Re: First time user of Red Hat - some simple questions
From: Jim Patterson (jim-patterson_at_ncf.ca)
Date: 01/30/05
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:40:48 -0500
ronwer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just got an old Celeron 500 MHz PC for free, so I thought it would be a
> good idea to see if Red Hat/Linux is just a hype or mythe, or if it really
> works.
>
> I downloaded Red Hat 9 (Shrike) from LinuxISO.org and to my surprise it
> actually worked.
>
> I wasn't too impressed with it's Windows-look-alike interface, but OK, I
> only care about functionality.
>
> My first problem is that I don't seem to be able to change the resolution of
> the display. The default is 800x600 but I want 1024x768. This, however,
> seems to be impossible. I changed the resolution several dozen times,
> experimenting with different reboots, but no changes take place. Is there
> something I am missing here, or doesn't RedHat support any other modes than
> 800x600?
Linux definitely supports larger sizes (I'm running 1280x1024 right
now). Maybe your hardware doesn't support it. Do you know that your
monitor and video card both support 1024x768?
There is a log file called /var/log/XFree86.0.log or something similar
(I think Redhat 9 would be running XFree86; the newer distros have moved
to Xorg though). Take a look through it e.g. using "less" or "more". If
you search for "Monitor" you should be able to see some log messages
about what sizes it considered; it will reject anything that it thinks
the monitor can not handle.
It's possible that it just hasn't detected your monitor and/or video
card correctly. You should also find some information in the log on
what X thinks your video card or monitor are. If either seem to be a
"stock VGA" device, then it could be a detection problem.
-- Jim Patterson Ottawa, Ont CANADA
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