Comment 5 for bug 48777

On Wednesday 07 June 2006 12:48, Reuben Firmin wrote:
> Hello,
>
> #1 - actually, no, but it would definitely be useful. Perhaps a
> reference to such a tool could be mentioned in the x crash message.
>
> #2 - there is no UI for me. I did right click on the desktop, and I did
> look through the available applets options - none were for screen
> resizing. I'll check out the command line option when I get home. (NB
> that this is Kubuntu, not Ubuntu; I know that gnome does have these
> options.)
>
> Just to be clearer; my scenerio is that I selected a resolution which
> basically works, but looks like dog's ass. I'd like to be able to change
> and preview it within a UI context rather than bouncing to text mode and
> restarting X.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Thanks

Hey Reuben,

I also use Kubuntu. If you have xwindows/KDE up, and you have access to your
Kmenu, you would go there and select System Settings. Once inside system
settings you go to display. As long as your monitor and video card are
properly selected and configured in the hardware section, then you should be
able to use the resolution slider to change your resolution as well as your
refresh rate. I am currently typing this on a system with an ATI x300 (Radeon
9700) and a Samsung 955DF monitor. I can go in and change my settings in real
time.

Now, if you have further issues and have no kmenu but you can right click the
desktop, then goto run command and type "kcontrol" w/o the quotes. In there
you will be able to change your settings within in the "Peripherals" tree. I
hope this helps a little bit. Continue with the updates as the information
you are providing is excellent. Thank you.

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