Adding video modes

[Kevin O'Gorman]

Yes, I should have mentioned that.  It's running COL 3.1.1 WS.  I had
been trying the old version 3 commands and they don't work.  So thanks
for giving me the name of the program.

Unfortunately, it does not seem to make any changes to the configuration
file -- at least I've been unable to make it do so.  What I've tried
is (with and without the command line options -xf86config 
/usr/X11/XF86Config-4) is to add a VESA mode 1280x1024 that I think
the hardware can handle, then exit and answer "yes" when it asks
if I want to update.

The mode does not appear in the config file, it not present
when I start xf86cfg again, and cannot be tested.

Clues?

++ kevin


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On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Kurt Wall wrote:

> Also sprach Kevin O'Gorman:
> >
> > Is there an equivalent to the video modes choices tool that we
> > see during system installation?  Can I somehow add video modes
> > through a GUI rather than hand-editing my XF86Config-4 file?
> 
> You'll forgive me if I don't remember whose Linux you're using,
> but surely xf86cfg or one of its kin should do this? Personally,
> I just edit the silly file and I'm done with it. Actually, I only
> run in a single mode, so I use the One True Mode and ignore the 
> others.
> 
> Kurt
>