noob question re: forced resolutions

[1jackjack]

Hi all you lovely people!

My setup: F7 running on laptop (ati x700 graphics card). When i try to enable duel head with my LCD monitor (LG flatron L1715S), i get black screens... so i scrap that and i try simply starting the computer with the monitor plugged in, so it treats it as the default, and auto-configures it. Everything in fine, except forced 800x600 resolution, and no picture when playing avi...

I don't understand how there can be a problem, when the display is beautiful on my laptops screen.
Thanks for any ideas,
Jack

[marcelkraan]

there was something with the CTRL - and CTRL +


Hi all you lovely people!

My setup: F7 running on laptop (ati x700 graphics card). When i try to enable duel head with my LCD monitor (LG flatron L1715S), i get black screens... so i scrap that and i try simply starting the computer with the monitor plugged in, so it treats it as the default, and auto-configures it. Everything in fine, except forced 800x600 resolution, and no picture when playing avi...

I don't understand how there can be a problem, when the display is beautiful on my laptops screen.
Thanks for any ideas,
Jack

[1jackjack]

Firstly, I won't be able to just change the resolution; obviously there is some driver/setting that is disabling it....

Secondly, are you getting confused with the firefox change font size shortcuts?

Jack

[marcelkraan]

no hahah you can change the resolution with the CTRL
i don't know the right combo

but sorry


Firstly, I won't be able to just change the resolution; obviously there is some driver/setting that is disabling it....

Secondly, are you getting confused with the firefox change font size shortcuts?

Jack

[marcelkraan]

http://ptaff.ca/ptaffgnu/2005-03/1112090651-x,_resolution/

Deze is het :-)

[1jackjack]

thank you, but again; i think this is a driver problem...
anybody have any similar experiences?
Thanks