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Kevin Byun <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:07:50 -0700
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I am using the 4.1 version.
Now, since I am not really expert in Linux, does probing mean that the 
computer acknowledges the presence of the video adapter?


>From: [log in to unmask] (Miles O'Neal)
>To: [log in to unmask] (Kevin Byun)
>CC: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: setting the screen resolution
>Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:13:18 -0600 (CST)
>
>Kevin Byun said...
>|
>|I am having a trouble with the screen resolution with my laptop on Linux.
>|The setting on my laptop is currently 800 X 600 from the installation of
>|linux.  However, I need to have the resolution setting to be 1280 X 768.
>|The setting on "Resolution" application doesn't show the selection of 1280 
>X
>|768.
>|I don't have the file Xorg in /etc/X11 directory and I am lost.  Could you
>|experts show me the ways to fixing this problem?
>
>Have you probed the video card and graphics adapter?
>If these are no longer available in the display
>config tool, you might try "X -configure" from the
>command line.
>
>What version of SL?
>
>-Miles
>

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