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Which Fedora distribution(s) allows 1024x600 resolution?

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Which Fedora distribution(s) allows 1024x600 resolution?

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Answers

 

by: edster9999Posted on 2009-09-12 at 02:35:52ID: 25315750

All of them.
If it does not have that as a default option you can edit the config file and put in the resolution you require.  if your video card can produce it the linux drivers can drive it.

 

by: Tim2945Posted on 2009-09-12 at 02:50:41ID: 25315785

Which file should I edit and how?

 

by: edster9999Posted on 2009-09-12 at 02:53:17ID: 25315788

 

by: Tim2945Posted on 2009-09-12 at 03:03:35ID: 25315805

I meant virtual consoles.

 

by: edster9999Posted on 2009-09-12 at 03:24:53ID: 25315860

Ahh you didn't ask that :)

A quick google bought me back to an earlier question with the answer in it.  Problem is, it was you asking it.
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Linux/Q_24066789.html

Do you need something else ?  Please ask the full question - tell us what you are after and maybe someone can help...

 

by: Tim2945Posted on 2009-09-12 at 04:07:04ID: 25315989

I would like to know which Fedora release supports 1024x600 resolution.
By "supports" I mean there should be a set of defined actions taking not more than an hour for an average user to set this resolution.

 

by: savonePosted on 2009-09-12 at 07:16:09ID: 25316575

1024 x 600 is not a normal (default) resolution on any system that I know of.  Are you sure you do not mean 1024 x 768?

For an odd resolution you will have to change the files as outlined above.

 

by: Tim2945Posted on 2009-09-13 at 06:47:45ID: 25320134

I mean exactly 1024x600, not 1024x768. There are plenty of laptops (including mine) with this resolution nowadays. Especially small ones. I don't believe this resolution is not implemented in any Fedora release as "standard".

 

by: edster9999Posted on 2009-09-13 at 12:04:01ID: 25321343

define what you mean by 'virtual teminals'.
When most people talk about virtual terminals they are talking about the command prompts you get if you press CTRL+ALT and F1 (or the first 5 or 6 Function keys)
If you want these to have agraphical resolution then you ned to be running them as a frame buffer.  There is loads of text already about changing the files / boot up line to set these up

If you are talking about X WIndows (for example KDE or Gnome) then edit a different set of files and it boots into that resolution.
Savone is right.  1024x600 is not a defined standard.  It is becoming more popular in the netbooks and widescreen laptops so it may be classed either as a standard or just so popular it is always included soon but as far as I know it is not a 'default' on any 'fedora' yet so you'll have to edit files or move onto another distro.
for example :
http://www.google.com/search?q=ubuntu+1024x600

 

by: savonePosted on 2009-09-13 at 12:07:29ID: 25321359

I am a Fedora fan boy, but I have to admit that ubuntu netbook remix on my netbook is VERY smooth. :)  It also has 1024x600 by default if I am not mistaken. :)

 

by: Tim2945Posted on 2009-09-15 at 04:29:08ID: 25333701

My question can be decomposed in two.
1) Which vga mode corresponds to 1024x600@32 bit (aka WSVGA) resolution?
I gues the answer is "none".
2) If so, which Fedora release supports WSVGA?

 

by: BenthamLtdPosted on 2009-09-15 at 04:45:55ID: 25333791

We had the same problem as you with our Acer Netbooks. Fedora as a default supports 1024x600, if installed on a laptop with a screen size thusly. But, what has been written above is completely true. You CAN modify xrandr and/or include a xorg.conf file (if using Gnome) to override this. Unfortunately we decided to give up fiddling with it after a day and went for the XFCE version of Fedora.

http://spins.fedoraproject.org/torrents//Fedora-11-i686-Live-XFCE.torrent

This seems to re-size windows slightly better with an "irregular" resolution aka 1024x600. Give it a go :)

 

by: Tim2945Posted on 2009-09-15 at 05:05:05ID: 25333913

Will it support 1024x600 resolution in a text mode? I am going to use virtual consoles only, not xwindows.

 

by: edster9999Posted on 2009-09-15 at 05:33:49ID: 25334114

If it is just the text mode you want then it is nothing to do with the distribution you are using.  it is the framebuffer drivers you use to get into a graphical text mode.

Have a look at :
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=57144
and the links in the top message.

 

by: Tim2945Posted on 2009-09-18 at 08:35:58ID: 25367051

Based on
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Linux/Distributions/Q_24732475.html
I understand that the answer to the current question is "none".

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