[CentOS] Just Stuck

Tue May 29 19:00:34 UTC 2012
m.roth at 5-cent.us <m.roth at 5-cent.us>

b.j. mcclure wrote:
>
>> CentOS 5.8 x86_64 to CentOS 6.2 x86_64.  But, I'm stuck with a gnome GUI
>> that only sees 1024x768.  Under CentOS 5.8 it saw 1920x1080 (without
>> much work from me).  The command I was used to , system-config-display, is
>> gone and I've read that xrandr is the replacement.  I can't find a usage
>> document on this command.  The basic description of the hardware
>> involved
>> is:
>>         nVidia GT 7300 video card
>>         Viewsonic 24" monitor
>> I don't have the exact specs for this hardware, but I can post it later
>> if needed.
<snip>
> I use same displays on a workstation and just installed
>
> kmod-nvidia-285.05.09-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64,
>
> then used the Nvidia GUI at System>Administration>NVIDIA X Server
> Settings.

Oh, right. Bet he's been stuck with the nouveau <gag!> driver. You really
want to replace that, unless you've got a smaller monitor, and/or only use
one monitor. The NVidia control panel is much better.

        mark "still annoyed with loosing system-config-display, or x86config"