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Could someone tell me how to change the monitor resolution on a Ultra10
fitted with a PGX24 and running under Solaris 2.6. I tried several
resolutions, supported by the PGX24 and my monitor, without any success. For
instance, if I use the command:

        m64config -res 1024x768x60 try

The system says
      'About to change video resolution to 1024x768x60 for 10 seconds
      Continue (yes/no)'
I type yes and the screen goes nearly all white. I then press CR and get the
question:

      'Do you want 1024x768x60 to become the new setting (yes/no)?' NO

Interestingly, the command   m64config -prconf  says that the current
setting is 1152x900x66 which actually is *not* supported by my monitor
(although the display is ok).

Why I am doing all this? Because I would like to use a DELL D1028LR monitor,
but this does not work. The display (perfectly good otherwise) keeps
switching on and off with a period of about 2 seconds. According to my
supplier, I would need to change the resolution to 1024x768x60 in order to
fix this problem.

Thank you in advance

P Rocques

Quote:>         m64config -res 1024x768x60 try

> The system says
>       'About to change video resolution to 1024x768x60 for 10 seconds
>       Continue (yes/no)'
> I type yes and the screen goes nearly all white. I then press CR and get the
> question:

>       'Do you want 1024x768x60 to become the new setting (yes/no)?' NO

Um, have you tried answering yes here?  It isn't going to use the new
setting unless you say yes.  It would be nice if the "try" mode
actually displayed a test pattern (like NT does).

-john

I get no clear indication as to whether the m64config command is ok or not,
As I said, all I get is a white screen. This suggests to me that something
is
wrong. (It also re-enforces my opinion that Solaris is a half-baked system).
Therefore I dare not say 'yes' because that will change
/usr/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig and if the resolution setting is indeed
'incorrect', I will no longer be able to use my system.

P Rocques