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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.Stanford.EDU!andrsn.stanford.edu!andrsn From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Newbie questions Date: 21 Dec 1996 22:55:01 GMT Organization: Stanford University Lines: 13 Message-ID: <59hps5$olt@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <59hhmc$k0n@nntp1.best.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: andrsn.stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 unoff BETA release 961126] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:32918 Burton Sampley <burton@bsampley.vip.best.com> wrote: > chip with 2 meg. How do I change the resolution of the X server without having > to edit the /etc/XF86Config file every time. Currently the only resolution > I can get is the first one found in the file which is 1280X1024 w/ 8 bit color. > I want this setting to be the default, but I still want the option to change > it > without editing the file every time. I've searched the man pages and looked <Ctrl><Alt> + or <Ctrl><Alt> - should cycle through the available resolutions. Annelise