hello luggers, first of all i would like to thank you for helping me with the grub.conf file to boot into my knoppix partition. the entry that i made in my grub.conf file for knoppix is as follows:
title Knoppix root (hd0,8) kernel /vmlinuz ro initrd /initrd.gz
one thing that i would like to point though, is that there are not 2 copies
of grub.conf, one in /boot/grub and the other in /etc. in fact the /etc/grub.conf is a link to /boot/grub/grub.conf
i would also like to thank you all, for in the process of configuring my grub.conf, i learned some commands on the grub prompt
now, that the question of booting into the knoppix partition is solved, i would like to ask another question. i am getting very *BIG* fonts/icons in the knoppix gui. i changed the screen resolution to 1024x768 in the file /etc/X11/XF86Config, but it did not help. i continue getting huge fonts/icons even after rebooting.
i am attaching the part of the file mentioned, that relates to my screen.
Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" # Wish we could use some probed settings here, too, but XFree4 cannot do this yet. # HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors # HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors # VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. HorizSync 30-61 VertRefresh 50-125 # These are some Modelines that happen to work on many systems # Especially the "1024x768" has been thoroughly tested, even on Laptops # Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 #60Hz # Modeline "800x600" 40.12 800 848 968 1056 600 601 605 628 #60Hz # Modeline "1024x768" 85 1024 1056 1152 1360 768 784 787 823 # The next line is copied from the redhat partition /etc/X11/XF86config Modeline "1024x768i" 45 1024 1048 1208 1264 768 776 784 817 Interlace Modeline "1024x768" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync Modeline "1024x768" 75 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync Modeline "1024x768" 85 1024 1032 1152 1360 768 784 787 823 -hsync -vsync Modeline "1024x768" 98.9 1024 1056 1216 1408 768 782 788 822 -hsync -vsync Modeline "1024x768" 115.5 1024 1056 1248 1440 768 771 781 802 -hsync -vsync # Modeline "1152x864" 92 1152 1208 1368 1474 864 865 875 895 # Modeline "1152x864" 110 1152 1240 1324 1552 864 864 876 908 # Modeline "1152x864" 135 1152 1464 1592 1776 864 864 876 908 # Modeline "1152x864" 137.65 1152 1184 1312 1536 864 866 885 902 -HSync -VSync # Modeline "1280x1024" 80 1280 1296 1512 1568 1024 1025 1037 1165 Interlace # Modeline "1280x1024" 110 1280 1328 1512 1712 1024 1025 1028 1054 # Modeline "1280x1024" 126.5 1280 1312 1472 1696 1024 1032 1040 1068 -HSync -VSync # Modeline "1280x1024" 135 1280 1312 1456 1712 1024 1027 1030 1064 # Modeline "1280x1024" 135 1280 1312 1416 1664 1024 1027 1030 1064 # Modeline "1280x1024" 157.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1072 +HSync +VSync # Modeline "1280x1024" 181.75 1280 1312 1440 1696 1024 1031 1046 1072 -HSync -VSync # Modeline "1600x1200" 162 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +HSync +VSync # Modeline "1600x1200" 189 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 -HSync -VSync # Modeline "1600x1200" 202.5 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 1204 1250 +HSync +VSync # Modeline "1600x1200" 220 1600 1616 1808 2080 1200 1204 1207 1244 +HSync +VSync # ModeLine "1800x1440" 230 1800 1896 2088 2392 1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync # ModeLine "1800x1440" 250 1800 1896 2088 2392 1440 1441 1444 1490 +HSync +VSync EndSection
Section "Device" Identifier "My Video Card" VendorName "Unknown" BoardName "Unknown" # TextClockFreq 22.175 EndSection
# Standard Server Section "Screen" Driver "svga" Device "My Video Card" Monitor "Monitor0" Subsection "Display" Modes "1024x768" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubsection EndSection
# Accel. Server(s) Section "Screen" Driver "accel" Device "My Video Card" Monitor "Monitor0" Subsection "Display" Modes "1024x768" ViewPort 0 0 EndSubsection EndSection
# Fallback Section "Screen" Driver "vga16" Device "My Video Card" Monitor "Monitor0" Subsection "Display" Modes "800x600" EndSubsection EndSection
Section "Screen" Driver "fbdev" Device "fbdev" Monitor "Monitor0" SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "default" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "default" EndSubSection EndSection
any help will be greatly appreciated
On Thursday 13 Mar 2003 4:04 am, Pradnyesh Sawant wrote:
i am getting very *BIG* fonts/icons in the knoppix gui. i changed the screen resolution to 1024x768 in the file /etc/X11/XF86Config, but it did not help. i continue getting huge fonts/icons even after rebooting.
## # Check This First
Are you certain that /etc/X11/XF86Config is the file it is probably this .. ( please check ) /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
if the file exists make changes in that file... because you are probably using XFree86-4.x
### Otherwise check this
Is the resolution changing ?
are the sizes of the fonts / icons the same when you change the resolution... even with 800x600 and 640x480.
if the sizes are the same...
from your file i assume that you wish to use the "svga" driver... which display card do you have ? ( and Vram ? )
are you certain that this driver is not being used instead??
< Snipped from your XF86Config file > # Fallback Section "Screen" Driver "vga16" Device "My Video Card" Monitor "Monitor0" Subsection "Display" Modes "800x600" EndSubsection EndSection
<End Snip>
C'ya Erle
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Erle Pereira -
Pradnyesh Sawant