KDE not in sync with sax2

Have a laptop with WXGA screen [1280x800]. I have configured this with
SAX2. I have nice WXGA resolution durring the posting process and login
screen.

Once I login-- KDE reverst back to XGA [1024x768].

Right mouse click on desktop --> Configure Desktop
Click on Display ICON on left.
Size & Orientation TAB
Screen Size Cyclic gives 3 options:
1024x768
800x600
640x480

The nice WXGA [1280x800] is NOT available even though I have configured
this with SAX2!!! On earlier versions of KDE-- this was not as issue
because KDE used the resolution established by /etc/X11R6/XF86Config ro
what now appears to be /etc/X11/xorg.conf

I'm confused. You HAVE to set the resolution and get everything working in
X before you even look at getting a desktop working. I've got that--- but
now my desktop [KDE] is forcing me to have a lower resolution.

Between google and KDE.org-- I'm at a loss. There should be a nice
resource file that can be edited-- or there should be a way to let KDE
follow along with the SAX2 or the X11 configuration-- but I can't find a
clean correlation between the resource files and the screen size option menu.

I'd rather have the 1024x768 for the posting process and the 1280x800 for
my working desktop sessions.


Justin Gedge

jgedge@amis.com adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:

> Have a laptop with WXGA screen [1280x800]. I have configured this
> with
> SAX2. I have nice WXGA resolution durring the posting process and
> login screen.
>
> Once I login-- KDE reverst back to XGA [1024x768].
>
> Right mouse click on desktop --> Configure Desktop
> Click on Display ICON on left.
> Size & Orientation TAB
> Screen Size Cyclic gives 3 options:
> 1024x768
> 800x600
> 640x480

Have you checked the colour depth?

You could be configuring 16bit sizes but using 24bit and so not have the
resolutions configured.

While in sax2 make sure you configure every colour depth for every
resolution you want to use.

HTH

--
Mark
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK
Novell Support Forums SysOp

baskitcaise wrote:

> jgedge@amis.com adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:
>
>> Have a laptop with WXGA screen [1280x800]. I have configured this
>> with
>> SAX2. I have nice WXGA resolution durring the posting process and
>> login screen.
>>
>> Once I login-- KDE reverst back to XGA [1024x768].
>>
>> Right mouse click on desktop --> Configure Desktop
>> Click on Display ICON on left.
>> Size & Orientation TAB
>> Screen Size Cyclic gives 3 options:
>> 1024x768
>> 800x600
>> 640x480
>
> Have you checked the colour depth?
>
> You could be configuring 16bit sizes but using 24bit and so not have the
> resolutions configured.
>
> While in sax2 make sure you configure every colour depth for every
> resolution you want to use.
>
> HTH
>

In KDE Control Center --> Peripherals --> Display is possible to see what
KDE thinks that it should use.

One can choose any of resolutions that are offered by X server.

HTH
--
Regards,
Rajko.

jgedge@amis.com wrote:

> I'm confused.Â*Â*YouÂ*HAVEÂ*toÂ*setÂ*theÂ*resolutionÂ* andÂ*getÂ*everythingÂ*working
> in X before you even look at getting a desktop working.Â*Â*I'veÂ*gotÂ*that---
> but now my desktop [KDE] is forcing me to have a lower resolution.


Is this SUSE Linux 10.0? If it is, there is a bug where every time you enter
SAX2 that the settings are reset. This bug is currently being worked on.

linuxjoe wrote:

> jgedge@amis.com wrote:
>
>> I'm confused.Â*Â*YouÂ*HAVEÂ*toÂ*setÂ*theÂ*resolutionÂ* andÂ*getÂ*everythingÂ*working
>> in X before you even look at getting a desktop working.Â*Â*I'veÂ*gotÂ*that---
>> but now my desktop [KDE] is forcing me to have a lower resolution.
>
>
> Is this SUSE Linux 10.0? If it is, there is a bug where every time you
> enter SAX2 that the settings are reset. This bug is currently being worked
> on.

That is why xorg.conf should be copied with some extension that system
doesn't use, before any configuration activity.

--
Regards,
Rajko.

jgedge@amis.com wrote:

Hi Justin,

have you tried to add symlink named XF86config that will point to xorg.conf.
#cd /etc/X11
#ln -s xorg.conf XF86config


--
Regards,
Rajko.