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  From: Benjamin Close <linux@senet.com.au>
  To  : David Lloyd <lloy0076@ist.flinders.edu.au>
  Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 17:03:00 +0930 (CST)

Re: CHANGING RESOLUTION

On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, David Lloyd wrote:

> I know my monitor will function at
> 
> 640 x 200
> 
> 800 x 600
> 
> At various levels (8 bit color depth etc)
> 
> I need to know how to adjust those levels MANUALLY in the proper xinit
> files....

The file you are after is  /etc/X11/XF86Config

Look for the Screen section then set the res(s) you want in that section.

Here is a sample of mine:

Section "Screen"
    Driver      "svga"
    Device      "Tseng ET6000"
    Monitor     "ADI 4V"
    DefaultColorDepth 16  # Hi colour
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        # Set the modes you want here
        Modes       "800x600"
        ViewPort    0 0
        # Use Virtual to set the size of the desktop
        Virtual     1024 768
    EndSubsection
...
...
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* Benjamin Close
* Benjsc@senet.com.au
* Web Page: http://users.senet.com.au/~benjsc

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