Subj : Re: Adjusting Resolution on Dell M991 monitor
To   : comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc
From : =?iso-8859-1?Q?Lin=F8nut?=
Date : Tue Oct 05 2004 08:06 am

Saul Lubkin poked his little head through the XP firewall and said:

> I connected it with my Debian Linux (woody) system -- and it is running
> well -- but at 1024x768 resolution.
>
> The Dell M991 manual -- whchi I located on line -- indicates that this
> monitor has a preset setting, to run at 1600X1200 resolution -- which
> would be MUCH better.
>
> But, I can't find anywhere, how to make this adjustment.  (There's nothing
> on the back of the monitor that would allow that; and the menu-driven
> front controls don't seem to have anything, either.)

Here's what I did in XF86Config-4, the comments are the old settings:

DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
      Depth      16
#     Modes      "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"...
      Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"...
EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"
      Depth      24
#     Modes      "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"...
      Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"...
EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"
      Depth      32
#     Modes      "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"...
      Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x960" "1152x864"...
EndSubSection

Back up /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, Do the edit, log out, see if the login prompt
is now in higher resolution.  If X craps out, undo your edits.

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