Adjust autoconfigured Xorg

[Peter Hummers]

On Saturday 07 March 2009 18:12:46 Kaj Haulrich wrote:
> On Saturday 07 March 2009 23:46:08 Peter Hummers wrote:
> > On my 8.10 Kubuntu install, when I leave X or reboot, the monitor
> > resolution comes back at 1152x864, too large for my screen, and
> > it's shifted to the right about 1/3 of a screen's worth. As soon
> > as I go to the System Settings/Display, it snaps back to
> > 1024x768, properly positioned.
> >
> > I went to /etc/X11/xorg.conf to adjust it, and found this (this
> > is the whole
> >
> > file, except for the comments):
> > > Section "Device"
> > >         Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "Monitor"
> > >         Identifier      "Configured Monitor"
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > Section "Screen"
> > >         Identifier      "Default Screen"
> > >         Monitor         "Configured Monitor"
> > >         Device          "Configured Video Device"
> > > EndSection
> >
> > Looks like Xorg is self-configuring nowadays, but can I change X
> > to start up in 1024x768?
>
> It helped me to add three lines:
>
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier	"Default Screen"
> 	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
> 	Device		"Configured Video Device"
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Modes   "1680x1050" "1024x768" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> HTH

Thanks; that did it. I tried that before, but I forgot to add "EndSubSection"

~Pete HUMMERS