[olug] Knoppix display question

[Harrison, Thomas]

I found this on a googling expedition:

>From J F on Thursday, 2003-05-22 at 19:01:39 -0400:
> 
> Is there a gui to increase screen resolution from 1024x768 to 1280x1024 on knoppix installed to hard disk?
> 
> Or what file do I have to edit?
> 
> Or non-gui program to run to do this?

In case you have not yet resolved this question, here is my suggestion.
Boot up using the Knoppix CD and Roberto's suggested boot option

screen=1280x1024    <-- This is an option you enter at the linux: prompt.

or whatever resolution you prefer, e.g. 1600x1200.
Knoppix will automatically configure the XFree86 configuration
file, namely

/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 

Save this file to diskette, and then copy it over (in the same 
location) to your hard disk installation.  Just to be on the
safe side, you may want to make a copy of your old configuration.
Thereafter you can change between different resolutions with the
key-combination

Ctrl-Alt-<keypad +>  and  Ctrl-Alt-<keypad ->

Conrad



VHP3 wrote:

>--- CM Miller <cmmiller1973 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>--- VHP3 <vhpascale3 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>Currently using Knoppix 3.3 (11-03-03 release) and
>>>      
>>>
>>I
>>    
>>
>>>was wondering how I go about changing the
>>>resolution? 
>>>I've tried through the "Control Center" under KDE
>>>but
>>>every time I click on "display" nothing happens. 
>>>      
>>>
>>I
>>    
>>
>>>know there's a file somewhere that this can be
>>>      
>>>
>>done
>>    
>>
>>>in, but which file and where?
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Your talking size of icons on desktop, right? 
>>
>>Try this...
>>
>>ctrl + alt and + to increase the size 
>>
>>ctrl + alt and - to decrease the size 
>>    
>>
>
>Not just icons, everything in the display.  That kinda
>worked, but only made it bigger, no matter what I tried.
>
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