Hi Doug,

Doug Benjamin wrote:
> Hi Urs,
> 
>    Yes I used 915resolution (installed via yum install 915resolution)
> 
> yum list 915resolution gives me this result.
> Installed Packages
> 915resolution.i386                       0.5.2-2.el4.rf         installed


ok. This is 915resolution from dag repository. Maybe this one is broken with SL47. And the syntax of
/etc/sysconfig/915resolution may differ.

The SL47 915resolution can be found here:
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/47/i386/SL/RPMS/915resolution-0.5.3-5.sl4.i386.rpm

I don't know why this is not installed on your system. I have:

# rpm -q 915resolution
915resolution-0.5.3-5.sl4

# chkconfig 915resolution on
# chkconfig --list 915resolution
915resolution   0:off   1:off   2:on    3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off

Maybe "yum update" does an update to 915resolution-0.5.3-5.sl4?


> What I have done as a work around is to change /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit  and
> added these lines:
> 
> # Hack at end for using 915resolution
> echo "overriding VESA BIOS resolutions"
> /usr/sbin/915resolution 3a 1440 900
> 
> Of course, if initscripts package changes I have remember what I have
> done and change the
> file again.


I would suggest to put this lines in /etc/rc.local which will be not overwritten by an update.


	Urs