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Trouble changing screen resolution.

Submitted by neko18 on Sun, 2005-05-15 11:15

I have recently purchaced your book, Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye, and am having trouble changing the screen resolution.

I followed the instructions provided at http://www.marcelgagne.com/KBSODG/knoppixhelp.html#screenres and typed in "knoppix screen=1024x768" at the "boot:" prompt (without quotations). I also tried "knoppix screen=800x600", but all three (leaving the "boot:" prompt blank, typing "knoppix screen=1024x768", and typing "knoppix screen=800x600") had the exact same results of a 640x480 screen resolution. Windows (the OS) is able to run any of those resolutions on my computer.

Note: I am using the Knoppix Live CD provided with the book.

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#1Submitted by neko18 on Sun, 2005-05-15 17:04.

Ok, I'll try this later on, m

Ok, I'll try this later on, maybe tomarrow. To select my resolution and chose VESA at once, would I use something like the following?

knoppix xmodule=vesa screen=1024x768

Thanks.

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