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08.26.2007 at 09:37PM PDT, ID: 22788465
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Running X-Windows in Gentoo under Parallels

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My linux goes back to the days of Redhat 5 and used to be quite good at it.
However as with something you don't use for a long time, you lose touch.
Now I'm helping my son with Gentoo and getting X-Windows going, I'm running mine under parallels (He's running his on a normal stand alone machine).

Now I've got the base way to install X-Windows http://perso.netplus.ch/FCorthay/InstallGentoo/Shortforms/gentoo-kde-2.6.html  
which seemed to be progressing well (Although taking heaps of time to compile).
I get to X -config /root/xorg.conf.new, It definately Runs X Windows, But lord knows what resolution.
I have to pull the top bar in Parallels to the left 3 times to just see the far right side of the screen.
I can't see the bottom at all.

Now I know this will be something to do with X-Windows not detecting the "graphics card" in Parallels (Which is why it set it to "vesa" in the xorg.conf.new) Or just picking the largest screen size my screen handles.
How can I force X-Windows to come back to a nice respectable 800x600 or 1024x768

Thanks in advance,
Terry
Answered By: gheist
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gheist has been an Expert for 5 years 9 months, during which he has posted 10213 comments and answered 2027 questions. gheist is just one of 40 experts in the Gentoo Linux Zone. 1 expert collaborated on this answer, which was graded an "A" by the asker.
 
 
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