gdm resolution still having a problem

[Barton Phillips]

>
> On 11/11/2008 01:47 PM, Barton Phillips wrote:
>> > I tried the suggested fix but it didn't seem to do anything. The font in
>> the
>> > gdm is so small that I can't read it and therefore have no idea what to
>> do.
>> > When I made the following change:
>> >
>> > Section "ServerLayout"
>> >     Identifier    "Default Layout"
>> >   screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
>> > # <blp 11/11/2008 set virtual so gdm will come up in lower
>> > # resolution>
>> >   SubSection "Display"
>> >                Virtual 800 600
>> >   EndSubSection
>> > # </blp>
>> > EndSection
>> >
>> > and rebooted I got a screen with something asking question which was so
>> > small I had no idea what it was saying. I had to Alt-Ctrl-F1 to a
>> console
>> > and reedit the xorg.conf script to remove the "fix".
>> >
>> > I really don't need the gdm that often as I have the system boot right
>> into
>> > my desktop and only on rare occasions do I need to return the the gdm
>> login,
>> > but still I would like it to be at a readable font size -- please help.
>> >
>>
>> You didn't continue in whatever thread you refering to so it's not
>> possible to know what "suggested fix" you tried. However, open xorg.conf
>> in gedit: gksu gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>> and search for all lines with 'virtual'. Change the settings to whatever
>> is standard for your screen. So, for example:
>>
>> Virtual 800 600
>> cahange to 1024 768
>> etc. Log out & see how that affects your gdm.
>>
>>
I am getting the batched version of the emails so it is a little harder to
follow threads etc. That is why I explained in my post what the fix was! If
you read the post again you will see that I did put Virtual 800 600 in the
ServerLayout section which is what the first responder suggested. That
didn't seem to work or change the font/resolution at all.

If you know a good way to "follow the thread" when getting the batched
emails please let me know. Because there are so many batched emails per day
I delete them after I read them. I will however keep this one so I can
remember what the thread was called.
-- 
Barton Phillips
Applitec Inc.
http://www.applitec.com
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