RedHat9 Video Display Problem

[xazo]

When I click on " System Settings / Display "
and want to change me video resolution to 1024x768 I keep getting this:
"you need to log out and restart x server for the changes to take effect"

I log out, reboot computer but my video is still at 800x600.
What gives...? I am new to 9.0 RedHat.

How do I manually restart my X server to accept the new settings?

I have ATI Rage 128 16MB All in Wonder (not the Pro version).

Please let me know how to change settings.

Thanks!

[Dark Millennium]

Need to know a few things first...

Are you simply the root user or are you using a general user account that you created?

The reason I ask is that your regular user account likely does not have permission to access this feature, (should prompt you for the root password).

My advice would be to log out and log in as root to make the changes...

Good luck....

[+Daemon+]

the best way is to manully edit the config file

goto /usr/etc/X11/XF86Config-4

edit that file, you need to scroll down tell you hit the display

you will see somthing like

"1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"

just put in the rez you want to be at before all the other rez's like for 1024

just change "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
to

"1024x768" "800x600"


you can also reset x without restarting by hiting ctrl+alt+backspace
that will kill x and then if you have auto login into graphic mode it will restart x for you.

but id edit the xf86config file. if your not sure how to edit it, copy and paste the text from that file in this forum and we can help edit it for you