| From: | Alan Buxey |
| Date: | 26 Sep 2000 at 11:20:30 |
| Subject: | Re: Amiga SDK |
hi,
> After weeks of struggling and one hard drive catching fire (yes, Linux
> really can be that tricky to install), I've finally managed to install
> RedHat 6.2 and the SDK (with the ncurses fix).
;-)
> However I just have one question, how do I change the default Screen mode of
> X-Windows?
use Xconfigurator, xf86config or xf86cfg
> I've edited XF86Config and put all the 1600x1200 modes first in the list.
> I've tried rearranging the entries so that the 16bit ones are first (that
> didn't work) and I've even tried deleting the 8bit ones, then X-Windows
> wouldn't start.
remove the 8bit modes, the 24bit and the 32bits. in that final screen
section , before the Mode lines stick
DefaultDepth 16
> BTW, LILO works great for dual booting Linux/Win ME.
LILO works great for booting any OS on PC's, just be careful if you install
other Os's (like Win NT) as they happily delete the boot partition info
alan
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