when i set the resolution it wont stick on reboot.i have to keep resetting it.how can i make it stick?

Hi Steve

How have you set the resolution?

You should be able to do it by editing the /etc/xorg/conf file by hand

eg:

SubSection"Display"
Depth 1
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 4
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 8
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 15
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 16
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 24
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection


or dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg should do it too. Keep a back-up copy of xorg.conf just in case.

i was doing it from the desktop menu,ill do as you say and let you know.

When I did the install, I popped the CD/ROM into the drive. When the menu comes up, hit an up or down cursor to kill the clock and stop the autoboot. Look at the bottom and see the options. Choose F3 and then set your display resolution prior to installing. That solves it at this point.

thnxs bucolicbuffalo __{{emoticon}}__

Double thanks, bucolic...

Not sure why this would be, but when I first installed Lysistrata *without* specifying the display resolution in the way you describe, I had to manually enter the right settings--but then window maximizing went wacky from then on (windows would resize way out of screen dimensions).

But I've just had to reinstall the OS, and using your tip my windows now launch perfectly.

anticapitalista wrote:Hi Steve

How have you set the resolution?

You should be able to do it by editing the /etc/xorg/conf file by hand

eg:

SubSection"Display"
Depth 1
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 4
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 8
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 15
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 16
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection
SubSection"Display"
Depth 24
Modes"1360x768""1280x1024""1024x768""800x600"
EndSubSection


or dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg should do it too. Keep a back-up copy of xorg.conf just in case.

i cant find the xorg anywhere in /etc

ok so how to fix it after install?

Couldn't find xorg either. Must be in a different directory. I was just lucky that I had to reinstall anyway. But I'm sure anti will let us know where xorg is...

Edit: there is an xorg.conf in /etc/X11

Yes, my mistake.

It is /etc/X11/xorg.conf

thnxs i found it.