I need to include > > in xorg.conf for the resolution to be 1280 x 1024 instead of the > > current 1600 x 1200? Display is a Dell M991 and the Video Card is > > shown as Nvidia NV11 (GeForce2 MX/MX400). CentOS 5.2 (32 bit) fully > > updated. TIA! > > > # Xorg configuration created by system-config-display > <snip> > > Modes "1600x1200" "1600x1024" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" > <snip> > John & Bill: Thank you for the quick replies! I deleted the modes > ahead of 1280x1024 and it's working. :-) I'd contemplated removing > those modes, but better with your 2 cents! I believe that > system-config-display works OK on my box (Dell Dimension 2400 with > integrated Intel everything on the mobo), but that's my old box (now > daughters) and it has an Nvidia video card, which I suspect is not > supported well by system-config-display. I remember having this > problem 2 or 3 years ago. Lanny Rpmforge has rpms for nvidia drivers (older like I use and newer too). WFM just fine. Although, as I said, I don't config in runlevel 5, just runlevel 3. > <snip sig stuff> -- Bill