UBUNTU:resolution problem!

serlex · 31 Jan 2006 at 20:39

trying to boot my ubuntu on 800x600, but cant do it.

at the minute its on 640x480, here is my xorg file

Code:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "VMWare Inc [VMWare SVGA II] PCI Display Adapter"
        Monitor         "Generic Monitor"
        DefaultDepth    16
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           1
                Modes           "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           4
                Modes           "640x480"
        EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
                Depth           8
                Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           15
                Modes           "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           16
                Modes           "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           24
                Modes           "800x600"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

any ideas? what do i need to change-thanks

cb_linus · 31 Jan 2006 at 21:21

Default depth is set to 16 so it's probably using 640x480 in the Display SubSection with Depth set to 16. Try either:

Code:

SubSection "Display"
                Depth           16
                Modes           [b]"800x600"[/b] "640x480"
EndSubSection

or set DefaultDepth to 24 (higher colour depth than 16).

serlex · 31 Jan 2006 at 23:56

tried

Code:

SubSection "Display"
                Depth           16
                Modes           "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection

login screen comes up in 800x600, after logining screen goes back to 640x480.

dirtydog · 2 Feb 2006 at 08:30

Try removing "640x480" and just leaving "800x600". Or set DefaultDepth to 24 as said above.

Mr Potatohead · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:01

The reason that once you log on the resolution changes is gnome thinks you want to use 640*480.

Change this in the screen resolution dialog in the settings menu.

serlex · 2 Feb 2006 at 15:46

fixex it, was 640x480 800x600
now 800x600 640x480