[ltp] Enabling lower screen resolutions?

[Martin Schuster (IFKL IT OS DSM CD)]

Juergen Botz wrote:
> I have a T61 running Fedora 12, but this would seem to be a general
> laptop issue...
> 
> When I run certain lower resolution games that have a fullscreen
> mode (i.e. freedoom) they just come up at as a small centered area
> with the rest of the screen black instead of taking over the screen.
> 
> I'm guessing that's because the X server doesn't know about any
> other modes than the one with the native screen res.  My system
> doesn't have an xorg.conf file... do I need to create one and actually
> put in modelines (like in the bad old days?)
> 
The problem is afaik that the EDID only specifies a handful of modes.

You might want to have a look at
http://myricci.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36

Feel free to mail me directly (in german if you prefer) if you need more help.

hth,
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