TO CHANGE SCREEN RESOLUTION

[Paul]

On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 22:17 +0800, The_Eye_In_The_Sky wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 07:11 -0500, akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:
> 
> > I suspect you are seeing only the resolutions that are currently in
> > the xorg.conf file. You could edit the file and restart X. Or you
> > could go to init level 3 and use system-config-display to configure
> > the xorg for the resolution you want. Then return to init level 5.
> > This assumes you have FC2 or FC3. If you have FC1 respond back for
> > a slightly different answer.
> > -- 
> 
> any idea how to set the refresh rate in the system-config-display other
> than editing the xorg.conf manually? Mine is always dropping to
> sickening 60Hz when I set to 1280x1024, while I know that in Windows I
> can get 85Hz for that resolution.

You may want to double check the monitor you are selecting to make sure
it's correct ... if there is not a direct listing of your monitor you
may want to select one of the "Generic CRT Display" options.

Paul