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From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Newbie questions
Date: 21 Dec 1996 22:55:01 GMT
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Burton Sampley <burton@bsampley.vip.best.com> wrote:
> chip with 2 meg.  How do I change the resolution of the X server without having
> to edit the /etc/XF86Config file every time.  Currently the only resolution
> I can get is the first one found in the file which is 1280X1024 w/ 8 bit color.
> I want this setting to be the default, but I still want the option to change 
> it
> without editing the file every time.  I've searched the man pages and looked

<Ctrl><Alt> + or <Ctrl><Alt> - should cycle through the available
resolutions.

Annelise