Change screen resolution

I'm using the supplied Linpus lite. Some software produces windows which don't fit on the screen. Is there anything which will let me change the screen resolution? Obviously there could be aspect ratio problems, and missed pixels and so on, but I don't care!

Cheers.

 

You can change the resolution in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf, however, you won't like the results. This is because LCD screens only works well in its native resolution:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_resolution

As an alternative, you can make you desktop bigger than your screen size by using the "virtual" directive in the "DefaultDepth" section of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf, ie:

Code:

Virtual 1024 768

 

Thanks - I'll give that a go. Do I have to reboot for that to take effect? I was hoping there was a little icon I could add to the tool bar which would let me flip between 2 or 3 resolutions so I could use it just to click on an option in an oversized window.

 

You can do that by taking out the "DontZoom" directive in your xorg.conf (again, it won't look good on an LCD). You can than switch between the different resolutions in your default depth by using ctrl+alt+keypad_plus and ctrl+alt+keypad_minus. There are also Gnome and KDE applets that does that, I believe.

 

I don't have the text `DontZoom` in that file. There's DontZap and DontVTSwitch.

Also, I don't know where to put `Virtual 1024 767`.

 

To reach the OK button on windows taller than 600 pixels you need the alt-left mouse button trick, hoover the pointer over the window, press alt & left mouse button, push the window upwards. Hope this helps

 

see partway down this link to edit resolution in xorg.conf
(basically sudo mousepad /etc/X11/xorg.conf)
http://jorge.ulver.no/2008/08/06/acer-a ... nd-tricks/

 

After thinking about it setting the ctrl+alt+keypad+/- method is not good with the Aspire One due to the keypad implementation. Your best bet is to install sue use the "Gnome randr applet". As an aside, DontZap means do not allow getting out of X with ctrl+alt+backspace. DontVTSwitch means disable changing to virtual terminals defined in your /etc/inittab with ctrl+alt+Fx.

UPDATE: Bad news, I did some testing. With this video chip + monitor + driver combo, I can't get anything over 1024x600. The available modes are 1024x600, 800x600, and 640x400. I can't even setup a larger virtual desktop.

 

That's for an external monitor isn't it?

 

Yes, the built in LCD screen will not allow you to go pass 1024x600.

 

Hi,

I would like to know: why is that so? Is this a hardware restriction?

thanks,
Stephan